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Norway's Kristoffer Reitan earns 2-shot win at Truist Championship for first PGA Tour victory
- On Sunday, PGA Tour rookie Kristoffer Reitan shot 2-under 69 at Quail Hollow to win the Truist Championship, his first PGA Tour victory, finishing at 15-under 269.
- Following a February visit to the Ping PLD lab, Reitan began using a custom Ping PLD Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue H putter featuring a plumber's neck and specific sight line tailored to his stroke.
- Overtaking third-round leader Alex Fitzpatrick, Reitan secured the win with a two-putt birdie on 15 as Rickie Fowler stumbled late with a bogey on 18, falling two shots back.
- Reitan finished second in the field in strokes gained putting, picking up 5.158 shots; Ping Principal Design Engineer Tony Serrano credited the putter's match to his natural stroke.
- Previously a two-time European Tour winner, Reitan overcame his runner-up finish last month at the Zurich Classic alongside Kris Ventura to secure his first PGA Tour victory.
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Reitan wins PGA Truist Championship
Kristoffer Reitan, a PGA Tour rookie from Norway, won a back-nine shootout in Sunday's final round to seize his first PGA victory at the Truist Championship. Reitan fired a two-under par 69 to finish on 15-under 269 and capture the $3.6 million top prize in the signature event at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina. "I don't have any words," Reitan said. "This is way more than I expected and for it to happen this quickly is just unreal. Dr…
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