Céline Boutier
Céline Boutier is a French professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She has multiple wins on both tours including one [Women's Women's major golf championships|major golf championships|major], the 2023 Evian Championship.
Amateur career
Boutier won several international amateur events including the 2012 European Ladies Amateur Championship and the 2015 British Ladies Amateur. She played college golf at Duke University from 2012 to 2016, winning four events. She helped the team to an NCAA Championship in 2014. In 2014, she was the Women's Golf Coaches Association Player of the Year and won the Honda Sports Award for golf. In her junior year, Boutier began working with Cameron McCormick, a swing coach known for his work with the PGA Tour's Jordan Spieth.On 24 December 2014 Boutier became No. 1 woman in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. She remained on top until 7 April 2015. In September 2014, Boutier finished T-29th at the Evian Championship, an LPGA major in her home country.
Professional career
In 2017, Boutier captured two wins on the Symetra Tour as well as eight top-10 finishes. She became the third member of the 2017 graduating class to exceed $100,000 in a single-season earnings and was the first player from France to earn her LPGA Tour card through the Symetra Tour since 2013. After the Symetra Tour season concluded, Boutier played several events on the Ladies European Tour, winning the Sanya Ladies Open.In 2018, she played in 25 events on the LPGA Tour and made 16 cuts, earning $319,577 and finishing 61st on the money list. She shot a 63 in the third round of the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic, a career low round. She also won the Australian Ladies Classic, an event co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the ALPG Tour. She finished 10th on the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit while playing in only seven events.
In February 2019, Boutier enjoyed her first LPGA Tour win at the ISPS Handa Vic Open. In the final round, Boutier made a critical birdie on the 15th hole and showed "nerves of steel" to claim a two-shot lead and victory in the $1.5 million tournament. In doing so, she ended a long drought for French players on the LPGA Tour, becoming the first female pro from France to win since Patricia Meunier-Lebouc in 2003.
With the LPGA Tour on hold because of coronavirus, Boutier won the Texas Women's Open on 4 June 2020, edging out Texas native Cheyenne Knight.
In July 2023, Boutier won the Evian Championship, the only major tournament hosted in her home country of France. She shot four rounds in the 60s and won by six strokes. She jumped 11 places from 15th to 4th on the Women's World Golf Rankings.
The following week she won the Women's Scottish Open by two strokes over Kim Hyo-joo, with three rounds in the 60s, and a final 70, for a 273 score. It was her 13th win, and fifth on both the LPGA and LET tours. She moved up 1 place from 4th to 3rd on the Women's World Golf Rankings, her highest ever.
Personal life
Boutier was born in France to Thai parents. At Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, she earned a psychology degree with a minor in economics. Boutier has a twin sister and a younger brother who plays on the Florida Professional Golf Tour.Amateur wins
- 2010 Skandia Junior Open Girls, Classic de Joyenval, European Girls Team Qualifying, Italian International Championship
- 2011 Annika Invitational
- 2012 European Nations Cup Individual, Internationaux De France Juniors, German International Amateur, European Ladies Amateur Championship
- 2014 Bryan National Collegiate, PING - ASU Invitational, ACC Championship
- 2015 British Ladies Amateur
- 2016 LSU Tiger Golf Classic
Professional wins (15)
LPGA Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 10 Feb 2019 | ISPS Handa Vic Open | 69-71-69-72=281 | −8 | 2 strokes |  Ladies European Tour wins (6)LET playoff record
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