Céline Boutier
Name:
Céline BoutierCountry:
FranceBorn:
Nov 10 1993 in Clamart, Paris, France.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2016MAJORS (1): Evian Championship (2023). Solheim Cup player (2019, '21, '23, '24). Multiple wins on the Ladies European Tour, LPGA Tour and Australasian Tour.
Boutier enjoyed tremendous success as an amateur player, winning numerous titles including the European Ladies Amateur (2012), British Ladies Amateur (2015), and NCAA Golf Championship (2014) as a member of the Duke University team. She was ranked the world's No.1 amateur woman golfer in late 2014 and early 2015.
Turning professional in 2016, she became a two-time winner on the developmental Symetra Tour, before graduating to the full LPGA Tour at the end of 2017. Also to close-out 2017, she recorded her first Ladies European Tour win, bagging the Sanya Ladies Open in China.
Several European and LPGA Tour wins later (which included a French Open title and successful Solheim Cup appearances), Boutier won the Evian Championship in 2023, her first major championship title.
Asia
Aramco
Played as the inaugural Aramco Team Series presented by PIF - Shenzhen (Oct 4-6; LET event; each of the 36 teams includes three professionals and one amateur player). [Jack Nicklaus designed World Cup course, Mission Hills Shenzhen, China].
Individual event: second-placed Lin Xiyu (China) finished 2 shots behind Céline Boutier (Fra).
Team winners: Team Tamburlini (255, -37): Chiara Tamburlini (Sui; capt), Lee-Anne Pace (RSA), Qianhui Lin (China) & Yanxuan Peng (China, amateur); professionals in winning team received $35,000 each. Runners-up: Team Boutier (256, -36): Celine Boutier (Fra, capt), Kusuma Meechai (Thai), Pakin Kawinpakorn (Thai) & XiaoGuang Wu (China, amateur).
Note: fourth of five Aramco Team Series pro-am events in 2024.
America
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Played as the LPGA Drive On Championship (Mar 23-26). Céline Boutier (Fra) beat Georgia Hall (Eng) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th), to claim her third LPGA Tour win. [Prospector course, Superstition Mtn G&CC, nr Phoenix, AZ].
Europe
Trust Golf
Played as the Freed Group Women's Scottish Open presented by Trust Golf (Aug 3-6; LET/LPGA Tours event). Second-placed Hyo-joo Kim (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind Céline Boutier (Fra), who recorded back-to-back LET/LPGA Tour wins, having won the Evian Championship (her first major) the week before. [Dundonald Links, Gailes, Ayrshire].
Céline Boutier (Fra) recorded the 2023 season's lowest stroke average (69.57) on the Ladies European Tour. Charley Hull (Eng) and Carlota Ciganda were tied second with 70.05.
Asia
Maybank
Played as the inaugural Maybank Championship (Oct 26-29; LPGA Tour event). Celine Boutier (Fra) beat Atthaya Thitikul (Thai) with a birdie at the ninth-hole playoff hole (par-3 15th). Tieing for the second longest playoff in LPGA Tour history (the record is 10 holes; 1972 Corpus Christi Civitan Open), Boutier recorded her fourth win of the 2023 season. [West course, TPC Kuala Lumpur, KL, Malaysia].
Majors
Amundi / Evian
The Amundi Evian Championship (29th) (July 27-30). Second-placed and defending champion Brooke Henderson (Can) finished 6 shots behind 29-year-old home country winner Céline Boutier (Fra). Boutier recorded her first major championship win, and became the first Frenchwoman to win the Evian Championship title. [Evian Resort GC, Evian-les-Bains, France].
America
ShopRite
Played as the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer (Oct 1-3). Second-placed Brooke Henderson (Can), Jin Young Ko (S Kor) and Inbee Park (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Céline Boutier (Fra), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [Bay course, Seaview Resort, Galloway, nr Atlantic City, NJ].
Europe
Lacoste
Played as the Lacoste Ladies Open de France (Sept 16-19). Second-placed Kylie Henry (Scot) finished 1 shot behind home-country winner Céline Boutier (Fra), who recorded her third Ladies European Tour win. [Châteaux course, Golf du Médoc, nr Bordeaux].
Aus/NZ
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Vic Open (Feb 7-10; ALPG/LPGA Trs event; first year an LPGA Tr event; played concurrently with the men's Vic Open, a Eurpn/Aus Trs event). Second-placed Sarah Kemp (Aus), Charlotte Thomas (Eng) and Su Oh (Aus) finished 2 shots behind 24-year-old Céline Boutier (Fra), who recorded her first LPGA Tour win. [Beach course, Barwon Heads, 13th Beach Links, Victoria].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the inaugural Australian Ladies Classic Bonville (Feb 22-25; ALPG/LET Trs event). Second-placed Katie Burnett (USA) finished 2 shots behind Céline Boutier (Fra), who recorded her second Ladies European Tour win. [Bonville Resort, Bonville, NSW, Australia].
Asia
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Played as the Sanya Ladies Open (Nov 17-19; Ladies Eurpn, Asian & China Tours event). Second-placed Solar Lee (S Kor) finished 4 shots behind 24-year-old LET rookie Céline Boutier (Fra), who claimed her first win on the Ladies European Tour. [Yalong Bay GC, Sanya, Hainan Island, China].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (112th). 21-year-old Céline Boutier (Fra) beat 18-year-old Linnea Strom (Swe) 4 and 3 in the 18-hole final to become the eighth French-born winner of this title. [Portstewart GC, Portstewart, nr Coleraine, N.Ireland].
Amateur
EGA
Played as the International European Ladies' Amateur Championship (July 25-28). Second-placed Shannon Aubert (Fra) and Marina Stütz (Aut) finished 6 shots behind Céline Boutier (Fra). [Cubo Golf, Smlednik, Medvode, Slovenia; at the time called Diners G&CC Ljubljana].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
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Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
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