Céline Herbin (born 30 October 1982) is a French

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. She has won twice on the

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Early life and education

Herbin started playing golf in 1997, at the age of 15, after she relocated to

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with her family. She competed internationally while pursuing a degree in Biochemical Engineering at

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. During her junior year, she was an exchange student at

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. A star performer on the

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women's golf team, she set several school records and won the 2004 Georgetown Invitational. She returned to France to pursue a master's degree in marketing at

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Professional career

After graduation, Herbin turned professional in 2009 and relocated to

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in Cantabria, Spain. Struggling to join the LET, she played on the local Barnesto Tour in 2009 and 2010, and in the

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in 2011, where she finished fourth at the

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. In July 2011

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' brother Vicente became her coach at Real Golf de Pedrena, and she secured a full card for the 2012

by finishing tied 7th at Q-School that fall. Herbin competed on the LET full time 2012–2014. She finished fourth at the

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in 2013 and fifth in 2014, before winning her first title, the 2015

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in a playoff with

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. After the win she rose to a career high of 165th in the

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. In 2015, she also joined the

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, where her best finish was a tie for 4th at the

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. In 2016, she joined the

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, while continuing to play in selected LET events. She lost a playoff at the 2017

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. In 2019, she secured her second LET title at

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, and in 2020 she was runner-up at the

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, a stroke behind

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. She finished tied 14th at the 2021 U.S. Women's Open and shortly afterwards finished 8th at the

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, her career best LPGA Tour finish. Herbin played on the runner-up team at the 2022

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, and she was runner-up at the 2023

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behind

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. A few weeks later she finished 3rd in the

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. She lives and trains at La Sella Golf, host to the

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, in

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, Spain.

Amateur wins

*2004 Georgetown Invitational

Professional wins

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–1)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2022.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing France):

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References

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