Céline Boutier (born 10 November 1993) is a French professional golfer.

Amateur career

Boutier won several international amateur events including the 2012

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and the 2015

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. She played college golf at Duke University from 2012 to 2016, winning four events. She helped the team to an NCAA Golf Championship in 2014. In 2014, she was the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WCGA) 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

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. In late 2014 and early 2015, Boutier was the No. 1 woman in the

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. In September 2014, Boutier finished T-29th at the

Evian Championship The Evian Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Amundi Evian Championship, is a women's professional golf tournament in France, played at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains. It was originally held in June, mov ...

, an LPGA major in her home country.

Professional career

In 2017, Boutier captured two wins on the Symetra Tour (Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Classic and Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge) 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

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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

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, 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

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. 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

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in 2003. With the LPGA Tour on hold because of coronavirus, Boutier won the

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on 4 June 2020, edging out Texas native Cheyenne Knight.

Personal life

Boutier was born in France to Thai parents. At Duke University, she earned a psychology degree and had a minor in economics. She has a twin sister who does not play golf and a younger brother.

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 (Trophee Esmond), German International Amateur,

*2014 Bryan National Collegiate, PING - ASU Invitational, ACC Championship *2015

*2016 LSU Tiger Golf Classic Source:

Professional wins (10)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

^Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour

Ladies European Tour wins (3)

^Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour

Symetra Tour wins (2)

Other wins (3)

*2016 Fort Rucker Ladies Open *2020

, Kathy Whitworth Paris Championship

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2019.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

LPGA Tour career summary

^ Official as of 31 July 2022
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World rank

Position in

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at the end of each calendar year.

Team appearances

Amateur *

Vagliano Trophy The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in ...

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2011 (winners), 2013 (winners), 2015 (winners) *

Junior Solheim Cup The Junior Solheim Cup is a version of the Solheim Cup for girls aged 12 to 18. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is currently officially called the PING Junior Solheim Cup. The Junior Solheim Cup follows a similar format to The Solheim Cup and featu ...

(representing Europe): 2011 (tie) *

Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fre ...

(representing France):

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2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pla ...

(representing France):

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

(winners) Source: Professional *

Solheim Cup The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian- American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force b ...

(representing Europe):

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

(winners),

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(winners)

Solheim Cup record

References

External links

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