Isabelle Boineau (born 13 June 1989) is a French

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who plays on the

Ladies European Tour The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. It is based at Buckinghamshire Golf Club near London in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal stru ...

. In 2016 she won the

Ladies Scottish Open The Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open is a women's professional golf tournament in Scotland on the Ladies European Tour (LET). First played in 1986, it became a regular fixture on the tour schedule in 2010. Since 2017 it has been co-sanctioned ...

and finished 5th in the

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Amateur career

Boineau was born in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

and started to play golf in 1999 aged 10 at Allauch Golf Club. Her amateur achievements include runner up at The Spirit International Golf Tournamentand the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy in 2007. She was National Golf Champion in France twice, in 2003 and 2007, and French Women's International champion in 2006. In 2006 she finished third at the

European Young Masters The European Young Masters is a European amateur mixed team golf championship for boys and girls under 16 organised by the European Golf Association The European Golf Association (EGA) is a non-profit organisation based in Epalinges, Switzerla ...

, and she represented France at the

2006 Espirito Santo Trophy The 2006 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 18–21 October at De Zalze Golf Club and Stellenbosch Golf Club in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was the 22nd women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espiri ...

, where her team finished 4th. Boineau earned a degree in Business Administration and Sports Management at the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T ...

where she was part of the Arizona Wildcats women's golf team.

Professional career

Boineau turned professional in 2013 and joined the

Symetra Tour The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour ...

, where she came close to secure her maiden professional win in her first start, the Guardian Retirement Championship. Having held the lead, she eventually lost a playoff to

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. At the end of the year she finished T15 at the Lalla Aicha Tour School Final Qualifying, and joined the

in 2014. In her rookie year her best finish was fifth in the

Lacoste Ladies Open de France The Open de France Dames is a women's professional golf tournament in France on the Ladies European Tour. It has been played annually since 1987, with four exceptions: 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1998. Since the 2011 edition, Lacoste has been the tit ...

. In 2016, Boineau won her first LET title, the

, in tough conditions at Dundonald Links. Ranked 286 in the world at the start of the tournament, she carded a final round of 67 to finish 11 under, one shot ahead of

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and two clear of

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and American

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. In December 2016 she represented Europe at The Queens held in Japan. She finished 5th in the 2016

, which also qualified her for the 2017 U.S. Women's Open. In March 2017 Boineau reached a world rank of 156. She won the 2017

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Evian Resort Golf Club Evian Resort Golf Club is a golf course in southeastern France, located in Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie. Overlooking Lake Geneva, it hosts The Evian Championship, formerly "Evian Masters," annually in September. From 2013 to 2018, The Evian Cha ...

, when it was a LETAS tournament, and finished T10 in 2018, when it was played as a Dual-Ranking event with the LET.

Amateur wins

*2006

French International Ladies Amateur Championship The French International Ladies Amateur Championship, known since 1998 also as the Cécile de Rothschild Trophy, is an annual amateur golf tournament in France for women. This stroke play championship, contested over 54 holes, was first held in 19 ...

*2011 Arizona Wildcat Invitational

Professional wins (2)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

LET Access Series wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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 Fren ...

(representing France):

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(representing France): 2006 *

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):

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Professional * The Queens (representing Europe): 2016

References

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