Céline Boutier

Céline Boutier (born 10 November 1993) is a French

In February 2019, Boutier enjoyed her first LPGA Tour win at the ISPS Handa Vic Open.^[11] 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.^[12] 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.^[13]

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.^[14]

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.^[15] She jumped 11 places from 15th to 4th on the Women's World Golf Rankings.^[16]

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 (-15) score. It was her 13th win, and fifth on both the LPGA and LET tours.^[17] She moved up 1 place from 4th to 3rd on the Women's World Golf Rankings, her highest ever.^[18]

Personal life

Boutier was born in France to Thai parents. At Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, she earned a psychology degree and had a minor in economics.^[6] Boutier has a twin sister (who does not play golf but was a nationally ranked swimmer) and a younger brother who plays on the Florida Professional Golf Tour.^[3][4]

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, European Ladies Amateur Championship
• 2014 Bryan National Collegiate, PING - ASU Invitational, ACC Championship
• 2015
  British Ladies Amateur
• 2016 LSU Tiger Golf Classic

Source:^[19]

Professional wins (14)

LPGA Tour wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	10 Feb 2019	ISPS Handa Vic Open[1]	69-71-69-72=281	−8	2 strokes	Sarah Kemp Su-Hyun Oh Charlotte Thomas
2	3 Oct 2021	ShopRite LPGA Classic	66-70-63=199	−14	1 stroke	Brooke Henderson Ko Jin-young Inbee Park
3	26 Mar 2023	LPGA Drive On Championship	69-66-65-68=268	−20	Playoff	Georgia Hall
4	30 Jul 2023	Evian Championship[2]	66-69-67-68=270	−14	6 strokes	Brooke Henderson
5	6 Aug 2023	Women's Scottish Open[2]	69-68-66-70=273	−15	2 strokes	Kim Hyo-joo
6	29 Oct 2023	Maybank Championship	70-64-69-64=267	−21	Playoff	Atthaya Thitikul

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2023	LPGA Drive On Championship	Georgia Hall	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2023	Maybank Championship	Atthaya Thitikul	Won with birdie on ninth extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	18 Nov 2017	Sanya Ladies Open	67-69-68=204	−12	4 strokes	Solar Lee
2	9 Sep 2018	Australian Ladies Classic[3]	70-68-67-73=278	−10	2 strokes	Katie Burnett
3	18 Sep 2021	Lacoste Ladies Open de France	68-66-68=202	−11	1 stroke	Kylie Henry
4	30 Jul 2023	Evian Championship[4]	66-69-67-68=270	−14	6 strokes	Brooke Henderson
5	6 Aug 2023	Women's Scottish Open[4]	69-68-66-70=273	−15	2 strokes	Kim Hyo-joo

LET playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2020	Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic	Minjee Lee	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

LPGA Tour

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Symetra Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	14 May 2017	Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Classic	68-68-70-72=278	−10	Playoff	Paola Moreno
2	9 Sep 2017	Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge	69-70-63-71=273	−11	1 stroke	Benyapa Niphatsophon

Other wins (3)

• 2016 Fort Rucker Ladies Open
• 2020 Texas Women's Open,^[14] Kathy Whitworth Paris Championship^[20]

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2023	Evian Championship	3 strokes lead	−14 (66-69-67-68=270)	6 strokes	Brooke Henderson

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2023.

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Chevron Championship			CUT				CUT
Women's PGA Championship						CUT	T53
U.S. Women's Open		CUT	CUT				T5
The Evian Championship		T29	CUT			T69	T67
Women's British Open	T56		CUT			CUT	6

Tournament	2020	2021	2022	2023
Chevron Championship	T44	T50	T4	T14
Women's PGA Championship	T37	T7	CUT	T30
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	T35	T34	T45
The Evian Championship	NT	T29	CUT	1
Women's British Open	CUT	CUT	T7	T16

  Won

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	4
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	4
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	1	1	1	7	4
The Evian Championship	1	0	0	1	1	1	7	5
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	2	3	8	4
Totals	1	0	0	3	6	8	34	21

• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2022 Women's British Open – 2023 Women's British, current)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (seven times)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made *	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2013	1	1	0	0	0	0	T56	n/a	n/a	74.25	n/a
2014	2	1	0	0	0	0	T29	n/a	n/a	73.33	n/a
2015	4	0	0	0	0	0	CUT	n/a	n/a	76.88	n/a
2016	Did not play
2017	1	0	0	0	0	0	CUT	n/a	n/a	77.00	n/a
2018	25	16	0	0	1	1	3	319,577	61	71.87	71
2019	28	24	1	0	0	4	1	760,430	27	71.20	48
2020	18	12	0	1	0	4	2	384,353	28	71.12	21
2021	23	20	1	0	1	6	1	1,023,784	15	70.13	18
2022	24	21	0	1	1	12	2	1,262,754	16	69.86	12
2023	22	19	4	0	1	8	1	2,797,054	5	70.22	11
2024	4	4	0	1	0	1	2	235,160	9	70.06	19
Totals^	145 (2017)	116 (2017)	6	3	4	36	1	6,783,112	56

^ Official as of 10 March 2024^{[21][22] [23]}
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

Ladies European Tour career summary

Prize money (as of 4 December 2023)^[24] €2,163,201

LPGA Epson/Symetra Tour career summary

Prize money (to end of 2017 season)^[25] $112,044

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year	World ranking	Source
2017	188	[26]
2018	121	[27]
2019	65	[28]
2020	65	[29]
2021	28	[30]
2022	12	[31]
2023	3	[32]
2024	3^	[33]

^ As of 11 March 2024

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Girls' Team Championship (representing France): 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners)^[34]
• Vagliano Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2011 (winners), 2013 (winners), 2015 (winners)
• Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2011 (tie)
• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing France): 2012, 2014
• European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 2013, 2014 (winners)

Source:^[19]

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2019 (winners), 2021 (winners), 2023 (tied, cup retained)

Solheim Cup record

Year	Total matches	Total W–L–H	Singles W–L–H	Foursomes W–L–H	Fourballs W–L–H	Points won	Points %
Career	10	5–4–1	2–1–0	2–2–1	1–1–0	5.5	55.0
2019	4	4–0–0	1–0–0 def. A. Park 2&1	2–0–0 won w/ G. Hall 2&1 won w/ G. Hall 3&2	1–0–0 won w/ G. Hall 2 up	4	100
2021	3	1–1–1	1–0–0 def. M. Harigae 5&4	0–0–1 halved w/ G. Hall	0–1–0 lost w/ S. Popov 3&1	1.5	50
2023	3	0–3–0	0–1–0 lost to A. Yin 2&1	0–2–0 lost w/ G. Hall 1 dn lost w/ G. Hall 5&3	0-0–0	0	0

References

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34. ^ "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 8 February 2023.

External links

• Céline Boutier at the
  LPGA Tour
  official site
• Céline Boutier at the Ladies European Tour official site
• Céline Boutier at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site