Céline Boutier

Céline Boutier
Boutier in 2019
Personal information
Born (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 31)
Clamart, France
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality France
ResidenceMontrouge, France
Dallas, Texas, U.S.[1]
Career
CollegeDuke University
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Former tour(s)Symetra Tour
Professional wins15
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour6
Ladies European Tour6
ALPG Tour2
Epson Tour2
Other3
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron ChampionshipT4: 2022
Women's PGA C'shipT7: 2021
U.S. Women's OpenT5: 2019
Women's British Open6th: 2019
Evian ChampionshipWon: 2023
Achievements and awards
Honda Sports Award2014

Céline Boutier (born 10 November 1993) is a French professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She has multiple wins on both tours including one major, the 2023 Evian Championship.[2]

Amateur career

Boutier won several international amateur events including the 2012 European Ladies Amateur Championship and the 2015 British Ladies Amateur. She played college golf at Duke University from 2012 to 2016, winning four events.[3] She helped the team to an NCAA Championship in 2014. In 2014, she was the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WCGA) Player of the Year[4] and won the Honda Sports Award for golf.[3][5] In her junior year, Boutier began working with Cameron McCormick, a swing coach known for his work with the PGA Tour's Jordan Spieth.[6]

On 24 December 2014 Boutier became No. 1 woman in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[7] She remained on top until 7 April 2015.[8] In September 2014, Boutier finished T-29th at the Evian Championship, an LPGA major in her home country.[9]

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 LPGA Tour 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.[4] She also won the Australian Ladies Classic, 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.[10]

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 with 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 (15)

LPGA Tour wins (6)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (5)
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 Australia Sarah Kemp
Australia Su-Hyun Oh
England Charlotte Thomas
2 3 Oct 2021 ShopRite LPGA Classic 66-70-63=199 −14 1 stroke Canada Brooke Henderson
South Korea Ko Jin-young
South Korea Inbee Park
3 26 Mar 2023 LPGA Drive On Championship 69-66-65-68=268 −20 Playoff England Georgia Hall
4 30 Jul 2023 Amundi Evian Championship[2] 66-69-67-68=270 −14 6 strokes Canada Brooke Henderson
5 6 Aug 2023 Women's Scottish Open[2] 69-68-66-70=273 −15 2 strokes South Korea Kim Hyo-joo
6 29 Oct 2023 Maybank Championship 70-64-69-64=267 −21 Playoff Thailand Atthaya Thitikul

1 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour.
2 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

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

Ladies European Tour wins (6)

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 United States Solar Lee
2 9 Sep 2018 Australian Ladies Classic[3] 70-68-67-73=278 −10 2 strokes United States Katie Burnett
3 18 Sep 2021 Lacoste Ladies Open de France 68-66-68=202 −11 1 stroke Scotland Kylie Henry
4 30 Jul 2023 Amundi Evian Championship[4] 66-69-67-68=270 −14 6 strokes Canada Brooke Henderson
5 6 Aug 2023 Women's Scottish Open[4] 69-68-66-70=273 −15 2 strokes South Korea Kim Hyo-joo
6 6 Oct 2024 Aramco Team Series – Shenzhen 66-68-66=200 −19 2 strokes China Lin Xiyu

LET playoff record (0–1)

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

3 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour.
4 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.

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 Colombia Paola Moreno
2 9 Sep 2017 Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge 69-70-63-71=273 −11 1 stroke Thailand Benyapa Niphatsophon

Other wins (3)

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 Canada Brooke Henderson

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

! 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 2024
Chevron Championship T44 T50 T4 T14 CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT T35 T34 T45 T58
Women's PGA Championship T37 T7 CUT T30 T19
The Evian Championship NT T29 CUT 1 T39
Women's British Open CUT CUT T7 T16 T22
  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 7 4
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 5
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 5
The Evian Championship 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 6
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 5
Totals 1 0 0 3 6 10 39 25
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2022 Women's British Open – 2023 Women's British)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six 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 24 22 0 2 0 4 2 1,131,625 26 70.66 17
Totals^ 165 (2017) 134 (2017) 6 4 4 39 1 7,679,577 45

^ Official as of 2024 season[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 9 [33]

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[19]

Professional

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 14 7–6–1 3–1–0 3–3–1 1–2–0 7.5 53.6
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
2024 4 2–2–0 1–0–0 def. L. Thompson 1 up 1–1–0 lost w/ A. Valenzuela 3&2
won w/ A. Nordqvist 4&3 		0–1–0 lost w/ L. Grant 6&4 2 50

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