Céline Boutier

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]

Céline Boutier
Boutier in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 31) Clamart, France
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality	France
Residence	Montrouge, France Dallas, Texas, U.S.[1]
Career
College	Duke University
Turned professional	2016
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour
Former tour(s)	Symetra Tour
Professional wins	15
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	6
Ladies European Tour	6
ALPG Tour	2
Epson Tour	2
Other	3
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1)
Chevron Championship	T4: 2022
Women's PGA C'ship	T7: 2021
U.S. Women's Open	T5: 2019
Women's British Open	6th: 2019
Evian Championship	Won: 2023
Achievements and awards
Honda Sports Award 2014

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	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	Amundi 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

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	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 (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	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	Amundi 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
6	6 Oct 2024	Aramco Team Series – Shenzhen	66-68-66=200	−19	2 strokes	Lin Xiyu

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

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	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 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

• 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), 2024

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