2023-07-30 17:52:58
Céline Boutier can finally smile a smile to the cheers of the Evian public. She is abundantly watered and then falls into the arms of several relatives. Emotion can be read on his face. At 29, the 15th in the world entered the history of French golf this Sunday by winning the LPGA of Evian, the first career grand slam tournament. She joins in this very closed circle, Catherine Lacoste and Patricia Meunier Lebouc, the only two tricolors to have won a grand slam in 1967 and in 2003. The best result for a French woman at the Evian Championship (who came of age in 2013) was a 4th place, in 2001, for Marine Monnet
The misadventure of the 2019 US Open, where Céline Boutier started the last lap in the lead before collapsing in the last part, is forgotten. Very focused, the native of Clamart, who now lives in Texas, a professional since 2016, handled the pressure perfectly. In the lead with a three-stroke lead before tackling this last day, she never wavered. She beat the defending champion, the Canadian Brooke Henderson (-8) to sign this capital performance, her 7th tournament but necessarily the most beautiful. Céline Boutier is guaranteed to climb back into the world Top 10.
“Winning a major here in Evian was my ultimate dream, it’s hard to achieve and to describe. I’m super satisfied with my game. I managed not to project myself and always stay focused. Even if I was ahead, I knew it could turn. When holes 16 and 17 passed, I managed to relax, ”explains Céline Boutier at the microphone of Canal +.
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