Celine Boutier Player Profile And What's In The Bag
By: Derek Clements | Mon 31 Jul 2023
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Article Updated - 30th October 2023
Celine Boutier's incredible season continued as she shot a final round of 64 and then went on to beat Attaya Thitikul in a nine-hole playoff to win the Maybank Championship.
Boutier’s final round featured eight birdies, four on each nine, and no bogeys. She led the tournament from the clubhouse as Thitikul played in the final threesome. Thitikul then birdied three of her last four holes to get into a playoff with Boutier. The playoff was a marathon, going nine holes in addition to a 90-minute weather delay. But a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-3 15th finally went in for Boutier, giving her her fourth LPGA victory of the season.
Boutier had two career LPGA wins heading into the 2023 season. Then, she won the LPGA Drive On Championship and two back-to-back tournaments over the summer, claiming the Evian Championship and the Scottish Open at Dundonald Links.
The 29-year-old Frenchwoman is now ranked 5th in the world, and with two tournaments remaining before the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, Boutier tops the Race to CME Globe ranking by a significant margin. Only the top 60 players from the ranking are eligible to compete at the CME Group Tour Championship, which offers a $2 million winner’s chew, the largest-ever prize in women’s golf.
Boutier took home $450,000 for her win at the Maybank Championship, and has earned $3.18 million in 21 events thus far this season.
Player Profile
Celine Boutier was born in Clamart, France, on November 10, 1993. She has a twin sister and a younger brother.
She was a noted amateur, winning the 2012 European Ladies Amateur and the 2015 British Ladies Amateur Championship. She was the world’s top-ranked woman amateur in 2014 and 2015 and turned professional in 2016.
In 2017 she won twice on the Symetra Tour and also enjoyed eight top-10 finishes, exceeded $100,000 in prize money and gained her card for the LPGA Tour.
In 2018 she won the Australian Ladies Classic, co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the Australian LPG Tour. She finished seventh in the LET order of merit despite only p[laying in seven tournaments.
In February 2019 she won the ISPS Handa Vic Open for her maiden LPGA Tour success. She won the Texas Women’s Open in 2020. She also won the ShopRite Classic and the French Open in 2021. She is having a remarkable 2023, winning the LPGA Drive On Championship in March, the Evian Championship and now the Scottish Women’s Open.
She averages 253.84 yards from the tee, finds 77.43% of fairways and hits 73.28% of greens in regulation. She averages 29.57 putts per round, gets up and down from the sand 57.38% of the time and has a scoring average of 70.31.
Her victory at the Evian took her to the top of the Race to CME Globe standings, with $1,816,850 to her name. She remains there and has now extended her lead with earnings of $3.18m.
Last 10 LPGA Tour Results
Maybank Championship - 1st
BMW Ladies Championship - T5th
The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America - T13th
CPKC Women's Open - T22nd
AIG Women's Open - T16th
FreeD Group Women's Scottish Open - 1st
The Amundi Evian Championship - 1st
Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational - T3rd
US Women's Open - T45th
KPMG Women's PGA Championship - T30th
Mizuho Americas Open - CUT
Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards - 5th
Cognizant Founders Cup - T31
JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro - CUT
The Chevron Championship - T14th
Key Stats (LPGA Tour: 2023)
Driving Distance - 255.34 Yards
Driving Accuracy - 78.04%%
Greens in Regulation - 70.97%%
Sand Saves - 61.11%%
Putts Per Round - 29.57
Scoring Average - 70.95
What's In Celine Boutier's Golf Bag?
Driver: PXG 0311 GEN5 (9°, Graphite Design IZ-5 S Shaft)
Fairway Woods: PING G425 Max (14.5°, Diamana PD 60 Stiff Shaft)
Hybrids: PXG 0311 GEN5 (19°, 25°) PXG 0317X GEN4 (22°, KBS Hybrid Prototype Shafts)
Irons: PXG 0311 P GEN4 (5-PW, KBS PGI 80 Tapered Shafts)
Wedges: PXG 0311 Milled Sugar Daddy II (50°, 54°, KBS Tour 90 Shafts & 58°, Modus 105 W Shaft)
Putter: Bettinardi Custom DASS Studio Stock 3
Golf Ball: New Titleist Pro V1x
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