Céline Boutier, winner of the Drive on championship, becomes the most successful Frenchwoman on the LPGA circuit

Has French golf found its new nugget? Céline Boutier, 29, won the Drive on Championship on Sunday March 26, thus winning her third title on the North American Professional Women’s Golf Tour (LPGA). “It’s incredible“, she said after becoming the most successful French golfer in history on the legendary circuit, thus beating Patricia Meunier-Lebouc and Anne-Marie Palli, titled twice each.

“I don’t know how to express it. Anne-Marie is here today watching, and I think it’s very special. It’s so crazy to think I’m making history somehow“, she exclaimed.

Céline Boutier returned a card of 68 on Sunday, four strokes under par. Joined at the top of the standings by the Englishwoman Georgia Hall, who signed a 65 card with an eagle, the native of Clamart signed a birdie on the 18th hole, allowing her to snatch the playoffs, which she ended up winning. from the first hole.

On the LPGA circuit, the Frenchwoman had previously won the titles at the Handa Vic Open in 2019 and the LPGA Classic in 2021. Fourteenth in the world before the competition, Céline Boutier will get closer to the Top 10 thanks to this success.