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.
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. 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 and won the Honda Sports Award for golf. In her junior year, Boutier began working with Cameron McCormick, a swing coach known for his work with the PGA Tour's Jordan Spieth.
On 24 December 2014 Boutier became No. 1 woman in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. She remained on top until 7 April 2015. In September 2014, Boutier finished T-29th at the Evian Championship, an LPGA major in her home country.
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. 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.
In February 2019, Boutier enjoyed her first LPGA Tour win at the ISPS Handa Vic Open. 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. 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.
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.
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. She jumped 11 places from 15th to 4th on the Women's World Golf Rankings.
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. She moved up 1 place from 4th to 3rd on the Women's World Golf Rankings, her highest ever.
In May 2026, Boutier won the ShopRite LPGA Classic by one stroke over Arpichaya Yubol, with a final 3-round score of 204 (−9).
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. 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.
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
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Professional wins (16) LPGA Tour wins (7) Legend Major championships (1) Other LPGA Tour (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner(s)-up110 Feb 2019ISPS Handa Vic Open69-71-69-72=281−82 strokes Sarah Kemp Su-Hyun Oh Charlotte Thomas23 Oct 2021ShopRite LPGA Classic66-70-63=199−141 stroke Brooke Henderson Ko Jin-young Inbee Park326 Mar 2023LPGA Drive On Championship69-66-65-68=268−20Playoff Georgia Hall430 Jul 2023Amundi Evian Championship66-69-67-68=270−146 strokes Brooke Henderson56 Aug 2023Women's Scottish Open69-68-66-70=273−152 strokes Kim Hyo-joo629 Oct 2023Maybank Championship70-64-69-64=267−21Playoff Atthaya Thitikul731 May 2026ShopRite LPGA Classic (2)66-72-66=204–91 stroke Arpichaya Yubol Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour. Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12023LPGA Drive On Championship Georgia HallWon with birdie on first extra hole22023Maybank Championship Atthaya ThitikulWon with birdie on ninth extra hole
Ladies European Tour wins (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner-up118 Nov 2017Sanya Ladies Open67-69-68=204−124 strokes Solar Lee29 Sep 2018Australian Ladies Classic70-68-67-73=278−102 strokes Katie Burnett318 Sep 2021Lacoste Ladies Open de France68-66-68=202−111 stroke Kylie Henry430 Jul 2023Amundi Evian Championship66-69-67-68=270−146 strokes Brooke Henderson56 Aug 2023Women's Scottish Open69-68-66-70=273−152 strokes Kim Hyo-joo66 Oct 2024Aramco Team Series – Shenzhen66-68-66=200−192 strokes Lin Xiyu
LET playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12020Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic Minjee LeeLost to birdie on first extra hole
Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour. Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.
Symetra Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner-up114 May 2017Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Classic68-68-70-72=278−10Playoff Paola Moreno29 Sep 2017Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge69-70-63-71=273−111 stroke Benyapa Niphatsophon
Other wins (3) 2016 Fort Rucker Ladies Open 2020 Texas Women's Open, Kathy Whitworth Paris Championship
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-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 2019Chevron ChampionshipCUTCUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipCUTT53U.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTT5The Evian ChampionshipT29CUTT69T67Women's British OpenT56CUTCUT6 Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Chevron ChampionshipT44T50T4T14CUTCUTT21U.S. Women's OpenCUTT35T34T45T58T4566Women's PGA ChampionshipT37T7CUTT30T19CUTT59The Evian ChampionshipNTT29CUT1T39T21CUTWomen's British OpenCUTCUTT7T16T22T23T12
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeChevron Championship 0 0 0 1 1 3 9 5U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 1 1 1 10 7Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 6The Evian Championship 1 0 0 1 1 2 10 7Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 2 6 11 7Totals 1 0 0 3 6 14 49 32 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 Scoringrank2013110000T56n/an/a74.25n/a2014210000T29n/an/a73.33n/a2015400000CUTn/an/a76.88n/a2016Did not play2017100000CUTn/an/a77.00n/a2018251600113319,5776171.87712019282410041760,4302771.20482020181201042384,3532871.122120212320101611,023,7841570.1318202224210111221,262,7541669.861220232219401812,797,054570.221120242422020421,131,6252670.661720252321011521,236,0243170.1613Totals^188 (2017)155 (2017)6 5 5 44 1 8,915,601 37
^ Official as of 2025 season * Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
Ladies European Tour career summary
Prize money (as of 4 December 2023) €2,163,201
LPGA Epson/Symetra Tour career summary
Prize money (to end of 2017 season) $112,044
World ranking Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year Worldranking Source 2017 188 2018 121 2019 65 2020 65 2021 28 2022 12 2023 3 2024 9 2025 19
Team appearances Amateur European Girls' Team Championship (representing France): 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners) 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)
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Professional Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2019 (winners), 2021 (winners), 2023 (tied, cup retained), 2024, 2026 (winners)
Solheim Cup record Year Totalmatches TotalW–L–H SinglesW–L–H FoursomesW–L–H FourballsW–L–H Pointswon Points%Career147–6–13–1–03–3–11–2–07.553.6201944–0–01–0–0 def. A. Park 2&12–0–0 won w/ G. Hall 2&1won w/ G. Hall 3&21–0–0 won w/ G. Hall 2 up4100202131–1–11–0–0 def. M. Harigae 5&40–0–1 halved w/ G. Hall0–1–0 lost w/ S. Popov 3&11.550202330–3–00–1–0 lost to A. Yin 2&10–2–0 lost w/ G. Hall 1 dnlost w/ G. Hall 5&30-0–0 00202442–2–01–0–0 def. L. Thompson 1 up1–1–0 lost w/ A. Valenzuela 3&2won w/ A. Nordqvist 4&30–1–0 lost w/ L. Grant 6&4250
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