Céline Boutier, the golden age continues


First the triumph at the Solheim Cup, then the feat at the French Open. Now the feat has come to Galloway, New Jersey, at the ShopRite Classic where, with a big comeback in the last lap (where he climbed from tenth position) and a total of 199 (66 70 63, -14) strokes , he won the second career title on the LPGA Tour.

Céline Boutier, ShopRite Classic

Céline Boutier’s golden age continues and, at the Seaview Golf Club (Bay Course, par 71), she defeated three of the most solid projects in the world: South Korean Jin Young Ko and Inbee Park, in addition by Canadian Brooke Henderson. , all second with 200 (-13).

The Frenchwoman in America, with a partial free final in bogey closed in 63 (-8), supported by eight birdies (including one at 18), tied the best lap of her career by taking the entire stake. “It was a surreal turn, I expected the tournament to be decided in the play-offs and instead I managed to win without the play-offs.

It’s a great victory which is part of an unforgettable period for me. “It is the satisfaction of the 27-year-old Clamartoise, relentless. Boutier signed his first feat on the LPGA Tour in February 2019 at the ISPS Handa Vic Open, Australia.

Now another joy, which is added to the three arrivals on the Ladies European Tour and the two signed on the Symetra Tour, the second American circuit in pink. And this success allows her to equal Patricia Meunier-Lebouc and Anne-Marie Palli as the most successful transalpine player on the LPGA circuit.

For Boutier also a check for $ 262,500 against a prize pool of $ 1,750,000. A new career as a mental coach, alongside some of the best golfers in the world to train them to success and accompany them through difficult times. This is what seems to have undertaken Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in the history of the Olympics (also in the name of friendship).

Great golf enthusiast, many now define him as “the secret weapon” of green totems like Jon Rahm, number one in the world rankings, and Jordan Spieth, the Texan who, after a long period of crisis, returns in 2021 to amaze.

“He’s a good guy, he’s been through a lot as a sportsman and he’s the greatest Olympian of all time with a lot of tricks up his sleeve. I’m not going to reveal what I asked him but i can say he has helped me a lot in the last period.

These are the revelations of the Spaniard Rahm. For the legendary swimmer, nicknamed ‘the Baltimore Shark’, important words also came from Spieth, now 12 / o in the world rankings. “The mental aspect is something I’ve been working on a lot with him lately.

I am really lucky to have him around me. Moreover, he is a great amateur of golf and to have it now more and more in our world is an added value. the Pga Tour Play-Offs starting today in Owing Mills (USA), Maryland.