Brooke Henderson completed second on eight below and Nasa Hataoka shared third with Celine Borge, Gaby Lopez, A Lim Kim and Yuka Saso; Celine Boutier’s victory continues the run of first-time main champions
By Ali Stafford
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Celine Boutier received the Evian Championship by six photographs to assert her maiden main victory in entrance of her residence followers
Celine Boutier received the Evian Championship by six photographs to assert her maiden main victory in entrance of her residence followers
Celine Boutier cruised to a maiden main title as she accomplished a powerful six-shot victory on residence soil on the Amundi Evian Championship.
Boutier took a three-shot lead into the ultimate day on the Evian Resort Golf Membership and by no means relinquished management on a breezy Sunday, with the Frenchwoman birdieing three of her opening 5 holes to shortly pull away from the chasing pack.
She closed out a three-under 68 to finish the week on 14 below and proceed the run of first-time main winners, with the 29-year-old – who will characteristic for Crew Europe on the Solheim Cup this September – ending comfortably forward of defending champion Brooke Henderson.
Brooke Henderson completed runner-up after a final-round 70
Henderson posted a one-under 70 to complete in solo second, whereas a final-hole birdie from Nasa Hataoka lifted her into tied-third with Norway’s Celine Borge, Mexico’s Gaby Lopez, Korea’s A Lim Kim and Japan’s Yuka Saso.
How Boutier eased to maiden main
Boutier made the dream begin when she transformed from round eight toes to match the birdie of taking part in associate Hataoka on the first, earlier than a long-range birdie on the par-three subsequent shortly elevated her result in 4.
Nasa Hataoka performed alongside Boutier within the closing group
The world No 15 received up and down from the again of the third inexperienced and registered a 15-foot birdie on the par-three fifth, which was sufficient to go six forward when Hataoka hit a poor chip from off the inexperienced and bogeyed the par-four sixth.
Boutier closed out a blemish-free entrance 9 with pars however noticed her lead minimize to 5 when Henderson took benefit of the par-five ninth, with Hataoka becoming a member of the Canadian in tied-second when she birdied the eleventh gap.
Boutier blended 4 birdies with a lone bogey throughout her closing spherical
The benefit quickly dropped again to 4 when Boutier discovered a fairway bunker off the tee and carded her solely bogey of the day on the thirteenth, just for the house favorite to return 5 forward after Hataoka did not rise up and down from the tough on the 14th.
Boutier holed from 4 toes to reap the benefits of the par-five fifteenth after Henderson had birdied the identical gap within the group forward, then discovered herself again six clear when Henderson bogeyed her penultimate gap.
Henderson closed out a one-under 70 to finish the week on eight below and declare solo second, as Boutier made a two-putt par on the final to safe a fourth LPGA Tour title and maiden main success.
Scotland’s Gemma Dryburgh birdied two of her final 4 holes to put up a second successive 69 and end on six below, with world No 2 Nelly Korda and rising star Rose Zhang within the group an additional shot again.
Boutier savours ‘dream victory’
Boutier turns into the primary participant from France to win the Evian Championship because it was designated as a serious and he or she is simply the third Frenchwoman in historical past to win a serious, with the victory additionally set to maneuver her contained in the world’s prime 10.
“It [winning] has actually been my largest dream ever since I began watching golf,” Boutier stated. “This match has at all times been very particular to me, even simply watching as a youngster. To have the ability to maintain this trophy is fairly unbelievable!”
Enormous crowds cheered Boutier on to victory
On making such a quick begin to her closing spherical, Boutier added: “That was fairly sudden! I positively felt like I dealt with the primary few holes very well. I had a great alternative on one and the putt on the second was positively a bonus.
“It positively was not simple! The circumstances had been so robust that I felt prefer it may go both manner actually quick, so I simply tried to give attention to every gap at a time. I felt prefer it was fairly difficult with the wind.”
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