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and that I had to shoot a low score to even have a chance,” and they're the nicest people,” Boutier said. “Patricia has
said Boutier, who hit 14 greens in the bogey-free effort. won a major, so I feel like I'm not even at that level yet.
“Then after No. 18, I had left everything on the course. There’s not that many French players out here on Tour, so
But a couple of groups were left out there. it's just always amazing and I’m super proud to represent
“I was expecting to go into a playoff. It was already in my my country every week.
mind having to prepare for that. The fact that neither Jin “I know Anne-Marie quite well, actually. I got to know her
Young nor Inbee birdied 18 really left me kind of stunned. my first year on Tour because she lives in Phoenix and
I’m still a bit surprised about it.” we used to have the Founders [Cup] tournament there,
With the win, Boutier matches Patricia Meunier-Lebouc so she would come out and watch. She was actually here
and Anne-Marie Palli for most wins by a French golfer this week playing in the Pro-Am, so I saw her Wednesday
in LPGA Tour history. One of the wins for Palli also and Thursday. I really do love her energy and I'm sure
happened to be the ShopRite LPGA Classic, as she won she was watching, too. I hope she's happy.”
the 1992 tournament in a playoff over Laura Davies. The victory comes just two starts after a win in her
Palli cashed a winner’s check of $60,000, while Boutier native country at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France on
collected $262,500. the Ladies European Tour. Boutier discussed how being
“It's really hard to describe and even realize what it means, part of the victorious European Solheim Cup team in
but I fortunately know both Patricia and Anne-Marie, September spurred these results.

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