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Celine Boutier Creates History At the LPGA

Amundi Evian Championship

셀린 부티에가 새로 쓴 아문디 에비앙 챔피언십

eline Boutier highlights the “Move of the Week” as the the highest-ranked player that will qualify based on their
CMontrouge native etched her name on a trophy for the world ranking.
second time this season with a final round 68 at The Amundi The 29-year-old has overtaken the top spot for the Rolex
Evian Championship. The win echoed throughout several Player of the Year Award and moved into a share of second
key rankings as she vaulted up 11 spots to No. 4 in the Rolex in the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award standings. With her win
Women’s World Golf Rankings, the highest Boutier has been in France, she became only the third Frenchwoman to win a
in her career. The move will likely ensure she will represent major championship since Catherine LaCoste won the U.S.
France as a member of the European team this September Women’s Open in 1967 as an amateur, and Patricia Meunier-
when Spain plays host to the 2023 Solheim Cup. With her Lebouc won The Chevon Championship in 2003, but she’s the
major victory, Boutier jumped to third on the European Sol- first native to win the Amundi Evian Championship. Boutier
heim Cup points standings, 39.85 points behind Maja Stark also moved to No. 1 in the Race to the CME Globe stand-
in the race for the second automatic qualifying spot, and the ings and now has a 281.46-point lead over Jin Young Ko and
jump from No. 15 to No. 4 in the Rolex Rankings has her as Ayaka Furue.

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