The French n ° 1 Céline Boutier returns this Thursday the course of the 13th Beach Golf Links, in Victoria in Australia, where she was crowned for the first time on the LPGA circuit last year.

Vic Open: Céline Boutier ready to defend her title

Céline Boutier - © Tristan Jones / LET

A first victory on the LPGA circuit is sometimes due to little. "That week I was a little distracted because I had left two of my wedges at home, says Céline Boutier. I was like, "Let's start this week and focus on next week when I have my wedges." It helped me take things day to day, not to think about the outcome. " Strategy paid off since on Sunday, the French won the ISPS Handa Vic Open 2019.

A year later, it's a Céline Boutier with a completely different status who is about to defend her title in Victoria, on the course of the 13th Beach Golf Links. The 26-year-old was one of the main architects of European victory in the Solheim Cup last September (4 wins in 4 games) and already has two top 10s in the first two events of the season. "My life hasn't changed that much, underlines the native of Clamart. On the course, I am definitely more comfortable. I was able to achieve a lot of my goals in my first two years on the LPGA Tour. Now I'm just trying to improve myself and have another good season. "

The world n ° 53 will start this Thursday at 12:40 local time, in the company of the Australian Minjee Lee and the South Korean Inbee Park. The French Karine Icher and Perrine Delacour will also be in the game in Australia.

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