A last lap in 71 (par) was enough for Céline Boutier to win her second victory of the season on the Symetra Tour this Sunday, and win her card for the LPGA Tour next year.
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Céline Boutier, victorious at the Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge (Symetra Tour) - Photo: DR - Source: FFGolf

In two tournaments, Céline Boutier has carved out a reputation for herself as a player at major events. Victorious in mid-May of the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Classic, the second biggest prize of the season on the Symetra Tour, the Parisienne won the most important tournament on the circuit this Sunday. A second "major" victory over the second American women's division, which made the Habs say: “I hope to play as well in the Majors next year! " In 2018, Boutier will no longer compete on the Symetra Tour, but on the LPGA Tour: with the 31 dollars pocketed yesterday in South Dakota, she passes No. 500 in the Volvik Race for the Card.

And above all, with nearly 100 greenbacks on the clock after 000 tournaments played, it has assuredly ensured its presence in the big leagues next year. "It is for this objective that I have worked for so long"she admits. “I wanted to win again this season, and doing it in the biggest tournament is just great. Now the final rounds will allow me to prepare for next season on the LPGA. "

On a course at the Willow Run Golf Club, where she equaled the record on Saturday with a sparkling 63 (-8), Céline Boutier was less flamboyant yesterday. Her last card of 71 (par), marked by two birdies on 10 and 12 and bogeys on the last two holes, did not prevent her from finishing the job and winning at -11 total. “The conditions were tough. I started slowly, with nine starts on the way, which wasn't bad, but not great either. The wind picked up towards the end and I bogeyed on the 17th and 18th, but overall I played solid ”, she analyzed. The former amateur world number 1 was suddenly ahead of her partner of the day, the Thai Benyapa Niphatsophon, who took the lead in the ranking of earnings and also validated her accession to the LPGA Tour.

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