- Boutier wins by two shots at Dundonald Links
- The Frenchwoman climbs to the top of the 2023 Race to Costa del Sol
Celine Boutier won the 2023 FREED GROUP Women’s Scottish Open Presented by Trust Golf after shooting a final round of 70 (-2).
The Frenchwoman began the day with a three-shot lead and had a steady front nine with birdies on holes six and nine at Dundonald Links.
Boutier rolled in a birdie on 13 before making bogeys on 14 and 16, but she bounced back with a birdie on 17 which proved to be enough to seal a two-stroke victory in Scotland.
“It’s completely crazy,” said Boutier. “I would have never imagined that I would be able to win not one, but two tournaments in a row. I’m just incredibly in shock. I don’t think I know what to say or what to think! I think it’s just completely out of control. I’m not sure what to think.
“There were definitely some tough shots out there, and I didn’t manage to play as well as the past three days, but I feel like that’s going to happen. It’s a long tournament, and I just tried to stay patient and stick to my game and stick to my game plan.
“I feel like both Hyo-Joo [Kim] and Maja [Stark] were playing well and, on this course, just like last year, anything can happen with a solid round. I tried to really stay patient and tried to hit some close, but it’s not always easy especially, on this course.
“It’s definitely an amazing feeling. I feel like winning in Scotland is definitely on my bucket list. The Home of Golf, to win a tournament there would have been amazing, but it’s so unexpected just because I won last week, so the odds that I would win this week are pretty low, and so I’m just incredibly in shock and very grateful.”
Korea’s Hyo-Joo Kim fired a final round of 65 (-7) to end the week at Dundonald in second place on 13-under-par.
The five-time LPGA Tour winner was bogey-free on the final day making birdies on holes three, five, eight, 11, 13, 14 and 18.
One shot further back on 12-under-par was 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship winner Ruoning Yin.
The Chinese player rolled in seven birdies and one bogey on her way to a final round of 66 (-6) to finish in third place.
“Last week my driver and my approach shots were not quite me, so I think I’m just getting my game back this week,” Yin said. “Especially today, my drive and my approach shot and my ball-striking is pretty solid.
“Today I didn’t think about the score. I just tried to keep it…
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