SHENZHEN, China – Duke women’s golf graduate Celine Boutier collected her sixth career Ladies European Tour (LET) title on Sunday at the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF in Shenzhen, China as she carded a bogey-free final round of 7-under, 66, to claim the trophy at the World Cup Course at Mission Hills China.
Boutier, a 2016 Blue Devil graduate, posted rounds of 66, 68 and 66 for a 19-under, 200, to win her 12th career professional title.
After beginning the day in a share of the lead alongside China’s Xiyu Lin with a 12-under-par score, Boutier was flawless on Sunday to be able to hoist the trophy.
“It was a great round,” said Boutier. “I definitely feel like we started really hot with Janet, so it was fun to be able to battle it out. I’m very happy with my round, I wish a few putts dropped. I was honestly super happy with how I handled today. I feel pretty good. I like China, so hopefully I can win some more tournaments here.”
Boutier made her first birdie of the day on the second hole, before rolling in another on the fifth, she then made three on the trot on holes seven, eight and nine.
It was neck and neck between Boutier and home star Lin but a birdie on 12 put the Frenchwoman one stroke ahead and she rolled in her birdie putt at the last to capture the Individual title in Shenzhen.
“It was close the whole day honestly,” Boutier continued. “One or two shots can swing pretty fast after one hole or two, so you definitely have to be on your toes until the end. I’m super happy with the way I played the last few holes. I think I just played really solid from start to finish. The new putter really started to drop really soon into the first round, so I felt pretty confident over the last two days and I think that made the difference. Hopefully, I can build on it over the next few weeks.”
Fellow Blue Devil graduate Virginia Elena Carta registered scores of 68, 71 and 68 to finish 12-under-par good for tied for sixth overall. She has now finished in the top seven of each of her last three tournaments. Carta, who received her degree from Duke in 2019, has carded six rounds in the 60s out of her last 10 scores.
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