Evian Championship 2023, LPGA & LET at Évian-les-Bains, 27 - 30 July
Day Three: Celine Boutier leads on home turf
From CNN Sports, by Jack Bantock:
Tucked at the bottom of the Alps, Évian-les-Bains was a picture of calm on Saturday afternoon as drizzles of rain cast light ripples across nearby Lake Geneva.
Yet beneath the surface, the charming spa town is crackling with excitement. If France’s Celine Boutier can achieve her dream on Sunday, that electricity will spread across the country.
The 29-year-old took a step closer to her first major title with another imperious showing at The Evian Championship on Saturday. Read more
From Y!Sports/ USA Today, by Riley Hamel:
Celine Boutier is the 15th-ranked player in the world, has won three times on the LPGA, has played in two Solheim Cups and represented France at the Olympics. But if she wins Sunday, she’ll elevate her career to the next level.
Boutier holds a three-shot lead after 54 holes of the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France. Read more
From Golf Monthly, by Ben Fleming:
Celine Boutier took another step towards claiming her first Major championship after a four-under-par 67 extended her lead at the Evian Championship to three shots heading into the final round.
In front of her home fans at Evian Golf Resort in France, the 29-year-old seized control in easy-scoring morning conditions with a super chip-in on the par-three 2nd kickstarting a supreme front nine which featured three more birdies. Read more
From Irish Examiner, by PA Sport:
France's Celine Boutier shrugged off difficult playing conditions to extend her lead to three shots going into the final round of the Amundi Evian Championship.
Ireland's Leona Maguire sits in fourteenth place on three under after a 67, eight shots behind the leader.
Boutier boosted her hopes of a first major success with a 67 taking her to 11 under and widening the gap to closest challenger, Japan's Nasa Hataoka. Read more
From LPGA Communications:
With a steady drizzle on Saturday, the leaderboard saw the rise of several players, yet one player stood atop the leaderboard as she continued her streak of rounds in the 60s. Frenchwoman Celine Boutier fired a 4-under 67 to maintain her Friday lead heading into the final day by three strokes at -11.
Boutier came quickly out of the gates with a chip-in birdie on No. 2 followed by birdies on 5, 7, and 9 to make the turn at -4. Her round slowed down as she made her only bogey of the day, and just her fourth bogey of the week, on the par-4 12th. She finished her second nine at even. Read more
From LET Blog, 29/7/23:
Celine Boutier continued her fine form in France carding a 67 (-4) to hold a three-shot lead at the end of the third round of the Amundi Evian Championship.
The Frenchwoman, who led overnight at the midway mark, picked up where she left off yesterday with birdies at the second, fifth, seventh and ninth holes at Evian Resort Golf Club.
Boutier dropped her only shot of the day on the 12th hole but soon bounced back with her fifth birdie of the day to move to a total of 11-under-par and hold a three-shot lead with one round remaining at the fourth major of the year. Read more
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