poor performance for Céline Boutier who fails to make the cut

French golfer Céline Boutier, No. 3 in the world, experienced a poor performance by failing to clear the first major tournament of the season, the Chevron Championship, after the second round on Friday at The Woodlands (Texas, USA). .

In difficulties after a first day that ended on Thursday three shots over par (75), Boutier was unable to correct his situation on Friday with a card of 73 (three birdies but two bogeys and a double bogey), bringing a total + 4 to an 84th place which does not allow him to qualify for the final two rounds.

– It was a difficult week for me. I thought my game was ready but I had trouble getting into birdie position as well as + drives + (long game) going astray here and there especially today (Friday) so it’s true that it’s a bit hard to take.she commented into the microphone of the LPGA circuit.

An exceptional year 2023

Winner of her first major at the Evian Championship in France last year, Céline Boutier had an exceptional year in 2023.

The 30-year-old Frenchwoman, runner-up in the HSBC Championship at the end of February, has just completed three less-than-convincing tournaments between March and April. She is entered in the JM Eagle Championship in Los Angeles next week.

Her compatriot Perrine Delacour fell one step short of qualifying, with a total of +3 in 74th place. The tournament lead is shared by South Korean Jin Hee Im and Thailand’s Atthaya Thitikul (-8), who is one step ahead of American world No. 1 Nelly Korda (-7).

Chevron Championship standings after 2nd round (par 72):

1.Atthaya Thitikul (THA) -8 (69-67)

Jin Hee Im (KOR) -8 (69-67)

3. Nelly Korda (USA) -7 (68-69)

4.Ryu Hae-Ran (KOR) -6 (72-66)

5. Bang Shin Sil (KOR) -5 (74-65)

Lauren Coughlin (USA) -5 (66-73)

Maja Stark (SWE) -5 (70-69)

Zhang Weiwei (CHN) -5 (72-67)

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74. Perrine Delacour +3 (77-70)

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84. Céline Boutier +4 (75-73)

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