Celine Boutier clinched her sixth Ladies European Tour title after securing a two-stroke victory at the Aramco Team Series in China.
The Frenchwoman began the day in a share of the lead alongside China’s Xiyu Lin on 12-under-par on the World Cup Course at Mission Hills China.
Major winner Boutier had a flawless final day firing a seven-under 66 to seal her sixth victory on Tour with a score of 19-under-par.
“It was a great round,” said the Solheim Cup star. “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.”
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.
Switzerland’s Chiara Tamburlini and France’s Pauline Roussin-Bouchard finished in a share of third place after they both fired 65s on the final day.
LET Order of Merit leader Tamburlini, who captained her team to victory on Saturday, went bogey-free, rolling in three birdies on her front nine before making four in a row on holes 13 thru 16 and a final birdie at the last.
“I played really solid all week I just hadn’t been making many putts on day one and day two. Today on the back nine especially my putter decided to heat up a little and I made a couple, it was really nice to see.”
