Canada's Brooke Henderson finishes second at Evian Championship
CTV
Celine Boutier, who had never finished better than 29th in six previous appearances at the Evian Championship, was six shots clear of second-place finisher Brooke Henderson of Canada, who went 8 under after a final-round 70.
Celine Boutier carded a final round of 3-under 68 to win the Evian Championship by six shots for her first major title Sunday.
The 29-year-old Boutier finished at 14-under 270 overall. She is the first Frenchwoman to win the tournament, which became a major in 2013.
"It has been my biggest dream since I started watching golf," Boutier said. "This tournament has always been very special to me, even just watching as a teenager and just to be able to hold this trophy is pretty unbelievable."
Boutier, who had never finished better than 29th in six previous appearances at the tournament, was six shots clear of second-place finisher Brooke Henderson of Canada, who went 8 under after a final-round 70.
The 25-year-old Henderson of Smiths Fall, Ont., was the defending champion after going 17 under for the tournament in 2022.
Henderson made three birdies and had two bogeys Sunday en route to her runner-up finish, which was the best result by a defending Evian champion since it became a major.
"It feels great to be back in contention on the final groups in the weekend on a major championship," Henderson said. "That's all you can really ask for.
