SHOPRITE LPGA POWERED BY WAKEFERN

May 31, 2026

Celine Boutier

Seaview Hotel & Golf Club, Bay Course

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Q. Beautiful round of 66 today. Congratulations on winning the ShopRite LPGA for the second time. I have to think it was a thrill to be here walking the fairways as a defending champion. What was it like to not only play well, but win this tournament?

CELINE BOUTIER: Yeah, it's definitely not what I expected, but it's always good to be back, like you said. I feel like I have some good memories and I've met some cool people throughout the years, so it's been fun to come back.

And then have a chance to win today is definitely something very special. I think it's great tournament, very special for me, so really excited to be able to have another win here.

Q. Is there something about this golf course that really clicks with you? It's a bit of a perplexing golf course. At times you can eat it up and at times, like yesterday. It was so difficult. Having the past knowledge of being a defending champ, what are the ingredients to really play well here?

CELINE BOUTIER: Yeah, I think I like that it can be played so many different ways. It's obviously quite windy; obviously not as much as yesterday. But it just makes the course a little bit different from when you can play it with a north wind or a south wind.

It just keeps you on your toes, and a lot of the club selections are super important here because the greens can be pretty tricky and, so I think it just keeps you on your toes.

You definitely have some chances with the par-5s and all that, but I feel like if the wind picks up it's definitely a course that you have to be kind of careful about, even though you can shoot pretty low if the conditions are nice and you get it rolling.

I think it's a bit of both and I think it's part of the fun.

Q. You had a stellar year in 2023 winning four times, won major in your home country, France. Been almost three year, two and a half since you won. What has fueled you to stay determined and what did you figure out to get back into the winner's circle?

CELINE BOUTIER: Yeah, you know, I'm not really sure. I feel like I played solid the last two years. Even though I didn't get a win, I finished second a couple times last year, so there were good seasons even though there weren't wins. It was a bit frustrating, and then this season I started off really slow; kind of struggled a lot of first half.

So I'm very happy. I feel like my game has turned around the last few weeks. I could see it coming together, and I definitely did not expect it to come together this week and today, but I'm super excited to be back in the winner's circle.

Q. It's very timely that your game has come together, because you will be getting on a flight tonight to head to LA to play Riviera for the first time. You have one major under your belt. How much would that mean to get another one at such a course like Riviera?

CELINE BOUTIER: It would be iconic. I think it's going to be very different setup to this week, so I am really looking forward to getting there and seeing the courses and the setup and try to prepare as well as I can for the next week. Very excited for the challenge.