Céline Boutier leads a large group of international golfers who will shine with their own light at the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España.
The French player is currently ranked number three in the women’s golf world rankings and will close a “dream” season at Real Club de Golf Las Brisas, where she has had four victories, including her first Grand Slam tournament, The Amundi Evian Championship.
Céline Boutier was also part of the European Solheim Cup team that retained the trophy against the U.S., also on the Costa del Sol, so the French golfer was “delighted to return to play in Spain and remember the excellent moments experienced just two months ago”.
Likewise, the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España will not only decide the winner of the last Ladies European Tour event of the season, but will also crown the winner of the Race to Costa del Sol, the Order of Merit of the European Tour.
A double challenge for Céline Boutier, who arrives in Spain as second in the ranking that rewards the most regular player of the year of the LET. “Winning the Race to Costa del Sol would be a great culmination to a magnificent season. I don’t see it as added pressure but as a great opportunity. I’ve played very well in Europe this year, I’ve won two tournaments and it would be amazing to do it again,” she said.
The 30-year-old’s main rival for the Race to Costa del Sol will be Thailand’s Trichat Cheenglab, who snatched the first place in the ranking just a week ago, after finishing second in the Mallorca Ladies Open.
Along with the Asian and the French, also have mathematical options to win the Race to Costa del Sol the Indian Diksha Dagar, the Swedish Johanna Gustavsson and the German Alexandra Fosterling, recent winner in Mallorca, as well as the Spanish Ana Pelaez, so the good game and excitement are assured in this Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de España.
Finally, in addition to the golfers who will be immersed in the fight for the Ladies European Tour ranking, which, remember, will distribute a bonus of 250.000 among the three best classified, there are other important names to take into account for the victory in the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España, such as the Swedish Caroline Hedwall, defending champion; her compatriot Linn Grant, world number 18 and winner of last year’s Race to Costa del Sol; Dutch Anne Van Dam, double winner of the tournament in 2018 and 2019; South African Lee-Anne Pace, winner in the 2013 edition; Belgian Manon de Roey and, of course, the two great national stars, Carlota Ciganda and Azahara Muñoz.
The news of the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España can be followed on the website openfemenino.com, the Twitter account @Openfemenino, the Instagram account @spanishopen and the Facebook page @openfemenino.The Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España 2023 will be held at the Real Club de Golf Las Brisas from November 23 to 26 and is part of the program of the Solheim Cup 2023, an event declared an Event of Exceptional Public Interest (AEIP) and which provides important tax advantages to the participating companies. The Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España, the last event of the Ladies European Tour calendar, is sponsored by the Consejería de Turismo, Cultura y Deporte de la Junta de Andalucía with the co-financing of European funds, Turismo Costa del Sol and Acosol as main sponsors, together with the Ayuntamiento de Marbella, the Ayuntamiento de Benahavís and Reale Seguros. Vithas is the official medical service. Hard Rock Hotel Marbella is the official hotel. Solán de Cabras, Eversheds Sutherland, Mahou, Kyocera, Audi Safamotor and Puerto Banús are official suppliers. Marca and Radio Marca are official media. LET, RFEG, RFGA and Deporte & Business collaborate in its organization.
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