{"id":189,"date":"2020-08-03T18:18:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T18:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/?p=189"},"modified":"2021-05-19T22:05:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T22:05:09","slug":"boutier-2nd-place-lpga-drive-on-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/production-a-us-west-2-blog.pxg.cloud\/the-range\/blog\/boutier-2nd-place-lpga-drive-on-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"BOUTIER BAGS SECOND PLACE AT THE LPGA DRIVE ON CHAMPIONSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a 166-day COVID-19 enforced break, the LPGA Tour restarted in Ohio last week at the LPGA Drive On Championship. Coming agonizingly close to a win, we caught up with PXG\u2019s LPGA star, Celine Boutier<\/a>, after she registered a birdie fueled back nine charge, finishing just one shot short of the eventual winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Celine<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

HOW DID IT FEEL TO FINALLY GET BACK TO TOURNAMENT PLAY THIS WEEK?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It felt really good to be playing on Tour again and even better to be on such a great golf course like Inverness!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU CHOSE TO REMAIN STATESIDE DURING THE 166-DAY LPGA BREAK. HOW DID YOU SPEND THAT TIME?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, my golf course was open pretty much the whole time, but I did play more tennis and took up gun shooting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU ENJOYED A GREAT START TO THE 2019\/20 SEASON – WERE YOU WORRIED THAT THE BREAK FROM TOURNAMENT PLAY MIGHT IMPACT YOUR RUN OF FORM?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes, for sure. But it did help that my course was open so, after a two-week break, I went back to practicing to keep my form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU WERE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE 2019 SOLHEIM CUP TEAM GOING 4-0-0 AT GLENEAGLES. THIS WEEK’S 2ND PLACE RESULT AT THE 2021 SOLHEIM CUP VENUE MUST FEEL GOOD!?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes, for sure! I know that I can play well on this course. I like the layout and the greens a lot. I think it will be a great venue for the Solheim Cup next year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU SEEM TO RELISH HEAD-TO-HEAD PLAY – DESCRIBE YOUR MINDSET TODAY, GOING INTO THE BACK NINE AND KNOWING YOU’RE IN CONTENTION.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It was definitely more stressful than the rest of the tournament, but you want to be in that position as much as possible. I knew that the last four holes were tough, so I tried to get myself in position to make a birdie. Unfortunately, it didn\u2019t work out for me on 18, but I did give myself the opportunity and can only learn from what I could have improved on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TELL US ABOUT YOUR MOST MEMORABLE SHOT THIS WEEK?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Probably my shot on the par-3 12th<\/sup> hole on the last day where I almost holed out using my PXG 0311 GEN3<\/a> 9-Iron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU’VE ENJOYED THREE TOP 10S FROM FOUR TOURNAMENTS ALREADY IN 2020. WHAT ARE YOU FOCUSING ON TO KEEP THIS MOMENTUM GOING?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Focusing on each week at a time and trying to do my best to prepare and stay fresh physically and mentally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEXT UP IS THE MARATHON CLASSIC – IS THERE ANYTHING YOU’LL BE WORKING ON BEFORE TEEING IT UP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Getting used to the speed and softness of the greens which will be different from last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We look forward to watching Celine and our LPGA ladies battle it out as they tackle Highland Meadows Golf Club for the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio, beginning August 6th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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