DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University standouts
Celine Boutier and
Leona Maguire, the last two WGCA National Player of the Year selections, are set to compete in The Evian Championship Sept. 10-13 at the 6,470-yard, par 71 Evian Resort Golf Club in France.
The Evian Championship marks the fifth and final major of the 2015 LPGA season. The Duke duo are two of only six amateur golfers competing this week.
Boutier will be competing in her home country of France as she is a product of Montrouge, France. She received the invitation to play in The Evian Championship after winning the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship over the summer in Northern Ireland. Boutier is a two-time WGCA First Team All-America and earned WGCA National Player of the Year accolades as a sophomore.
A native of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire placed second overall during the summer at the ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters with an 11-under-par, 277, in the United Kingdom. Maguire is coming posting one of the most successful individual seasons in Duke women's golf history with a school-record 70.78 stroke average, three victories and 24 rounds of even or under par. She was named WGCA National Player of the Year for her efforts.
Maguire will open play at 7:56 a.m., Thursday along with Klara Spilkova and Belen Mozo on hole No. 1, while Boutier is paired with Jaye Marie Green and Xi Yu Lin.
Duke two-time All-America Brittany Lang will also see action during the championship.
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