TOLEDO, Ohio – For the seventh straight time, Duke women's golf will have a representative competing in the Solheim Cup as former Duke standouts Celine Boutier and Leona Maguire will team together with Europe Sept. 4-6 at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.
Duke and Arizona State are the only two collegiate programs to have a representative in each of the last seven Solheim Cups.
Boutier will see action in her second straight Solheim Cup, after turning in an impressive 4-0 ledger in the 2019 event to help Europe to a 14.5 to 13.5 victory in Gleneagles, Scotland. The 2015 Duke graduate has turned in another solid season on the LPGA, with four top-10 and eight top-20 finishes. Boutier posted a season-best tied for fifth placement at the LPGA Mediheal Championship.
A 2018 Duke graduate, Maguire will make her first appearance in the Solheim Cup and has the distinction of being the first Irish golfer to be selected to participate in the event. Maguire is coming off collecting her third straight top-15 finish in a major in 2021. Over the last seven events she has competed in, she has finished no lower than tied for 15th overall. Maguire currently ranks second in the Louise Suggs LPGA Rolex Rookie of the Year standings.
Other Duke golfers who have competed in the Solheim Cup include Boutier (2019) and Brittany Lang (2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009).
The biennial Solheim Cup is the most prestigious international women's professional golf team event. Team USA leads Team Europe, 10-6, all-time in Solheim Cup competition.
Fans will be able watch the action the action live all three days. On Sept. 4, Golf Channel (7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., 2:30 – 6 p.m.) and NBC (12:30 – 2:30 p.m.) will have coverage. Golf Channel will be live from 7 a.m. – 12 p.m., and then 1:30 – 5:30 p.m., on Sept. 5 along with NBC from 12 – 1:30 p.m. For the final day on Sept. 6, Golf Channel will be live from 12 – 6 p.m.
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