Isabelle Boineau

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Isabelle Boineau
Personal information
Born (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 35)
Marseille, France
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of France.svg  France
ResidenceFrance
Career
College University of Arizona
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s) LET (joined 2014)
Former tour(s) Symetra Tour (joined 2013)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2017
Women's British Open CUT: 2015, 2016
Evian Championship T48: 2016

Isabelle Boineau (born 13 June 1989) is a French professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour. In 2016 she won the Ladies Scottish Open and finished 5th in the LET Order of Merit. [1]

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Amateur career

Boineau was born in Marseille and started to play golf in 1999 aged 10 at Allauch Golf Club. Her amateur achievements include runner up at The Spirit International Golf Tournamentand the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy in 2007. She was National Golf Champion in France twice, in 2003 and 2007, and French Women's International champion in 2006.

In 2006 she finished third at the European Young Masters, and she represented France at the 2006 Espirito Santo Trophy, where her team finished 4th. [1]

Boineau earned a degree in Business Administration and Sports Management at the University of Arizona where she was part of the Arizona Wildcats women's golf team. [2]

Professional career

Boineau turned professional in 2013 and joined the Symetra Tour, where she came close to secure her maiden professional win in her first start, the Guardian Retirement Championship. Having held the lead, she eventually lost a playoff to Christine Song. [3]

At the end of the year she finished T15 at the Lalla Aicha Tour School Final Qualifying, and joined the Ladies European Tour in 2014. In her rookie year her best finish was fifth in the Lacoste Ladies Open de France. [1]

In 2016, Boineau won her first LET title, the Ladies Scottish Open, in tough conditions at Dundonald Links. Ranked 286 in the world at the start of the tournament, she carded a final round of 67 to finish 11 under, one shot ahead of Linda Wessberg and two clear of Becky Morgan and American Beth Allen. [4]

In December 2016 she represented Europe at The Queens held in Japan. She finished 5th in the 2016 LET Order of Merit, which also qualified her for the 2017 U.S. Women's Open.

In March 2017 Boineau reached a world rank of 156. She won the 2017 Jabra Ladies Open at Evian Resort Golf Club, when it was a LETAS tournament, and finished T10 in 2018, when it was played as a Dual-Ranking event with the LET. [5]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-up
122 Jul 2016 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open 70-67-68=205−111 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Linda Wessberg

LET Access Series wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-up
13 Jun 2017 Jabra Ladies Open 67-69-70=206−7Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Gustavsson

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament201520162017
ANA Inspiration
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship T48CUT
Women's British Open CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

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  2. Herrington, Ryan (14 February 2011). "Golf World's college players of the week". Golf Digest. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. "With clear mind, Boineau in sole posession[sic] of lead". Sarasota Herald Tribune. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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