2023 Amundi Evian Championship’s Home Favorite, Celine Boutier Openly Confesses the ‘ Extra Pressure’ of Being the Hotshot of the $6.5M Event

The Amundi Evian Championship, established in 1994, didn’t have major status until 2013. But the Evian Resort Golf Club, which was hosting the tournament, propagated and advertised its name that year. Since then, it has been considered a major, and it is held in France. Now that it has become a major, all the amazing golfers from around the world have come to participate. And this year, it has a hefty price pool of $6.5 million, the same as the previous year.

Fans are eager, especially to witness Celine Boutier on the field because she is a French citizen and is representing France on home soil. Despite getting such positive appreciation from people, the French favorite candidly talks about the consistent pressure to perform well. 

What did Celine Boutier confess about the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship?

Celine has a promising career and quite a number of wins so far. She has three LPGA and LET wins each. And, moreover, other significant wins as well. But as far as her luck in the Amundi Evian Championship is concerned, this course has always given her a tough time. 

Therefore, in an interview, Celine cries her heart out and says, “Yeah, I think this course is very demanding off the tee…  I feel like in the past I haven’t been able to, you know, play that well and have that many birdie opportunities…  I haven’t been able to score very well.

I think the fact that it’s in France also having a little bit more extra pressure that I put on myself… I feel like the best way for me to perform is to really not think about the fact that it means so much here and just try to take it as a regular tournament.”

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Thus, Celine indicates that since she is from France, she has this extra pressure on her to perform well, which is perhaps why she has not been able to make good scores in the past. So, her plan to approach this week would be to take this tournament as a regular one and not overthink it. 

Celine’s performance in the Amundi Evian championship previously

Celine always had hardships putting her skills on her home ground. As far as her performance is concerned, she couldn’t even make the cut in the 2022 Amundi Evian Championship. Then, in 2021, she landed at T29 with a total of 5-under par. Then again in 2019 and 2018, Celine finished at T67 and T69 respectively.

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Thus, it is to see if the French dearest can leave her mark this time on the Evian Resort Golf Club and have her first major win this year. Do you think Celine will win the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship? Tell us in the comments.