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Boutier storms back to win ShopRite LPGA, Walsh third

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France’s Celine Boutier erased a four‑shot deficit on Sunday to claim a one‑stroke win at the ShopRite LPGA, the tournament she also captured five years earlier. A five‑under 66, highlighted by three birdies around the turn, left her at nine‑under for the event, edging Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol. Irish rookie Lauren Walsh completed the podium in third place.

The 22‑year‑old South Korean, Soo Bin Joo, entered the final round with a four‑shot lead but unraveled on the 13th, the very hole where Boutier had seized control with a 30‑foot birdie putt. A wayward tee shot, a clumpy lie and a missed eight‑foot chip produced a double bogey, dropping Joo to a tie for fourth.

Yubol, who served a one‑stroke penalty in Saturday’s second round, rallied with birdies on the final two holes to finish second, her second runner‑up of the year after a four‑shot loss to Nelly Korda in Mexico. Walsh’s 67 secured Ireland’s second top‑10 finish, joining Leona Maguire tied for ninth. Boutier’s seventh LPGA title lifts her confidence heading into the U.S. Women’s Open, where a strong finish could improve her world ranking.