WATCH: French LPGA pride Celine Boutier chips ball into the hole from fringe at the Buick Shanghai Championship

Celine Boutier chipped the ball straight into the hole during the second round of the 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai event. The tournament kicked off with its first round on Thursday, 10 October. During the second round on Friday, 11 October, the French golfer chipped a ball straight into the hole, finding relief after a stressful round.

Recently, the LPGA Tour uploaded a video of Boutier, where she took a shot from the fringe. After her shot, she celebrated with a victory fist pump and moved ahead to play the next hole.

Check out the video below:

For the second round of the 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai event, Boutier started her game on the first tee. She struggled on the front nine, making a bogey on the par-4 fifth hole. Her struggles continued on the back nine, with another bogey on the 12th hole.

However, she managed to bounce back, carding two back-to-back birdies on the 13th and 14th holes. She added another birdie on the 16th but then made a bogey on the 17th. With three birdies and three bogeys, Boutier finished the round with an even-par score.

However, the 30-year-old golfer was impressive during the first round of the LPGA Tour event. She shot a bogey-free round, carding eight birdies for an 8-under 64.

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A Look into Celine Boutier's Performance in 2024

Celine Boutier has been impressive with her game on the LPGA Tour in 2024 so far. She has competed in 19 tournaments and made the cut in 17 of them. Moreover, she recorded one finish in the top 10. Her best finish of the season was the runner-up at the HSBC Women's World Championship.

Boutier began her campaign at the LPGA Drive On Championship, where she shot rounds of 70, 68, 72, and 72, tying for 16th place. She then finished T49 at the Honda LPGA Thailand before finishing second at the Women's World Championship.

Boutier has had a good season and most recently competed at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, tying for 37th place. Meanwhile, at the Buick LPGA Shanghai event, she had a strong start, but after struggling in the second round, she finished in a tie for eighth place.

Meanwhile, Sei Young Kim took the lead with a total score of 12-under, while Mao Saigo and Lucy Li tied for second at 11-under.

Speaking about her performance, Kim said, via ASAP Sports:

"It was really fun to play the front nine. After couple holes I make the birdie I was like, oh, wow, it's good vibe. And then hole 17, which is front nine for me, I had a good chance for the eagle. After I made it, oh, it could be like another course record."

"So last, No. 9 -- no, hole 18 I made a birdie, so, yeah, I played quite solid round. And then back nine I played a little bit -- lost my momentum, but after bogey I found how to play better, like front nine, and I keep playing," she added.

Notably, the Buick LPGA Championship is a four-day event and will conclude with its finale on Sunday, 13 October.