Céline Herbin
Céline Herbin (born 30 October 1982) is a French professional golfer. She has won twice on the Ladies European Tour.[1]
| Céline Herbin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 30 October 1982 Avranches, France |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  France |
| Residence | Alicante, Spain |
| Career | |
| College | Bucknell University INSA Toulouse HEC Paris |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T46: 2016 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T14: 2021 |
| Women's British Open | T51: 2020 |
| Evian Championship | T62: 2019 |
Early life and education
Herbin started playing golf in 1997, at the age of 15, after she relocated to Mignaloux-Beauvoir with her family. She competed internationally while pursuing a degree in Biochemical Engineering at Institut national des sciences appliquées de Toulouse.[2] During her junior year, she was an exchange student at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. A star performer on the Bucknell Bison women's golf team, she set several school records and won the 2004 Georgetown Invitational.[3] She returned to France to pursue a master's degree in marketing at HEC Paris.[2]
Professional career
After graduation, Herbin turned professional in 2009 and relocated to Pedreña in Cantabria, Spain. Struggling to join the LET, she played on the local Barnesto Tour in 2009 and 2010, and in the LET Access Series in 2011, where she finished fourth at the Azores Ladies Open. In July 2011 Seve Ballesteros' brother Vicente became her coach at Real Golf de Pedrena, and she secured a full card for the 2012 Ladies European Tour by finishing tied 7th at Q-School that fall.[2]
Herbin competed on the LET full time 2012–2014. She finished fourth at the Open de España Femenino in 2013 and fifth in 2014, before winning her first title, the 2015 Open de France Dames in a playoff with Emily Kristine Pedersen.[4] After the win she rose to a career high of 165th in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[1]
In 2015, she also joined the Symetra Tour, where her best finish was a tie for 4th at the Island Resort Championship. In 2016, she joined the LPGA Tour, while continuing to play in selected LET events.[5]
She lost a playoff at the 2017 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. In 2019, she secured her second LET title at La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational, and in 2020 she was runner-up at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, a stroke behind Julia Engström. She finished tied 14th at the 2021 U.S. Women's Open and shortly afterwards finished 8th at the Volunteers of America Classic, her career best LPGA Tour finish.[5]
Herbin played on the runner-up team at the 2022 Aramco Team Series – New York, and she was runner-up at the 2023 Jabra Ladies Open at Evian Resort Golf Club behind Linn Grant. A few weeks later she finished 3rd in the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open. She lives and trains at La Sella Golf, host to the La Sella Open, in Alicante, Spain.[6]
Amateur wins
- 2004 Georgetown Invitational[3]
Professional wins
Ladies European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Sep 2015 | Open de France Dames | 66-68-65-70=269 | −11 | Playoff |  Emily Kristine Pedersen (a) |
| 2 | 19 May 2019 | La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational | 70-70-73-69=282 | −6 | 1 stroke |  Esther Henseleit |
Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Open de France Dames | Emily Kristine Pedersen |
Won with a par on the third extra hole[4] |
| 2 | 2017 | Omega Dubai Ladies Masters |  In-Kyung Kim,  Angel Yin |
Yin won with birdie on second extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2022.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | ||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T14 | ||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T46 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||
| The Evian Championship | T69 | T62 | NT | T68 | CUT | |||
| Women's British Open | T61 | CUT | T51 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
References
- "Celine Herbin". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Céline Herbin". Le Monde du Golf. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- "Bucknell's Celine Herbin Wins Georgetown Invitational". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- "Céline Herbin wins play-off to claim Lacoste Ladies Open de France". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Celine Herbin Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Mazas, Alexandre (1 March 2023). "Céline Herbin, sereine et déterminée à remonter" (in French). Fédération française de golf. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
External links
- Céline Herbin at the LPGA Tour official site
- Céline Herbin at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Céline Herbin at the WPGA Tour Australasia official site
- Céline Herbin at the ALPG Tour official site (archived)
- Céline Herbin at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site