Christel Wilhelmina Boeljon (born 30 July 1987)[1] is a professional golfer from the Netherlands, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour and the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.
| Christel Boeljon | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Christel Wilhelmina Boeljon |
| Born | (1987-07-30) 30 July 1987 (age 36) Beverwijk, Netherlands |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Netherlands |
| Residence | Netherlands |
| Career | |
| College | Purdue University |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2009) LPGA Tour (joined 2011) |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 4 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T15: 2011 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T23: 2012 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Women's British Open | T47: 2013 |
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2013, 2014 |
Boeljon was born in Beverwijk. One day she joined her parents for a visit to the Golfclub Spaarnwoude, and two years later she gave up field hockey and concentrated on golf. In 2005, she continued her studies in the United States and accepted a golf scholarshiptoPurdue UniversityinIndiana.[1] In her first 25 tournaments she played 24 rounds under par.
Boeljon turned professional in 2009, when she returned from Purdue. She went to the Ladies European Tour's qualifying school in 2008, won the first stage and finished 4th at the final stage in 2009. She began well, she made the cut at the ANZ Ladies MastersinAustralia and finished 41st. In April, she won the European Ladies Golf Cup together with Marjet van der Graaff. In June she again won the National Stroke Play. She made the cut at the 2009 Women's British Open and finished 57th.
In 2011, she played her first major in the United States, the Kraft Nabisco Championship and finished 15th. A few weeks later she won the Turkish Airlines Ladies OpeninBelek, then finished 2nd at the Ladies Slovak Open, which was good enough to become the leader of the Ladies European Tour money list.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 May 2011 | Turkish Airlines Ladies Open | 73-71-70-73=287 | –5 | 3 strokes |  Florentyna Parker Becky Brewerton |
37,500 |
| 2 | 5 Feb 2012 | Gold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters | 66-65-68-68=267 | –21 | 1 stroke |  Diana Luna Kim Ha-neul So Yeon Ryu |
63,631 |
| 3 | 13 May 2012 | Turkish Airlines Ladies Open | 70-73-69-73=285 | –7 | 3 strokes |  Ursula Wikström |
37,500 |
| 4 | 21 Jun 2015 | Deloitte Ladies Open | 69-69-71=209 | –10 | 4 strokes | Ursula Wikström Emily Kristine Pedersen |
37,500 |
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T15 | T56 | T41 | T55 | CUT | |||
| Women's PGA Championship | T57 | T23 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
| Women's British Open | T57 | CUT | T54 | CUT | T47 | CUT | ||
| The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | CUT | ||||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 |
| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings (€) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CUT | n/a | 77.50 | ||
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 73.67 | |||
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T11 | 71.00 | |||
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T10 | 70.33 | |||
| 2009 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T5 | 48,893 | 35 | 72.45 | 37 |
| 2010 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | T2 | 121,959 | 12 | 72.33 | 35 |
| 2011 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 161,172 | 8 | 70.92 | 13 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 104,884 | 13 | 72.00 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 38,731 | 72.96 | ||
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T4 | 14,650 | – | 73.83 |
| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T9 | 170,553 | 52 | 72.31 | 14 |
| 2012 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T23 | 89,817 | 81 | 73.47 | 91 |
| 2013 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 163,260 | 67 | 72.38 | 63 |
| 2014 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 120,064 | 84 | 72.64 | 98 |
| 2015 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 157,280 | 78 | 73.73 | 130 |
| 2016 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T6 | 61,606 | 114 | 73.31 | 137 |
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | World ranking |
Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 648 | [3] |
| 2008 | 703 | [4] |
| 2009 | 274 | [5] |
| 2010 | 118 | [6] |
| 2011 | 63 | [7] |
| 2012 | 82 | [8] |
| 2013 | 143 | [9] |
| 2014 | 192 | [10] |
| 2015 | 94 | [11] |
| 2016 | 221 | [12] |
Amateur
Professional
| Year | Total Matches |
Total W-L-H |
Singles W-L-H |
Foursomes W-L-H |
Fourballs W-L-H |
Points Won |
Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 1-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1.0 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 1-0-0 def. B. Lincicome 2 up | 0-1-0 lost w/ K. Stupples 3&2 | 0-1-0 lost w/ S. Gal 2&1 | 1.0 | 33.3 |