Céline Herbin (born 30 October 1982) is a French

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. She has won twice on the

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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

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. During her junior year, she was an exchange student at

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. A star performer on the

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women's golf team, she set several school records and won the 2004 Georgetown Invitational. She returned to France to pursue a master's degree in marketing at

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Professional career

After graduation, Herbin turned professional in 2009 and relocated to

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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

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' brother Vicente became her coach at Real Golf de Pedrena, and she secured a full card for the 2012

by finishing tied 7th at Q-School that fall. Herbin competed on the LET full time 2012–2014. She finished fourth at the

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in 2013 and fifth in 2014, before winning her first title, the 2015 Open de France Dames in a playoff with

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. After the win she rose to a career high of 165th in the

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. In 2015, she also joined the

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, where her best finish was a tie for 4th at the

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. In 2016, she joined the

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, while continuing to play in selected LET events. 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

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, a stroke behind

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. 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. 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

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behind

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. A few weeks later she finished 3rd in the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open. She lives and trains at La Sella Golf, host to the

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, in

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, Spain.

Amateur wins

*2004 Georgetown Invitational

Professional wins

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–1)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2022.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing France):

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References

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