Christel Boeljon (BOOL-yon) Birthdate: July 30, 1987 Hometown: Beverwijk, Netherlands Resides: Alkmaar, Netherlands Education: Purdue University Rookie Year: 2011 Career-best Finish: T7 (most recent -2014 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic) Career Earnings: $543,694 christelboeljon.com 2014 in a Nutshell • 20 events, 10 cuts made, $120,064 (84) • Tied her career-best finish with a tie for seventh at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic @ChristelBoeljon Get to know Christel If Christel could have a walkup song on the first tee, it would be Eye of the Tiger Her secret talent? Juggling Career Highlights • Carded a career-low 65 in the first round of the 2013 CN Canadian Women’s Open • Has three career victories on the Ladies European Tour • In 2011, made her first appearance on the European Solheim Cup Team posting a 1-2-0 record • Finished second in the 2011 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year race behind Hee Kyung Seo • Qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt with a T14 at the 2010 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament • Played five events on the LET in 2009, winning the Comunitat Valenciana European Nations Cup with Marjet van der Graaf • Won the Dutch Stroke Play Championship twice and was the 2008 Dutch National Amateur Champion. Also finished second at the 2008 European Team Championship • While at Purdue University, finished runner-up at the 2007 NCAA Championship Christel said that her friends would describe her as “low maintenance” Favorite thing to do in her free time is read The coolest thing that golf has enabled Christel to do? Travel the world If Christel could learn to do anything, she would want to fly a helicopter