Golf: Céline Boutier a runaway winner of the Evian Championship

France's Celine Boutier kisses her trophy after winning the Evian Championship. Photo / AP

Céline Boutier carded a final round of 3-under 68 to win the Évian Championship by six shots for her first major title today.

The 29-year-old Boutier finished at 14-under 270 overall. She is the first Frenchwoman to win the tournament, which became a major in 2013.

“It has been my biggest dream since I started watching golf,” Boutier said. “This tournament has always been very special to me, even just watching as a teenager and just to be able to hold this trophy is pretty unbelievable.”

Boutier, who had never finished better than 29th in six previous appearances at the tournament, was six shots clear of second-place Brooke Henderson of Canada, who was eight-under after her final round of 70. Kiwi Lydia Ko finished in a share of 61st at six-over.

Boutier took a four-shot lead into the final round and eased any worries she may have had with two birdies to start and another on the fifth hole.

“That was pretty unexpected,” Boutier said. “I definitely felt like I handled the first few holes really well. I had a good opportunity on one and the putt on two was definitely a bonus.”

Boutier had a total of four birdies in the final round and a bogey on the par-4 13th.

Five players — Norway’s Celine Borge (68), Mexican Gaby Lopez (68), South Korea’s Kim A-lim (69) and Japan’s Yuka Saso (70) and Nasa Hataoka (72) – were joint third at seven-under.

In the men’s Senior British Open, Alex Čejka beat Pádraig Harrington in a playoff to win in treacherous conditions. Steven Alker finished 11th at 11-over.