Celine Boutier rallies from 4 down to win ShopRite LPGA

GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) — Celine Boutier rallied from a four-shot deficit Sunday, making three birdies around the turn on her way to a 5-under 66 for a one-shot victory over Arpichaya Yubol in the ShopRite LPGA.

Soo Bin Joo, the 22-year-old South Korean going for her first LPGA Tour title, lost her four-shot lead at the turn and then fell behind for good on the 13th hole, the same hole where earlier Boutier had taken the lead with a 30-foot birdie putt.

Joo missed another fairway to the right into a clumpy lie, pitched back to the fairway, sent her wedge over the green with a front pin, chipped 8 feet by the hole and missed the putt, taking a double bogey to fall three shots behind.

Boutier kept hitting solid shots, rarely getting in trouble. She missed a 4-foot birdie putt on the final hole to post at 9-under 204, and no one could catch her.

“To have a chance to win today is definitely something very special,” said Boutier, the 32-year-old French player who won the ShopRite LPGA five years ago. “I think it’s great tournament, very special for me, so really excited to be able to have another win here.”

Yubol, who was penalized one shot in the second round Saturday for going over her maximum time, birdied the last two holes for a 66. It was her second runner-up finish of the year, having finished four shots behind Nelly Korda in Mexico.

Lauren Walsh (67) finished third, followed by Joo among four players who tied for fourth.

“It was so fun. It was my first time leading the tournament, and I think I did my best out there as much as I can and I prepared well and I'm very proud of myself,” Joo said. “I was trying to do my best to stay mentally calm, and I think I still got to work on that a little more.”

Chizzy Iwai, who also started four shots behind, had two birdies in three holes, but then closed with 15 straight pars.

Boutier finished the front nine with two straight birdies to reach 7 under, and that gave her a share of the lead when Joo made bogey on the par-4 eighth. Boutier then hit her approach to 4 feet for birdie on 10th. Joo caught her with a birdie on the ninth but couldn't keep up the rest of the way.

The ShopRite LPGA is one of two 54-hole events on the schedule, and the field was particularly weak this year — one player from the top 10 — because of timing. The U.S. Women's Open is next week across the country in Los Angeles, held at Riviera for the first time.

Boutier now has seven career LPGA title and 12 worldwide. She has struggled to start this year, with a tie for ninth her best finish among 10 tournaments.

“I feel like my game has turned around the last few weeks. I could see it coming together, and I definitely did not expect it to come together this week and today,” she said. “But I’m super excited to be back in the winner’s circle.”

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Celine Boutier looks back after her putt on the fourth hole during the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Galloway, N.J. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto hit a grand slam, Carson Benge launched his first leadoff homer and the New York Mets routed the Miami Marlins 10-1 on Sunday to finish a three-game sweep.

Marcus Semien had a two-run homer and Luis Torrens laced a two-run single as the Mets matched a season high with their fourth consecutive victory. New York scored 25 runs in the series after totaling two last weekend while getting swept in three games at Miami.

Benge, making his 22nd start atop the batting order, became the first Mets rookie to homer leading off a game since Kirk Nieuwenhuis against Tampa Bay on June 14, 2012.

Semien hit a two-run homer in the second, Torrens added a two-run single with two outs in the fourth and Soto hit his third career slam to cap a five-run sixth as the Mets inched past the Marlins into fourth place in the NL East.

It was New York's first grand slam this season.

Nolan McLean (3-4) allowed one run but walked a career-high five over five laborious innings. The rookie right-hander has a 9.00 ERA with nine walks in his last three starts after opening the season with a 2.92 ERA and 15 walks in his first nine outings.

David Peterson, demoted to the bullpen this week, gave up one hit in four innings for his first regular-season save in the majors.

Owen Caissie had an RBI double in the fourth for the Marlins, who have lost five in a row and finished 11-18 in May.

John King (1-1) took the loss after giving up two runs in 1 2/3 innings as an opener for the Marlins, who used seven pitchers after scheduled starter Janson Junk was placed on the injured list with right shin inflammation.

Third baseman Javier Sanoja pitched a perfect eighth.

Marlins: Continue a nine-game trip Monday, when RHP Sandy Alcantara (3-4, 4.66 ERA) starts against RHP Cade Cavalli (3-3, 3.62) and the Washington Nationals.

Mets: Going with a bullpen game Monday night, when New York opens a six-game trip against RHP Emerson Hancock (4-2, 2.78 ERA) and the Seattle Mariners.

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Miami Marlins pitcher Josh White walks back to the mound during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

New York Mets pitcher Nolan McLean (26) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

New York Mets' Marcus Semien (10) celebrates his two-run home run with teammate Mark Vientos (27) during the second inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

New York Mets' Juan Soto (22) celebrates in the dugout after his grand slam during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

New York Mets' Juan Soto (22) watches his grand slam during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)