The Evian Championship

The Evian Championship

Tournament information
Location	Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France
Established	1994; 28 years ago (1994)
Course(s)	Evian Resort Golf Club
Par	71
Length	6,523 yards (5,965 m) 6,482 yards (5,927 m) (2016)
Tour(s)	Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund	US$4.5 million
Month played	June (1994–2002) July (2003–2012, 2019–present) September (2013–2018)
Tournament record score
Aggregate	263 Chun In-gee (2016)
To par	−21 Juli Inkster (2003) −21 Chun In-gee (2016)
Current champion
Minjee Lee
2021 Evian Championship

Evian Resort Golf Club

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Location in France

The Evian Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Amundi Evian Championship,^[1] is a women's professional golf tournament in France, played at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains. It was originally held in June, moved to July in 2003, and moved again to September in 2013. It returned to a July date in 2019.

Founded 28 years ago in 1994 on the Ladies European Tour (LET) as the Evian Masters, it is one of two major championships on the LET. Not originally a major on the LPGA Tour, it became an LPGA co-sanctioned event in 2000, which included a significant increase in purse size. Its current purse of US$4.5 million is the second-richest in women's golf, after the U.S. Women's Open ($5.5 million in 2020). The purse was most recently increased from $4.1 million^[2] to $4.5 million effective with the 2021 event.^[1]

Originally a mid-June event, it was played in late July from 2003 to 2012, then moved to mid-September in 2013 when it became the final major for both tours. The average elevation of the course is approximately 480 metres (1,575 ft) above sea level and overlooks nearby Lake Geneva to the north.

In July 2011 it was announced that beginning in 2013, the Evian Masters would be renamed "The Evian Championship" and would become the fifth major on the LPGA Tour schedule and move to September.^[3][4][5]

After the 2017 Evian Championship was reduced to 54 holes, LPGA commissioner Mike Whan admitted it was a mistake to move the major to a September date and vowed to move it back to summer by 2019. Furthermore, major changes in 2019 for the majors in men's golf, which will now be held in consecutive months – April, May, June, July – means the Evian can be held in August and be the final major in professional golf, men's or women's.^[6] Ultimately, the new date for the Evian was set as the last full weekend in July, the week after The Open Championship (men's).^[2]

In February 2021, the tournament organizers and French asset management firm Amundi jointly announced that the firm had become the tournament's title sponsor effective with the 2021 event. The sponsorship deal will run for five years.^[1]

Course[]

Evian Resort Golf Club – (1994–present)
(a.k.a. Domaine du Royal Club Evian)

Field[]

Prior to 2007, the event included 78 players, about half the size of a full-field LPGA Tour event, and was held over four days without a cut, meaning all players played all four days regardless of their scores. Beginning in 2007, the field was expanded to 90 players and a cut added after the second round. A cut means the players with the lowest 70 scores and anyone tied for 70th place play all four rounds and win prize money based on their final standing in the tournament. The other players are eliminated after the second round. The field was increased to 111 players in 2010^[7] and 120 when it became a major in 2013.

Scoring record[]

The tournament scoring record of 263 (−21) was set by Chun In-gee in 2016.

Winners[]

LET and LPGA co-sanctioned major (2013–present)

Year	Dates	Champion	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse (US$)	Winner's share
2021	22–25 Jul	Minjee Lee	Australia	68-69-65-64=266	−18	Playoff	Jeongeun Lee6	4,500,000	675,000
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
2019	25–28 Jul	Ko Jin-young	South Korea	65-71-66-67=269	−15	2 strokes	Shanshan Feng Kim Hyo-joo Jennifer Kupcho	4,100,000	615,000
2018	13–16 Sep	Angela Stanford	United States	72-64-68-68=272	−12	1 stroke	Austin Ernst Kim Sei-young Mo Martin Amy Olson	3,850,000	577,500
2017*	14–17 Sep	Anna Nordqvist	Sweden	70-68-66=204	−9	Playoff	Brittany Altomare	3,650,000	547,500
2016	15–18 Sep	Chun In-gee	South Korea	63-66-65-69=263	−21	4 strokes	Park Sung-hyun Ryu So-yeon	3,250,000	487,500
2015	10–13 Sep	Lydia Ko	New Zealand	69-69-67-63=268	−16	6 strokes	Lexi Thompson	3,250,000	487,500
2014	11–14 Sep	Kim Hyo-joo	South Korea	61-72-72-68=273	−11	1 stroke	Karrie Webb	3,250,000	487,500
2013*	12–15 Sep	Suzann Pettersen	Norway	66-69-68=203	−10	2 strokes	Lydia Ko (a)	3,250,000	487,500

* Reduced to 54 holes due to rain

LET and LPGA co-sanctioned event (2000–2012)

Year	Dates	Champion	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse (US$)	Winner's share
Evian Masters
2012	26–29 Jul	Inbee Park	South Korea	71-64-70-66=271	−17	2 strokes	Stacy Lewis Karrie Webb	3,250,000	487,500
2011	21–24 Jul	Ai Miyazato	Japan	68-68-67-70=273	−15	2 strokes	Stacy Lewis	3,250,000	487,500
2010	22–25 Jul	Jiyai Shin	South Korea	68-70-71-66=274	−14	1 stroke	Choi Na-yeon Morgan Pressel Lexi Thompson	3,250,000	487,500
2009	23–26 Jul	Ai Miyazato	Japan	69-66-70-69=274	−14	Playoff	Sophie Gustafson	3,250,000	487,500
2008	24–27 Jul	Helen Alfredsson	Sweden	72-63-71-67=273	−15	Playoff	Choi Na-yeon Angela Park	3,250,000	487,500
2007	26–29 Jul	Natalie Gulbis	United States	72-69-73-70=284	−4	Playoff	Jang Jeong	3,000,000	450,000
2006	26–29 Jul	Karrie Webb	Australia	67-68-69-68=272	−16	1 stroke	Laura Davies Michelle Wie	3,000,000	450,000
2005	20–23 Jul	Paula Creamer	United States	68-68-66-71=273	−15	8 strokes	Lorena Ochoa Michelle Wie	2,500,000	375,000
2004	21–24 Jul	Wendy Doolan	Australia	68-68-69-65=270	−18	1 stroke	Annika Sörenstam	2,500,000	375,000
2003	23–26 Jul	Juli Inkster	United States	66-72-64-65=267	−21	6 strokes	Han Hee-won	2,100,000	315,000
2002	12–15 Jun	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	68-67-65-69=269	−19	4 strokes	Maria Hjorth Mi-Hyun Kim	2,100,000	315,000
2001	13–16 Jun	Rachel Teske	Australia	71-68-66-68=273	−15	1 stroke	Maria Hjorth	2,100,000	315,000
2000	14–17 Jun	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	70-68-70-68=276	−12	Playoff	Karrie Webb	1,800,000	270,000

LET event (1994–1999)

Year	Dates	Champion	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse (£)	Winner's share
Evian Masters
1999	9–12 Jun	Catrin Nilsmark	Sweden	69-70-72-68=279	−9	2 strokes	Laura Davies	689,000	102,500
1998	3–6 Jun	Helen Alfredsson	Sweden	70-69-73-65=277	−11	4 strokes	Maria Hjorth	500,000	75,000
1997	18–21 Jun	Hiromi Kobayashi	Japan	69-67-69-69=274	−14	Playoff	Alison Nicholas	425,000	63,750
1996	19–22 Jun	Laura Davies	England	72-69-65-68=274	−14	4 strokes	Carin Koch	375,000	56,250
1995	7–10 Jun	Laura Davies	England	68-67-69-67=271	−17	5 strokes	Annika Sörenstam	270,000	40,630
1994	9–12 Jun	Helen Alfredsson	Sweden	71-73-73-70=287	−1	3 strokes	Lora Fairclough	232,500	34,875

In 2017 Nordqvist won with a bogey 5 on the first extra hole. In 2009 Miyazato won with a birdie 4 on the first extra hole. In 2008 Alfredsson won with a birdie 4 on the third extra hole, Park having been eliminated when the other two players made birdies on the first extra hole. In 2007 Gulbis beat Jang with a birdie 4 on the first extra hole. In 2000 Sörenstam beat Webb with an eagle 3 on the first extra hole. In 1997 Kobayashi beat Nicholas with an eagle 3 on the first extra hole.

Multiple winners[]

• Helen Alfredsson (1994, 1998, 2008)
• Laura Davies (1995, 1996)
• Annika Sörenstam (2000, 2002)
• Ai Miyazato (2009, 2011)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Coverage on the Ladies European Tour's official site
• LPGA Tour official tournament microsite
• Evian Masters Golf Club

Coordinates: 46°23′38″N 6°34′12″E / 46.394°N 6.570°E / 46.394; 6.570