2016 Evian Championship

September 2018 2016 Evian Championship Évian-les-Bains, France Evian Resort Golf Club 15–18 September 2016 Ladies European TourLPGA Tour 71http://www.evianchampionship.com/en/the-championship/course/ The Evian Championship - Course 12 September 2013 30 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130830081247/http://www.evianchampionship.com/en/the-championship/course dead 6482 yd 120 players, 72 after cut 145 (+3) $3,250,000€2,890,550 $487,500€433,582 KOR Chun In-gee 263 (−21) 2015 2017 France 1 Evian Resort Golf Club 46.394 6.570 Location in France 5 230 The 2016 Evian Championship was played 15–18 September at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 23rd Evian Championship (the first nineteen were played as the Evian Masters), and the fifth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. Chun In-gee won her first Evian and second major championship, four strokes ahead of runners-up Ryu So-yeon and Park Sung-hyun. Her 21-under-par score was a record for all women's majors.http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/17576991/in-gee-chun-wins-evian-championship-21-lowest-72-hole-score-major In Gee Chun finishes at 21 under for lowest 72-hole score in a major ESPN Associated Press 19 September 2016 The event was televised by Golf Channel and NBC Sports in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. Field The field for the tournament was set at 120, and most earned exemptions based on past performance on the Ladies European Tour (LET), the LPGA Tour, or with a high ranking in the Women's World Golf Rankings. There were 16 exemption categories for the 2016 Evian Championship.http://www.evianchampionship.com/uploads/tx_news/EC_DP_Digital_EN.pdf 2016 Evian Championship – Press Kit Evian Championship 3http://www.evianchampionship.com/the-championship/players/ The Championship – Players Evian Championshiphttp://ladieseuropeantour.com/?tournament=2016-evian-championship 2016 Evian Championship – Tournament Entry List Ladies European Tour 6 September 2016 1. The top 40 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, as of 16 August 2016 Choi Na-yeon (4), Chun In-gee (4), Carlota Ciganda, Shanshan Feng (4,7,8,9), Brooke Henderson (4,6), Charley Hull, Jang Ha-na (6), Ji Eun-hee (9), Ariya Jutanugarn (4,6), Cristie Kerr (6), Kim Hyo-joo (2,6), Kim Sei-young (6), Ko Jin-young, Lydia Ko (2,4,6,9), Jessica Korda (6), Candie Kung, Brittany Lang (4), Alison Lee (9), Minjee Lee (6), Mirim Lee, Stacy Lewis (4), Brittany Lincicome (4), Mo Martin (4), Haru Nomura (6), Anna Nordqvist (6), Lee-Anne Pace (9), Park Sung-hyun, Suzann Pettersen (2), Pornanong Phatlum, Gerina Piller, Morgan Pressel, Ryu So-yeon, Jenny Shin (6), Lexi Thompson (4,6,9), Amy Yang (9) Ahn Sun-ju (6), Lee Bo-mee, Teresa Lu, Inbee Park (3,4,5,6,9) – thumb injury,http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/17439456/thumb-injury-knocks-inbee-park-lpga-final-major Thumb injury knocks Inbee Park from LPGA's final major ESPN Associated Press 1 September 2016 and Jiyai Shin (4,7) did not play 2. Past Evian Championship winners All already qualified 3. Active Evian Masters Champions (must have played in 10 LPGA Tour or LET events from 6 September 2015 to 6 September 2016) Paula Creamer, Laura Davies, Juli Inkster, Ai Miyazato, Karrie Webb 4. Winners of the other women's majors for the last five years Michelle Wie, Yoo Sun-young 5. Gold medal winner at the 2016 Summer Olympics Already qualified 6. LPGA Tour winners since the 2015 Evian Caroline Masson 7. LET winners since the 2015 Evian Isabelle Boineau (8), Céline Herbin, Nuria Iturrioz, In-Kyung Kim, Lee Jung-min, Lin Xiyu, Nanna Koerstz Madsen (8,14), Emily Kristine Pedersen Yeom Hye-in did not play 8. The top five on the LET Order of Merit, as of 6 September Beth Allen, Catriona Matthew 9. Top 10 and ties from the 2015 Evian Championship Lee Mi-hyang, Ilhee Lee 10. 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur champion Seong Eun-jeong (a) 11. 2016 British Ladies Amateur champion Julia Engström (a) 12. Top two players from the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship on the Symetra Tour Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Ally McDonald 13. Top player after the 5 Activia Dream Tour tournaments in South Korea Ji Joo-hyun 14. Top two from Evian qualifier Maria Verchenova 15. Evian invitations (three) Bronte Law (a), Hannah O'Sullivan (a), Albane Valenzuela (a) 16. LPGA Tour money list, as of 6 September (if needed to fill the field to 120) Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Baek Kyu-jung, Katie Burnett, Chella Choi, Cydney Clanton, Jacqui Concolino, Lindy Duncan, Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Simin Feng, Sandra Gal, Caroline Hedwall, M. J. Hur, Vicky Hurst, Karine Icher, Tiffany Joh, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Kim Kaufman, Megan Khang, Christina Kim, Joanna Klatten, P.K. Kongkraphan, Min Seo Kwak, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Min Lee, Pernilla Lindberg, Gaby López, Lee Lopez, Sydnee Michaels, Mika Miyazato, Azahara Muñoz, Su-Hyun Oh, Ryann O'Toole, Annie Park, Park Hee-young, Jane Park, Beatriz Recari, Paula Reto, Lizette Salas, Alena Sharp, Kelly Shon, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Nontaya Srisawang, Angela Stanford, Kris Tamulis, Kelly Tan, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Cheyenne Woods, Jing Yan, Julie Yang, Sakura Yokomine Course Evian Resort Golf Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalPar434434535354445353443671Yards3991653554141883845451895053,1444173534064992095271553314413,3386,482Metres3651513253791723514981734612,8743813233724561914821423034033,0525,926 Source: Overlooking Lake Geneva, the average elevation of the course is approximately 480 m 5 above sea level. Round summaries First round Thursday, 15 September 2016 South Koreans Chun In-gee and Park Sung-hyun co-led after the first round at 63 (−8). Defending champion Lydia Ko was seven strokes behind at 70.http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/17555379/gee-chun-sung-hyun-park-share-lead-evian-championship Gee Chun, Sung Hyun Park share lead at Evian Championship ESPN Associated Press 15 September 2016 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 KOR Chun In-gee 63 −8 KOR Park Sung-hyunT3 CHN Shanshan Feng 64 −7 USA Annie Park5 USA Angela Stanford 65 −6T6 KOR Ji Eun-hee 66 −5 KOR Ryu So-yeon USA Danielle Kang KOR Ko Jin-young CHN Lin Xiyu USA Brittany Lincicome JPN Haru Nomura USA Gerina Piller USA Jennifer Song Second round Friday, 16 September 2016 With a 66, Chun In-gee extended her lead to two strokes over Shanshan Feng and Park Sung-hyun.http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/17564657/in-gee-chun-takes-2-shot-lead-2-rounds-evian-championship In Gee Chun takes 2-shot lead at Evian Championship ESPN Associated Press 16 September 2016 The cut was 145 (+3) and 72 players advanced to the weekend. PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 KOR Chun In-gee 63-66=129 −13T2 CHN Shanshan Feng 64-67=131 −11 KOR Park Sung-hyun 63-68=1314 KOR Ryu So-yeon 66-66=132 −105 USA Angela Stanford 65-68=133 −9T6 KOR Ji Eun-hee 66-68=134 −8 USA Brittany Lincicome 68-66=1348 USA Jennifer Song 68-67=135 −7T9 USA Danielle Kang 68-68=136 −6 TPE Candie Kung 69-67=136 Third round Saturday, 17 September 2016 Chun In-gee shot 65 (−6) for 194 (−19) to stretch her lead to four strokes over Park Sung-hyun.http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/17569576/in-gee-chun-extends-evian-championship-lead-four-strokes In Gee Chun seeks 72-hole scoring record for a major ESPN Associated Press 18 September 2016 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 KOR Chun In-gee 63-66-65=194 −192 KOR Park Sung-hyun 63-68-67=198 −153 CHN Shanshan Feng 64-67-69=200 −134 KOR Ryu So-yeon 66-66-69=201 −125 KOR In-Kyung Kim 70-69-64=203 −106 USA Angela Stanford 65-68-71=204 −97 KOR Kim Sei-young 69-71-65=205 −8T8 JPN Haru Nomura 68-69-69=206 −7 USA Jane Park 71-68-67=206T10 CAN Brooke Henderson 69-71-67=207 −6 USA Gerina Piller 68-72-67=207 USA Jennifer Song 68-67-72=207 Final round Sunday, 18 September 2016 Chun In-gee completed her wire-to-wire victory with 69 for 263, four strokes over Park Sung-hyun and Ryu So-yeon. Her 21-under-par total was a record for both women and men. For men's majors, the record is 20 under par, held by Jason Day at the 2015 PGA Championship and Henrik Stenson at the 2016 Open Championship. The previous women's record of 19-under-par was shared by five: Dottie Pepper (1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore), Karen Stupples (2004 Women's British Open), Cristie Kerr (2010 LPGA Championship), Yani Tseng (2011 LPGA Championship, and Inbee Park (2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship). Her 72-hole total of 263 broke the record of 267 held by Betsy King (1992 LPGA Championship) and was one stroke better than Stenson's 264 at the 2016 Open.http://www.lpga.com/news/2016-final-round-news-and-notes-evian-championship News and Notes – Final Round Evian Championship LPGA 18 September 2016 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)1 KOR Chun In-gee 63-66-65-69=263 −21 487,500T2 KOR Park Sung-hyun 63-68-67-69=267 −17 259,576 KOR Ryu So-yeon 66-66-69-66=2674 CHN Shanshan Feng 64-67-69-69=269 −15 168,8485 KOR Kim Sei-young 69-71-65-65=270 −14 135,9046 KOR In-Kyung Kim 70-69-64-69=272 −12 111,1947 USA Angela Stanford 65-68-71-70=274 −10 93,0748 JPN Haru Nomura 68-69-69-69=275 −9 81,543T9 CAN Brooke Henderson 69-71-67-70=277 −7 67,265 THA Ariya Jutanugarn 73-67-70-67=277 USA Gerina Piller 68-72-67-70=277 Source:http://www.lpga.com/tournaments/the-evian-championship/results?filters=2016 LPGA.com Evian Championship 2016 13 July 2017http://ladieseuropeantour.com/?tournament=2016-evian-championship Ladies European Tour Evian Championship 2016 13 July 2017 Scorecard Final round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par434434535 444535344KOR Chun −19 −19 −20 −20 −20 −20 −20 −21 −21 −21 −21 −21 −21 −20 −21 −21 −21 −21KOR Park −14 −15 −15 −16 −16 −16 −16 −15 −15 −16 −16 −15 −15 −15 −17 −17 −17 −17 KOR Ryu −13 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −16 −16 −17 −17CHN Feng −13 −13 −13 −14 −13 −13 −14 −15 −16 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15 −15 KOR Kim S.Y. −8 −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −10 −11 −11 −10 −12 −12 −13 −13 −14 −14 KOR Kim I.K. −11 −10 −11 −10 −11 −11 −10 −11 −11 −11 −10 −10 −10 −9 −10 −11 −12 −12 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Double Eagle-->EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogey Source: References External links http://www.evianchampionship.com/en/ Coverage on the Ladies European Tour's official site Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site 2016 46.394 N 6.570 E type:event title Category:The Evian Championship Category:Golf tournaments in France Evian Championship Evian Championship Evian Championship