2018 Evian Championship


The 2018 Evian Championship was played 13–16 September at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 25th Evian Championship, and the sixth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. The event was televised by Golf Channel and NBC Sports in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.
At the age of 40, Angela Stanford won her first major championship on her 76th appearance in a major. Four players tied for second place, a stroke behind, including Amy Olson who came to the last hole needing a par to win but made a double-bogey.

Field

The field for the tournament is set at 120, and most earn exemptions based on past performance on the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA Tour, or with a high ranking in the Women's World Golf Rankings.
There are 15 exemption categories for the 2018 Evian Championship.
1. Evian invitations
Natalie Gulbis, Rachel Heck, Alana Uriell, Albane Valenzuela
2. Top two from the Jabra Ladies Open
Karolin Lampert, Astrid Vayson de Pradenne
3. Winner of the SGF 67 Evian Asia Challenge
Ryu Hae-ran
4. Top two players from the PHC Classic on the Symetra Tour
Lauren Coughlin
5. The top 40 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, as of 14 August 2018
Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Chun In-gee, Carlota Ciganda, Austin Ernst, Shanshan Feng, Georgia Hall, Nasa Hataoka, Brooke Henderson, Charley Hull, Ji Eun-hee, Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Cristie Kerr, Kim Hyo-joo, Kim Sei-young, Ko Jin-young, Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Nelly Korda, Lee Jeong-eun, Minjee Lee, Brittany Lincicome, Pernilla Lindberg, Anna Nordqvist, Inbee Park, Park Sung-hyun, Ryu So-yeon, Lizette Salas, Lexi Thompson, Amy Yang
6. Past Evian Championship winners
7. Active Evian Masters Champions
Paula Creamer, Laura Davies
8. Winners of the other women's majors for the last five years
Brittany Lang, Mo Martin
9. LPGA Tour winners since the 2017 Evian
Annie Park, Thidapa Suwannapura
10. LET winners since the 2017 Evian
Aditi Ashok, Céline Boutier, Ashleigh Buhai, Camille Chevalier, Caroline Hedwall, Meghan MacLaren, Azahara Muñoz, Kanyalak Preedasuttijit, Angel Yin
11. The top five on the LET Order of Merit, as of 4 September
Sarah Kemp, Klára Spilková, Anne Van Dam
12. Top 10 and ties from the 2017 Evian Championship
Katherine Kirk, Lee Mi-hyang, Jennifer Song, Ayako Uehara
13. 2018 U.S. Women's Amateur champion
14. 2018 British Ladies Amateur champion
15. LPGA Tour money list, as of 4 September
Nicole Broch Larsen, Sandra Changkija, Pei-Yun Chien, Chella Choi, Cydney Clanton, Jacqui Concolino, Daniela Darquea, Brianna Do, Lindy Duncan, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Sandra Gal, Hannah Green, Jaye Marie Green, Mina Harigae, Céline Herbin, Daniela Holmqvist, Wei-Ling Hsu, M. J. Hur, Caroline Inglis, Tiffany Joh, Haeji Kang, Megan Khang, Christina Kim, Bronte Law, Lee Jeong-eun, Mirim Lee, Yu Liu, Gaby López, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Brittany Marchand, Caroline Masson, Catriona Matthew, Ally McDonald, Wichanee Meechai, Benyapa Niphatsophon, Su-Hyun Oh, Amy Olson, Ryann O'Toole, Lee-Anne Pace, Park Hee-young, Jane Park, Pornanong Phatlum, Morgan Pressel, Beatriz Recari, Robynn Ree, Madelene Sagström, Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong, Alena Sharp, Jenny Shin, Sarah Jane Smith, Mariah Stackhouse, Angela Stanford, Emma Talley, Kris Tamulis, Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, Maria Torres, Mariajo Uribe, Sakura Yokomine

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Par434434535354445353443671
Yards3991653554341883785451895153,1684173534064992265271553314413,3556,523
Metres3651513253971723464981734712,8983813233724562074821423034033,0695,967

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 13 September 2018
Carlota Ciganda and Maria Torres shot 6-under-par rounds of 65 to lead by one stroke over Austin Ernst. The defending champion, Anna Nordqvist, shot 71.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Carlota Ciganda65−6
T1Maria Torres65−6
3Austin Ernst66−5
T4Nasa Hataoka67−4
T4Brooke Henderson67−4
T4Ryu So-yeon67−4
T7Chun In-gee68−3
T7Georgia Hall68−3
T7Ji Eun-hee68−3
T7Katherine Kirk68−3
T7Lee Mi-hyang68−3
T7Mo Martin68−3
T7Caroline Masson68−3
T7Ally McDonald68−3
T7Ryann O'Toole68−3
T7Inbee Park68−3

Second round

Friday, 14 September 2018
First round co-leader Maria Torres shot a 69 to remain in a first-place tie with Lee Mi-hyang, Mo Martin, and Amy Olson at 134. The other first round co-leader, Carlota Ciganda, dropped to 5th place at 135. Defending champion Anna Nordqvist was tied for 30th at 141. World number 1 Park Sung-hyun missed the cut by three strokes with a 148.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Lee Mi-hyang68-66=134−8
T1Mo Martin68-66=134−8
T1Amy Olson69-65=134−8
T1Maria Torres65-69=134−8
5Carlota Ciganda65-70=135−7
T6Austin Ernst66-70=136−6
T6Georgia Hall68-68=136−6
T6Brooke Henderson67-69=136−6
T6Wei-Ling Hsu69-67=136−6
T6Ryu So-yeon67-69=136−6
T6Jenny Shin70-66=136−6
T6Angela Stanford72-64=136−6

Third round

Saturday, 15 September 2018
Amy Olson shot a second straight 65 to take a two-stroke lead over Kim Sei-young.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Amy Olson69-65-65=199−14
2Kim Sei-young69-68-64=201−12
3Mo Martin68-66-69=203−10
T4Georgia Hall68-68-68=204−9
T4Inbee Park68-69-67=204−9
T4Angela Stanford72-64-68=204−9
T7Austin Ernst66-70-69=205−8
T7Wei-Ling Hsu69-67-69=205−8
T7Lee Jeong-eun72-66-67=205−8
T7Ryann O'Toole68-74-63=205−8

Final round

Sunday, 16 September 2018
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Angela Stanford72-64-68-68=272−12577,500
T2Austin Ernst66-70-69-68=273−11244,615
T2Kim Sei-young69-68-64-72=273−11244,615
T2Mo Martin68-66-69-70=273−11244,615
T2Amy Olson69-65-65-74=273−11244,615
T6Lee Jeong-eun72-66-67-69=274−10121,293
T6Ryann O'Toole68-74-63-69=274−10121,293
T8Jessica Korda69-71-67-68=275−991,949
T8Inbee Park68-69-67-71=275−991,949
T10Brooke Henderson67-69-72-68=276−869,096
T10Katherine Kirk68-73-66-69=276−869,096
T10Lydia Ko72-70-67-67=276−869,096
T10Lee Mi-hyang68-66-73-69=276−869,096
T10Ryu So-yeon67-69-72-68=276−869,096

Scorecard

Final round
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434434535444535344
Stanford−9−10−10−11−11−11−11−10−10−11−11−11−11−11−13−11−12−12
Ernst−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−10−10−11−11−11−11
Kim−12−12−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−11−11−10−11−10−11−11−11−11
Martin−11−11−11−11−11−11−10−10−11−10−10−10−10−10−11−11−11−11
Olson−14−13−14−14−14−14−14−13−13−13−13−13−14−13−13−13−13−11
J-e Lee−8−8−8−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−9−9−10−9−9−10
O'Toole−9−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−9−9−9−10−10−10−10
Park−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−10−9−9−9−9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par