2016 Evian Championship

2016 Evian Championship
Tournament information
Dates 15–18 September 2016
Location Évian-les-Bains, France
Course(s) Evian Resort Golf Club
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par 71[1]
Length 6,482 yards (5,927 m)[1]
Field 120 players, 72 after cut
Cut 145 (+3)
Prize fund $3,250,000
Winner's share $487,500
Champion
South Korea Chun In-gee
263 (−21)
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Evian Resort Golf Club
Location in France

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 19 played as the Evian Masters), and the fifth 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.

Chun In-gee won her first Evian and second major championship with a four-stroke victory over Ryu So-yeon and Park Sung-hyun. Her 21-under-par score was a record for all women's majors.[2]

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.[3][4][5]

1. The top 40 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, as of 16 August 2016

2. Past Evian Championship winners

3. Active Evian Masters Champions (must have played in 10 LPGA Tour or LET events from 6 September 2015 to 6 September 2016)

4. Winners of the other women's majors for the last five years

5. Gold medal winner at the 2016 Summer Olympics

6. LPGA Tour winners since the 2015 Evian

7. LET winners since the 2015 Evian

8. The top five on the LET Order of Merit, as of 6 September

9. Top 10 and ties from the 2015 Evian Championship

10. 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur champion

11. 2016 British Ladies Amateur champion

12. Top two players from the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship on the Symetra Tour

13. Top player after the 5 Activia Dream Tour tournaments in South Korea

14. Top two from Evian qualifier

15. Evian invitations (three)

16. LPGA Tour money list, as of 6 September (if needed to fill the field to 120)

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Kim Hyo-joo  South Korea 2014 72 70 68 75 285 +1 T39
Lydia Ko  New Zealand 2015 70 68 75 73 286 +2 T43
Suzann Pettersen  Norway 2013 73 70 71 75 289 +5 T55

Nationalities in the field

North America (44)South America (1)Europe (25)Oceana (5)Asia (43)Africa (2)
 Canada (3)  Colombia (1)  England (4)  Australia (4)  China (4)  South Africa (2)
 Mexico (1)  Scotland (1)  New Zealand (1)  Japan (5)
 United States (40)  Belgium (1)  Malaysia (1)
 Denmark (2)  South Korea (25)
 France (4)  Taiwan (3)
 Germany (2)  Thailand (5)
 Norway (1)
 Russia (1)
 Spain (4)
 Sweden (4)
  Switzerland (1)

Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Par434434535354445353443671
Yards3991653554141883845451895053,1444173534064992095271553314413,3386,482
Metres3651513253791723514981734612,8743813233724561914821423034033,0525,926

Source:[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 15 September 2016

South Koreans Chun In-gee and Park Sung-hyun led after the first round, shooting 8-under-par 63s. Defending champion Lydia Ko was seven strokes behind at 70.[7]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1 Chun In-gee  South Korea 63 −8
Park Sung-hyun  South Korea
T3 Shanshan Feng  China 64 −7
Annie Park  United States
5 Angela Stanford  United States 65 −6
T6 Ji Eun-hee  South Korea 66 −5
Ryu So-yeon  South Korea
Danielle Kang  United States
Ko Jin-young  South Korea
Lin Xiyu  China
Brittany Lincicome  United States
Haru Nomura  Japan
Gerina Piller  United States
Jennifer Song  United States

Second round

Friday, 16 September 2016

Chun In-gee extended her lead with a 5-under-par 66 to two strokes over Shanshan Feng and Park Sung-hyun.[8] The cut was 145 (+3) and 72 players made the cut.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Chun In-gee  South Korea 63-66=129 −13
T2 Shanshan Feng  China 64-67=131 −11
Park Sung-hyun  South Korea 63-68=131
4 Ryu So-yeon  South Korea 66-66=132 −10
5 Angela Stanford  United States 65-68=133 −9
T6 Ji Eun-hee  South Korea 66-68=134 −8
Brittany Lincicome  United States 68-66=134
8 Jennifer Song  United States 68-67=135 −7
T9 Danielle Kang  United States 68-68=136 −6
Candie Kung  Chinese Taipei 69-67=136

Third round

Saturday, 17 September 2016

Chun In-gee stretched her lead to four strokes with a 6-under-par 65 for a 19-under-par total. Park Sung-hyun was in second place at −15.[9]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Chun In-gee  South Korea 63-66-65=194 −19
2 Park Sung-hyun  South Korea 63-68-67=198 −15
3 Shanshan Feng  China 64-67-69=200 −13
4 Ryu So-yeon  South Korea 66-66-69=201 −12
5 In-Kyung Kim  South Korea 70-69-64=203 −10
6 Angela Stanford  United States 65-68-71=204 −9
7 Kim Sei-young  South Korea 69-71-65=205 −8
T8 Haru Nomura  Japan 68-69-69=206 −7
Jane Park  United States 71-68-67=206
T10 Brooke Henderson  Canada 69-71-67=207 −6
Gerina Piller  United States 68-72-67=207
Jennifer Song  United States 68-67-72=207

Final round

Sunday, 18 September 2016

Chun In-gee completed her wire-to-wire victory with a 2-under-par 69 round. She won by 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 women: 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.[10][11]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parPrize money (US$)
1 Chun In-gee  South Korea 63-66-65-69=263 −21 487,500
T2 Park Sung-hyun  South Korea 63-68-67-69=267 −17 259,576
Ryu So-yeon  South Korea 66-66-69-66=267
4 Shanshan Feng  China 64-67-69-69=269 −15 168,848
5 Kim Sei-young  South Korea 69-71-65-65=270 −14 135,904
6 In-Kyung Kim  South Korea 70-69-64-69=272 −12 111,194
7 Angela Stanford  United States 65-68-71-70=274 −10 93,074
8 Haru Nomura  Japan 68-69-69-69=275 −9 81,543
T9 Brooke Henderson  Canada 69-71-67-70=277 −7 67,265
Ariya Jutanugarn  Thailand 73-67-70-67=277
Gerina Piller  United States 68-72-67-70=277

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Evian Championship - Course". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "In Gee Chun finishes at 21 under for lowest 72-hole score in a major". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "2016 Evian Championship – Press Kit" (PDF). Evian Championship. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "The Championship – Players". Evian Championship.
  5. ↑ "2016 Evian Championship – Tournament Entry List". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Thumb injury knocks Inbee Park from LPGA's final major". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Gee Chun, Sung Hyun Park share lead at Evian Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "In Gee Chun takes 2-shot lead at Evian Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. 16 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "In Gee Chun seeks 72-hole scoring record for a major". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "In Gee Chun finishes at 21 under for lowest 72-hole score in a major". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "News and Notes – Final Round Evian Championship". LPGA. 18 September 2016.

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Preceded by
2016 Women's British Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2017 ANA Inspiration

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

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