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The Evian Championship
The Evian Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Amundi Evian Championship, 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 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. The purse was increased from $4.1 million to $4.5 million effective with the 2021 event. The 2022 event saw an increase in the purse to $6.5 million, with the winner earning $1 million. 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 approx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Évian-les-Bains
Évian-les-Bains (), or simply Évian (, , or ), is a Communes of France, commune in Eastern France, by the border with Switzerland. It is located in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. A high-market holiday resort and spa town on the shores of Lake Geneva (), it has been visited, over two centuries, by royalty such as Kings Edward VII and George V of the United Kingdom and King Farouk of Egypt, and celebrities such as countess Anna de Noailles and Marcel Proust. History Birth of an elite spa town The springs of Evian were still rather unknown at the time of the French Revolution. But the First Empire's interest for spa towns inspired a scientist to analyse the Evian springs in 1807 and 1808. A lakeside port and a new road (RN5) connecting the town to Milan and Paris were constructed in 1809. In 1823, Genevan entrepreneur M. Fauconnet launched the Évian mineral water company (''Société des Eaux Minérales d'Évian'') and pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit organization, not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are distributed to its members, major U.S. daily newspapers and radio and television broadcasters. Since the award was established in 1917, the AP has earned 59 Pulitzer Prizes, including 36 for photography. The AP is also known for its widely used ''AP Stylebook'', its AP polls tracking National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA sports, sponsoring the National Football League's annual awards, and its election polls and results during Elections in the United States, US elections. By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters. The AP operates 235 news bureaus in 94 countries, and publishes in English, Spanish, and Arabic. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides twice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Schubert
Sophia Marie Schubert (born January 31, 1996) is an American professional golfer. Personal life and education Schubert is from Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She began playing golf at the age of four when her mother registered her and her sister for golf lessons. She majored in Sports management at the University of Texas. In 2022 she began taking flying lessons at the McGhee Tyson Airport, her goal being to obtain her pilot's license in order to fly herself to tournaments, similarly to Arnold Palmer and Peggy Kirk Bell. Amateur career She competed for the Christian Academy of Knoxville and Auburn during her freshman year in college before transferring to the University of Texas. While at Texas she competed for the Texas Longhorns and became the first Longhorn to win the U.S. Women's Amateur since Kelli Kuehne in 1996. Schubert was caddied by her coach, Ryan Murphy. Schubert won the 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur, defeating the number-3 ranked amateur player in the world and former Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Evian Championship
The 2022 Evian Championship was played 21–24 July at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 28th Evian Championship (the first 20 played as the Evian Masters), and the ninth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. The event was televised by Golf Channel in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. Brooke Henderson won with a score of 267, 17-under-par, a stroke ahead of Sophia Schubert. Field The field for the tournament was set at 132, and most earned 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. These were the exemption categories for the 2022 Evian Championship. 1. Evian invitations (six) Anna Davis (a), Rachel Heck (a), Aline Krauter (a), Agathe Laisné, Benedetta Moresco (a), Rose Zhang (a) 2. Winner of the Jabra Ladies Open Tiia Koivisto 3. Past Winners Evian Masters Angela Stanford 4. Top 50 from Rolex World Ranking Marin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Henderson
Brooke Mackenzie Henderson (born 10 September 1997) is a Canadian professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. Henderson was named the Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2015, 2017 and 2018. She won her first Women's major golf championships, major at age 18 in 2016 LPGA Tour, 2016 at the 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, KPMG Women's PGA Championship, becoming the event's youngest winner. With 13 LPGA wins as of January 2023, Henderson has the most victories of any Canadian golfer on major professional tours. She won her second career major title at the 2022 Evian Championship. In November 2019, she was named the winner of the 2019 Founders Award by a vote of fellow golfers on the LPGA Tour as someone "whose behaviour and deeds best exemplify the spirit, ideals, and values of the LPGA." Early years, family and education Henderson was raised in Smiths Falls, Ontario and initially learned golf at the Rideau Lakes Golf and Country Club. Her parents are Dave and Darlene. Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CĂ©line Boutier
CĂ©line Boutier (born 10 November 1993) is a French professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She has multiple wins on both tours including one major, the 2023 Evian Championship. Amateur career Boutier won several international amateur events including the 2012 European Ladies Amateur Championship and the 2015 British Ladies Amateur. She played college golf at Duke University from 2012 to 2016, winning four events. She helped the team to an NCAA Championship in 2014. In 2014, she was the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WCGA) Player of the Year and won the Honda Sports Award for golf. In her junior year, Boutier began working with Cameron McCormick, a swing coach known for his work with the PGA Tour's Jordan Spieth. On 24 December 2014 Boutier became No. 1 woman in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. She remained on top until 7 April 2015. In September 2014, Boutier finished T-29th at the Evian Championship, an LPGA major in her home country. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Evian Championship
The 2023 Evian Championship was played 27–30 July at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 29th Evian Championship (the first 20 played as the Evian Masters), and the tenth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. The event was televised by Golf Channel in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. Course Source: Field The field for the tournament was set at 132, and most earned 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. These were the exemption categories for the 2023 Evian Championship. 1. Evian invitations (six) *Huang Ting-hsuan (a) * Rachel Kuehn (a) *Ines Laklalech *Morgane Métraux * Pauline Roussin * Kaitlyn Schroeder (a) 2. Top 50 from Women's World Golf Rankings *Aditi Ashok *Céline Boutier *Ashleigh Buhai *Choi Hye-jin *Chun In-gee *Carlota Ciganda *Allisen Corpuz *Jodi Ewart Shadoff *Ally Ewing *Ayaka Furue * Hannah Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Kyriacou
Stephanie Kyriacou (born 22 November 2000) is an Australian professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She won the 2020 Australian Ladies Classic – Bonville by eight strokes as an amateur and joined the Ladies European Tour on a two-year winner's exemption. In 2024, she was runner-up at The Evian Championship. Career Kyriacou started to play golf aged four and came through the Jack Newton Junior Golf Programme and played in her first Jack Newton golf tournament, the 2011 State Junior Medals, when she was 10. In January 2020, Kyriacou won the first tournament of the 2020 Ladies European Tour season, the Australian Ladies Classic at Bonville Golf Resort in New South Wales. She won by eight strokes over the world number 35 Ayean Cho of Korea, with a total of 22-under-par. Her second round of 63 was the lowest score ever recorded at Bonville but not a course record as preferred lies were used. Her tournament victory was the 10th by an amateur in the 42-year history of the LET. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Evian Championship
The 2024 Evian Championship was played 11–14 July in France. It was the 30th Evian Championship (the first 20 played as the Evian Masters), and the 11th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. Field The field for the tournament was set at 132, and most earned 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. 1. Evian invitations (six) *Adéla Cernousek (a) *Perrine Delacour * Rachel Kuehn (a) *Ingrid Lindblad * Pauline Roussin * Yana Wilson (a) 2. Top 50 from Women's World Golf Rankings *Céline Boutier *Ashleigh Buhai *Allisen Corpuz *Ally Ewing *Ayaka Furue *Linn Grant * Hannah Green *Georgia Hall *Nasa Hataoka *Brooke Henderson *Charley Hull *Hwang You-min *Im Jin-hee *Akie Iwai *Megan Khang *Kim Hyo-joo *Kim Sei-young *Ko Jin-young *Lydia Ko *Nelly Korda *Jennifer Kupcho * Alison Lee *Minjee Lee *Lee Ye-won * Park Ji-young * Gabriela Ruffels *Ryu Hae-ran *Madelene Sagström *Yuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hyo-joo
Kim Hyo-joo (; ; born 14 July 1995), also known as Hyo Joo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She won the 2014 Evian Championship while setting the record for lowest 18-hole score at a major with a 61 in the first round. The 2014 Evian Championship was her first major appearance. She later accepted membership on the LPGA Tour for 2015. Professional wins (25) LPGA of Korea Tour wins (14) LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1) LPGA Tour wins (7) ^ Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2) Ladies European Tour wins (3) ^ Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour Other wins (1) Major championships Wins (1) Results timeline ''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut T = tied Summary * Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2019 PGA – 2022 Chevron) * Longest streak of top 10s – 2 (twice) LPGA Tour career summary ^ Official as of 2024 season *Includes matchplay and other tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, Born 1996)
Lee Jeong-eun (; born 28 May 1996) is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. For scoring purposes, she is called Jeongeun Lee6 to differentiate herself from other Korean LPGA golfers with that name, including the older Jeongeun Lee5. In 2019, Lee won her first major championship at the U.S. Women's Open, and was named the 2019 LPGA Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year. LPGA of Korea Tour Lee began playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2016. When she joined the tour, there had already been five other players with the same name; the like-named players were differentiated by a number, so she started to be called "Jeongeun Lee6". Lee is a six-time champion on tour, winning four events in 2017 and two in 2018. She also led the money list both years. LPGA Tour Lee played her first LPGA Tour event in 2017, finishing in a tie for fifth place at the U.S. Women's Open. She made six starts in 2018, her best finish a tie fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leona Maguire
Leona Maguire (born 30 November 1994) is an Irish professional golfer. She held the record for the most weeks at the top of the World Amateur Golf Ranking, and in 2022 became the first – and, to date, only – Irish woman to win on the LPGA Tour. In 2024 she became the first Irish woman to win on the Ladies European Tour. With a score of 61 in the final round of the 2021 Evian Championship, Maguire holds the record for the lowest-ever score in the final round of any major championship (men or women) and the joint lowest round in any round of a major. During the 2021 Solheim Cup, she broke the all-time rookie points record in either the Solheim Cup or the Ryder Cup with a total of 4.5. On 9 December 2024 she was inducted into the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) ''Players Hall of Fame'', the first Irish golfer to be so honored. Personal life Maguire is a native of County Cavan. At the age of 9, she gave up a promising swimming career to concentrate on golf. She is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
