2016 Evian Championship

2016 Evian Championship
Tournament information
Dates15–18 September 2016
LocationÉvian-les-Bains, France
Course(s)Evian Resort Golf Club
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length6,482 yards (5,927 m)[1]
Field120 players, 72 after cut
Cut145 (+3)
Prize fund$3,250,000
€2,890,550
Winner's share$487,500
€433,582
Champion
South Korea Chun In-gee
263 (−21)
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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.[2]

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.[3][4][5]

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

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)

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

5. Gold medal winner at the 2016 Summer Olympics

  • Already qualified

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)

Course

Main article: Evian Resort Golf Club
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Par 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 5 35 4 4 4 5 3 5 3 4 4 36 71
Yards 399 165 355 414 188 384 545 189 505 3,144 417 353 406 499 209 527 155 331 441 3,338 6,482
Metres 365 151 325 379 172 351 498 173 461 2,874 381 323 372 456 191 482 142 303 403 3,052 5,926

Source:[1]

Overlooking Lake Geneva, the average elevation of the course is approximately 480 metres (1,575 ft) 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.[7]

Place Player Score To par
T1 South Korea Chun In-gee 63 −8
South Korea Park Sung-hyun
T3 China Shanshan Feng 64 −7
United States Annie Park
5 United States Angela Stanford 65 −6
T6 South Korea Ji Eun-hee 66 −5
South Korea Ryu So-yeon
United States Danielle Kang
South Korea Ko Jin-young
China Lin Xiyu
United States Brittany Lincicome
Japan Haru Nomura
United States Gerina Piller
United States 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.[8] The cut was 145 (+3) and 72 players advanced to the weekend.

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

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

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

Source:[11][12]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 5 4 4 4 5 3 5 3 4 4
South Korea Chun −19 −19 −20 −20 −20 −20 −20 −21 −21 −21 −21 −21 −21 −20 −21 −21 −21 −21
South Korea Park −14 −15 −15 −16 −16 −16 −16 −15 −15 −16 −16 −15 −15 −15 −17 −17 −17 −17
South Korea Ryu −13 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −16 −16 −17 −17
China Feng −13 −13 −13 −14 −13 −13 −14 −15 −16 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15 −15
South Korea Kim S.Y. −8 −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −10 −11 −11 −10 −12 −12 −13 −13 −14 −14
South Korea 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

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Evian Championship - Course". Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "News and Notes – Final Round Evian Championship". LPGA. 18 September 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Evian Championship". LPGA.com. 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Evian Championship". Ladies European Tour. 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

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