2017 Evian Championship

The 2017 Evian Championship was played 14–17 September at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 24th 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.

2017 Evian Championship
Tournament information
Dates14–17 September 2017
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$3,650,000
€3,068,956
Winner's share$547,500
€460,343
Champion
Sweden Anna Nordqvist
204 (−9), playoff
Evian Resort Golf Club is located in France
Evian Resort Golf Club
Evian Resort Golf Club
Location in France

Anna Nordqvist beat Brittany Altomare at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff, after the pair had tied on 204. The event was reduced to 54 holes after the first day's play was abandoned because of bad weather.

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 2017 Evian Championship.[2]

1. The top 40 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, as of 15 August 2017

Choi Hye-jin (a), Chun In-gee (2,4,8), Carlota Ciganda (5,7), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (7), Shanshan Feng (5,6,8), Brooke Henderson (4,5,8), Charley Hull (5), M. J. Hur, Ariya Jutanugarn (4,5,8), Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang (4,5), Cristie Kerr (5), Kim Hyo-joo (2), In-Kyung Kim (4,5,6,7,8), Kim Sei-young (5,8), Lydia Ko (2,4), Jessica Korda, Lee Mi-hyang (5,6), Minjee Lee, Mirim Lee, Haru Nomura (5,8), Anna Nordqvist (5), Park Sung-hyun (4,5,8), Suzann Pettersen (2), Gerina Piller (8), Ryu So-yeon (4,5,8), Lexi Thompson (4,5), Amy Yang (5)

2. Past Evian Championship winners

all already qualified

3. Active Evian Masters Champions (must have played in 10 LPGA Tour or LET events from 5 September 2016 to 5 September 2017)

Paula Creamer, Laura Davies, Juli Inkster, Ai Miyazato, Karrie Webb

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

Brittany Lang, Brittany Lincicome (5), Mo Martin

5. LPGA Tour winners since the 2016 Evian

Katherine Kirk

6. LET winners since the 2016 Evian

Beth Allen, Aditi Ashok, Azahara Muñoz, Florentyna Parker, Melissa Reid, Supamas Sangchan, Klára Spilková, Atthaya Thitikul (a), Anne van Dam

7. The top five on the LET Order of Merit, as of 5 September

Georgia Hall, Caroline Masson

8. Top 10 and ties from the 2016 Evian Championship

Angela Stanford

9. 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur champion

Sophia Schubert (a)

10. 2017 British Ladies Amateur champion

11. Top two players from the PHC Classic on the Symetra Tour

Brittany Marchand, Marion Ricordeau

12. Top player after the Evian Challenge in South Korea

Kim Do-yeon

13. Top two from the Jabra Ladies Open on the LET Access Series

Isabelle Boineau, Johanna Gustavsson

14. Evian invitations (four)[4]

Natalie Gulbis, Agathe Laisné (a), Paphangkorn Tavatanakit (a), Albane Valenzuela (a)

15. LPGA Tour money list, as of 5 September (if needed to fill the field to 120)

Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Nicole Broch Larsen, Katie Burnett, Pei-Yun Chien, Chella Choi, Cydney Clanton, Jacqui Concolino, Perrine Delacour, Lindy Duncan, Austin Ernst, Simin Feng, Sandra Gal, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Jaye Marie Green, Mina Harigae, Caroline Hedwall, Wei-Ling Hsu, Karine Icher, Ji Eun-hee, Tiffany Joh, Kim Kaufman, Megan Khang, Christina Kim, Joanna Klatten, Nelly Korda, Olafia Kristinsdottir, Candie Kung, Bronte Law, Alison Lee, Amelia Lewis, Lee Jeong-eun, Pernilla Lindberg, Gaby López, Catriona Matthew, Ally McDonald, Wichanee Meechai, Su-Hyun Oh, Amy Olson, Ryann O'Toole, Lee-Anne Pace, Jane Park, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Pornanong Phatlum, Morgan Pressel, Beatriz Recari, Madelene Sagström, Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong, Jenny Shin, Kelly Shon, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Mariah Stackhouse, Marissa Steen, Thidapa Suwannapura, Yani Tseng, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Jing Yan, Angel Yin, Yoo Sun-young

Course
Main article: Evian Resort Golf Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Par434434535354445353443671
Yards3991653554141883845451895053,1444173534064992095271553314413,3386,482
Metres3651513253791723514981734612,8743813233724561914821423034033,0525,926

Source:[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 14 September 2017

Strong winds and heavy rain caused play to be abandoned. The scores of the players who had already started were not counted and the tournament will resume on Friday as a 54-hole event with a cut after 36 holes.[5]

Friday, 15 September 2017

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Korea Park Sung-hyun63−8
2Thailand Moriya Jutanugarn65−6
T3Australia Katherine Kirk66−5
Sweden Anna Nordqvist
T5United States Marina Alex67−4
South Korea In-Kyung Kim
United States Jessica Korda
T8United States Austin Ernst68−3
England Georgia Hall
South Korea M. J. Hur
New Zealand Lydia Ko
Japan Ai Miyazato
United States Ryann O'Toole
United States Sophia Schubert (a)
Japan Ayako Uehara

Second round

Saturday, 16 September 2017

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Thailand Moriya Jutanugarn65-68=133−9
2Japan Ayako Uehara68-66=134−8
3Australia Katherine Kirk66-69=135−7
T4South Korea In-Kyung Kim67-69=136−6
New Zealand Lydia Ko68-68=136
South Korea Park Sung-hyun63-73=136
T7China Shanshan Feng69-68=137−5
England Georgia Hall68-69=137
United States Jennifer Song72-65=137
United States Angela Stanford69-68=137

Final round

Sunday, 17 September 2017

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)
T1United States Brittany Altomare70-68-66=204−9Playoff
Sweden Anna Nordqvist66-72-66=204
T3Thailand Moriya Jutanugarn65-68-72=205−8196,789
Australia Katherine Kirk66-69-70=205
New Zealand Lydia Ko68-68-69=205
T6China Shanshan Feng69-68-69=206−7115,285
South Korea Kim Sei-young70-68-68=206
8United States Jennifer Song72-65-70=207−692,042
9South Korea Lee Mi-hyang69-72-67=208−582,746
T10England Georgia Hall68-69-72=209−470,037
South Korea In-Kyung Kim67-69-73=209
Japan Ayako Uehara68-66-75=209

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434434535444535344
Sweden Nordqvist−3−3−3−3−2−3−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−7−9−10−10−9
United States Altomare−4−3−3−4−5−5−5−6−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−9−9
Thailand Jutanugarn−8−8−9−10−9−9−9−9−10−10−10−10−9−9−9−9−9−8
Australia Kirk−8−8−8−8−8−7−8−8−8−7−7−7−7−8−9−8−7−8
New Zealand Ko−6−6−7−8−8−8−7−7−7−7−7−7−6−7−9−9−9−8
China Feng−5−5−5−6−7−6−6−5−5−5−5−6−7−7−7−8−8−7
South Korea Kim−4−4−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−3−3−4−5−6−5−6−6−7
Japan Uehara−8−8−8−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−7−5−5−5−5−4

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagles Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[6]

Playoff

The sudden-death playoff was on the par-4 18th hole. Altomare took a double-bogey 6 to Nordqvist's bogey 5.

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Sweden Anna Nordqvist5+1547,500
2United States Brittany Altomare6+2339,625

References
  1. "The Evian Championship - Course". Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. "2017 Evian Championship – Press Kit" (PDF). Evian Championship. p. 3.
  3. "Wie withdraws from Evian, recovering from appendicitis". USA Today. Associated Press. 6 September 2017.
  4. "Get to know: Our 4 wildcards". Evian Championship. 3 August 2017.
  5. "Final women's major shortened to 54 holes due to weather". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 September 2017.
  6. "THE EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP". LPGA. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

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