2014 Evian Championship

The 2014 Evian Championship was played 11–14 September at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 21st Evian Championship (the first 19 played as the Evian Masters), and the second 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.

2014 Evian Championship

Tournament information
Dates	11–14 September 2014
Location	Évian-les-Bains, France
Course(s)	Evian Resort Golf Club
Tour(s)	Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	71[1]
Length	6,453 yards (5,901 m)[1]
Field	120 players, 72 after cut
Cut	147 (+5)
Prize fund	$3,250,000 €2,407,470
Winner's share	$487,500 €361,120
Champion
Kim Hyo-joo
273 (−11)
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Evian Resort Golf Club

Location in France

Kim Hyo-joo, age 19, shot an opening round 61 (−10) and held on to total 273 (−11), one stroke ahead of runner-up Karrie Webb. Trailing by a stroke at the final tee, Kim sank a 12-foot (3.7 m) putt for birdie while Webb failed to par from the same distance to force a playoff. It was Kim's first win on the LPGA Tour and she became the third-youngest in history to win a women's major title.^[2]

Field

The field for the tournament was set at 120, 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.

There were 12 exemption categories for the 2014 Evian Championship.^[3][4]

1. The top 40 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, as of 12 August 2014

• Chella Choi (7,12), Na Yeon Choi (12), Chun In-gee, Paula Creamer (2,4,12), Shanshan Feng (4,6,12), Caroline Hedwall (12), Charley Hull (5,6), Karine Icher (12), Jang Ha-na, Cristie Kerr (12), Kim Hyo-joo, I.K. Kim (5,12), Lydia Ko (4,7,12), Jessica Korda (4,12), Meena Lee (12), Mirim Lee (4,12), Stacy Lewis (4,7,12), Catriona Matthew (12), Azahara Muñoz (5,12), Anna Nordqvist (4,12), Se Ri Pak (7,12), Hee Young Park (12), Inbee Park (2,3,4,12), Suzann Pettersen (2,4,6,7,12), Pornanong Phatlum (5,12), Gerina Piller (12), Beatriz Recari (7,12), So Yeon Ryu (4,7,12), Lizette Salas (4,12), Jenny Shin (12), Angela Stanford (7,12), Lexi Thompson (3,4,7,12), Karrie Webb (2,4,5,12), Michelle Wie (3,4,12), Amy Yang (4,12), Sakura Yokomine
• Eligible but did not play: Sun-Ju Ahn, Lee Bo-mee, Mo Martin (3,4,5,12), Jiyai Shin (2)

2. Active Evian Masters Champions

• Laura Davies (12), Juli Inkster (12), Ai Miyazato (12)
• Eligible but did not play: Natalie Gulbis

3. Winners of the 2014 majors (2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, 2014 U.S. Women's Open, 2014 Women's British Open, 2014 LPGA Championship)

• All players already qualified in other categories.

4. LPGA Tour winners since 2013 Evian

• Austin Ernst (12)
• Eligible but did not play: Teresa Lu

5. Ladies European Tour (LET) winners since 2013 Evian

• Valentine Derrey, Julie Greciet, Trish Johnson, Mi Hyang Lee (12), Camilla Lennarth, Gwladys Nocera (6), Lee-Anne Pace (12), Florentyna Parker, Dewi Claire Schreefel (12), Thidapa Suwannapura (12), Kylie Walker, Cheyenne Woods

6. The top 5 on the LET Order of Merit, as of commitment date

• Nikki Campbell

7. Top 10 and ties from the 2013 Evian Championship

• Jennifer Johnson (12)

8. 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur champion

• Kristen Gillman (a)

9. 2014 British Ladies Amateur champion

• Emily Kristine Pedersen

10. Evian invitations (four)

• Caroline Afonso, Céline Boutier (a), Joanna Klatten (12), Minjee Lee

11. Evian Pre-qualifiers

• Ariane Provot, Jing Yan (a)

12. LPGA Tour money list, as of commitment date

• Marina Alex, Amy Anderson, Christel Boeljon, Katie Burnett, Dori Carter, Carlota Ciganda, Laura Diaz, Paz Echeverria, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Sandra Gal, Julieta Granada, Jaye Marie Green, Mina Harigae, Mi Jung Hur, Eun-Hee Ji, Tiffany Joh, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Kim Kaufman, Sarah Kemp, Christina Kim, Katherine Kirk, Patcharajutar Kongkraphan, Candie Kung, Brittany Lang, Ilhee Lee, Jee Young Lee, Amelia Lewis, Xi Yu Lin, Brittany Lincicome, Pernilla Lindberg, Alejandra Llaneza, Caroline Masson, Kristy McPherson, Sydnee Michaels, Mika Miyazato, Belen Mozo, Haru Nomura, Ji Young Oh, Brooke Pancake, Jane Park, Morgan Pressel, Jennifer Rosales, Giulia Sergas, Alena Sharp, Ashleigh Simon, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Kris Tamulis, Kelly Tan, Yani Tseng, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Line Vedel, Alison Walshe, Lindsey Wright, Sun Young Yoo
• Eligible but did not play: Yueer Cindy Feng

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	481	3,120	417	353	401	499	209	527	155	331	441	3,333	6,453
Metres	365	151	325	379	172	351	498	173	440	2,853	381	323	367	456	191	482	142	303	403	3,048	5,901

Source:^[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 11 September 2014

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Kim Hyo-joo	61	−10
2	Karrie Webb	65	−6
3	Mi Jung Hur	66	−5
T4	Brittany Lincicome	67	−4
	Suzann Pettersen
T6	Julieta Granada	68	−3
	Karine Icher
	Dewi Claire Schreefel
	Sarah Jane Smith
	Mariajo Uribe
	Amy Yang

Second round

Friday, 12 September 2014

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Brittany Lincicome	67-65=132	−10
2	Kim Hyo-joo	61-72=133	−9
3	Mi Jung Hur	66-69=135	−7
T4	Suzann Pettersen	67-69=136	−6
	Karrie Webb	65-71=136
T6	Moriya Jutanugarn	69-68=137	−5
	Lydia Ko	69-68=137
	Stacy Lewis	70-67=137
T9	I. K. Kim	69-69=138	−4
	Anna Nordqvist	71-67=138
	Mariajo Uribe	68-70=138
	Amy Yang	68-70=138

Third round

Saturday, 13 September 2014

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Kim Hyo-joo	61-72-72=205	−8
2	Karrie Webb	65-71-70=206	−7
3	Mi Jung Hur	66-69-72=207	−6
T4	Anna Nordqvist	71-67-70=208	−5
	Mariajo Uribe	68-70-70=208
T6	Na Yeon Choi	70-72-67=209	−4
	Jang Ha-na	70-71-68=209
	Lydia Ko	69-68-72=209
	Brittany Lincicome	67-65-77=209
T10	Stacy Lewis	70-67-73=210	−3
	Inbee Park	69-72-69=210
	Suzann Pettersen	67-69-74=210

Final round

Sunday, 14 September 2014

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Kim Hyo-joo	61-72-72-68=273	−11	487,500
2	Karrie Webb	65-71-70-68=274	−10	303,188
T3	Mi Jung Hur	66-69-72-68=275	−9	195,042
	Jang Ha-na	70-71-68-66=275
5	Na Yeon Choi	70-72-67-67=276	−8	136,946
6	Suzann Pettersen	67-69-74-67=277	−7	112,046
7	Paula Creamer	69-71-72-66=278	−6	93,787
T8	Lydia Ko	69-68-72-71=280	−4	78,018
	Brittany Lincicome	67-65-77-71=280
T10	Shanshan Feng	70-70-73-69=282	−2	56,880
	Moriya Jutanugarn	69-68-75-70=282
	Anna Nordqvist	71-67-70-74=282
	Inbee Park	69-72-69-72=282
	Lexi Thompson	70-70-71-71=282
	Mariajo Uribe	68-70-70-74=282

Source:^[5][6]

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
Kim	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−11	−12	−12	−11	−11	−10	−10	−11
Webb	−8	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−8	−9	−9	−9	−10	−11	−11	−11	−10
Hur	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−9	−9	−10	−10	−9	−9
Jang	−3	−4	−4	−5	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−9	−10	−10	−10	−9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:^[6]

References

1. "The Evian Championship - Course". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
2. "Teen Hyo-Joo Kim wins Evian title". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 September 2014.
3. "2014 Evian Championship – Press Kit" (PDF). Evian Championship. May 2014. p. 8.
4. "2014 Evian Championship – Tournament Entry List". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
5. "Leaderboard: Evian Championship". Yahoo! Sports. 14 September 2014.
6. "The Evian Championship". Ladies European Tour. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the Ladies European Tour's official site
• Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site

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