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 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.

2022 Evian Championship
Tournament information
Dates21–24 July 2022
LocationÉvian-les-Bains, France
46°23′38″N 6°34′12″E / 46.394°N 6.570°E / 46.394; 6.570
Course(s)Evian Resort Golf Club
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,325 yards (5,784 m)
Field132 players, 73 after cut
Cut142 (E)
Prize fund$6,500,000
Winner's share$1,000,000
Champion
Canada Brooke Henderson
267 (−17)
Location map
Evian Resort Golf Club is located in France
Evian Resort Golf Club
Evian Resort Golf Club
Location in France
Evian Resort Golf Club is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Evian Resort Golf Club
Evian Resort Golf Club
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Brooke Henderson won with a score of 267, 17-under-par, a stroke ahead of Sophia Schubert.

Field edit

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]

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

Marina Alex, An Na-rin, Pia Babnik, Céline Boutier, Choi Hye-jin, Chun In-gee, Ally Ewing, Ayaka Furue, Hannah Green, Georgia Hall, Mina Harigae, Nasa Hataoka, Brooke Henderson, Charley Hull, Ji Eun-hee, Ariya Jutanugarn, Megan Khang, Kim A-lim, Kim Hyo-joo, Kim Sei-young, Ko Jin-young, Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Nelly Korda, Jennifer Kupcho, Lee Jeong-eun, Minjee Lee, Lin Xiyu, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Leona Maguire, Yuna Nishimura, Anna Nordqvist, Ryann O'Toole, Inbee Park, Park Min-ji, Ryu So-yeon, Madelene Sagström, Mao Saigo, Lizette Salas, Yuka Saso, Hinako Shibuno, Patty Tavatanakit, Atthaya Thitikul

5. Majors Winners

Kim In-kyung, Park Sung-hyun, Sophia Popov

6. LPGA Tournament Winners

Cristie Kerr, Gina Kim

7. LET OOM

Olivia Cowan, Manon De Roey, Linn Grant, Johanna Gustavsson, Stephanie Kyriacou, Meghan MacLaren, Sanna Nuutinen, Lee-Anne Pace, Magdalena Simmermacher, Marianne Skarpnord, Maja Stark

8. Top 10 & Ties Previous Year Evian Championship

Pajaree Anannarukarn, Yealimi Noh, Amy Yang

9. Winner U.S. Women's Amateur Championship

Jensen Castle (a)

10. Winner British Ladies Amateur Championship

Jess Baker (a)

11. Winner Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship

Mizuki Hashimoto (a)

12. Winner Latin America Women's Amateur Championship

Valery Plata (a)

13. CME Globe Points

Brittany Altomare, Aditi Ashok, Ashleigh Buhai, Matilda Castren, Jennifer Chang, Peiyun Chien, Chella Choi, Carlota Ciganda, Jenny Coleman, Allisen Corpuz, Lauren Coughlin, Perrine Delacour, Amanda Doherty, Gemma Dryburgh, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Isi Gabsa, Esther Henseleit, Hong Yae-eun, Hsu Wei-ling, Janie Jackson, Moriya Jutanugarn, Haeji Kang, Sarah Kemp, Frida Kinhult, Cheyenne Knight, Bronte Law, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Alison Lee, Andrea Lee, Lee Jeong-eun, Ruixin Liu, Yu Liu, Gaby López, Caroline Masson, Stephanie Meadow, Wichanee Meechai, Morgane Métraux, Su-Hyun Oh, Amy Olson, Annie Park, Pornanong Phatlum, Mel Reid, Paula Reto, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Sarah Schmelzel, Sophia Schubert, Jenny Shin, Jennifer Song, Lauren Stephenson, Thidapa Suwannapura, Emma Talley, Kelly Tan, Charlotte Thomas, Alana Uriell, Albane Valenzuela, Lilia Vu, Lindsey Weaver-Wright, Angel Yin

Course edit

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 4 3 5 3 4 5 36 71
Yards 390 165 349 421 167 373 534 188 503 3,090 404 352 404 418 175 542 149 327 464 3,235 6,325
Metres 357 151 319 385 153 341 488 172 460 2,826 369 322 369 382 160 496 136 299 424 2,957 5,783

Source:[2]

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, 21 July 2022

Ayaka Furue shot an 8-under-par 63 to take a one stroke lead over Brooke Henderson and Nelly Korda. Defending champion Minjee Lee was seven strokes back at −1.[3][4]

Place Player Score To par
1   Ayaka Furue 63 −8
T2   Brooke Henderson 64 −7
  Nelly Korda
4   Cheyenne Knight 65 −6
T5   Perrine Delacour 66 −5
  Charley Hull
  Ko Jin-young
  Lydia Ko
  Yuna Nishimura
T10   Chun In-gee 67 −4
  Carlota Ciganda
  Linn Grant
  Ji Eun-hee
  Nanna Koerstz Madsen
  Anna Nordqvist
  Park Min-ji
  Park Sung-hyun
  Ryu So-yeon

Source:[4]

Second round edit

Friday, 22 July 2022

Brooke Henderson shot a second consecutive round of 64 to take a three-stroke lead over Nelly Korda. First round leader Ayaka Furue shot a 72 to drop seven strokes off the lead. Defending champion Minjee Lee was in a tied for 30th place. The cut was at 142, even par, with 73 golfers advancing to the weekend.[4][5]

Place Player Score To par
1   Brooke Henderson 64-64=128 −14
2   Nelly Korda 64-67=131 −11
T3   Kim Sei-young 68-65=133 −9
  Ryu So-yeon 67-66=133
T5   Carlota Ciganda 67-67=134 −8
  Perrine Delacour 66-68=134
  Kim Hyo-joo 68-66=134
  Andrea Lee 69-65=134
  Sophia Schubert 69-65=134
  Atthaya Thitikul 68-66=134

Source:[4]

Third round edit

Saturday, 23 July 2022

Brooke Henderson shot a 68 to stay in first place, two strokes ahead of Ryu So-yeon.[6]

Place Player Score To par
1   Brooke Henderson 64-64-68=196 −17
2   Ryu So-yeon 67-66-65=198 −15
3   Sophia Schubert 69-65-66=200 −13
T4   Carlota Ciganda 67-67-67=201 −12
  Kim Sei-young 68-65-68=201
T6   Charley Hull 66-69-67=202 −11
  Kim Hyo-joo 68-66-68=202
  Ko Jin-young 66-69-67=202
  Nelly Korda 64-67-71=202
  Atthaya Thitikul 68-66-68=202

Source:[4]

Final round edit

Sunday, 24 July 2022

Place Player Score To par Prize money (US$)
1   Brooke Henderson 64-64-68-71=267 −17 1,000,000
2   Sophia Schubert 69-65-66-68=268 −16 586,262
T3   Carlota Ciganda 67-67-67-68=269 −15 283,420
  Charley Hull 66-69-67-67=269
  Kim Hyo-joo 68-66-68-67=269
  Lydia Ko 66-69-68-66=269
  Mao Saigo 70-70-65-64=269
T8   Linn Grant 67-71-69-64=271 −13 124,079
  Georgia Hall 69-71-66-65=271
  Kim Sei-young 68-65-68-70=271
  Ko Jin-young 66-69-67-69=271
  Nelly Korda 64-67-71-69=271
  Ryu So-yeon 67-66-65-73=271
  Atthaya Thitikul 68-66-68-69=271

Source:[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Amundi Evian Championship - Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ "The Amundi Evian Championship - Course Info". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Ayaka Furue leads Evian Championship; Nelly Korda trails by 1". ESPN. Associated Press. 21 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Amundi Evian Championship: Leaderboard". ESPN. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Brooke Henderson shoots second straight 64, leads Evian Championship by 3 strokes". ESPN. Associated Press. 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Brooke Henderson takes 2-shot lead into final round of Evian Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. 23 July 2022.

External links edit