2016 Evian Championship

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.

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
Chun In-gee
263 (−21)
Evian Resort 
Golf Club
Location in France

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

  • Ji Joo-hyun

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)

Nationalities in the field
North America (44)South America (1)Europe (25)Oceana (5)Asia (43)Africa (2)
 Canada (3) Colombia (1) England (4) Australia (4) China (4) South Africa (2)
 Mexico (1) Scotland (1) New Zealand (1) Japan (5)
 United States (40) Belgium (1) Malaysia (1)
 Denmark (2) South Korea (25)
 France (4) Taiwan (3)
 Germany (2) Thailand (5)
 Norway (1)
 Russia (1)
 Spain (4)
 Sweden (4)
  Switzerland (1)

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Kim Hyo-joo South Korea201472706875285+1T39
Lydia Ko New Zealand201570687573286+2T43
Suzann Pettersen Norway201373707175289+5T55

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

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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Chun In-gee South Korea63−8
Park Sung-hyun South Korea
T3Shanshan Feng China64−7
Annie Park United States
5Angela Stanford United States65−6
T6Ji Eun-hee South Korea66−5
Ryu So-yeon South Korea
Danielle Kang United States
Ko Jin-young South Korea
Lin Xiyu China
Brittany Lincicome United States
Haru Nomura Japan
Gerina Piller United States
Jennifer Song United States

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.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Chun In-gee South Korea63-66=129−13
T2Shanshan Feng China64-67=131−11
Park Sung-hyun South Korea63-68=131
4Ryu So-yeon South Korea66-66=132−10
5Angela Stanford United States65-68=133−9
T6Ji Eun-hee South Korea66-68=134−8
Brittany Lincicome United States68-66=134
8Jennifer Song United States68-67=135−7
T9Danielle Kang United States68-68=136−6
Candie Kung Chinese Taipei69-67=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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Chun In-gee South Korea63-66-65=194−19
2Park Sung-hyun South Korea63-68-67=198−15
3Shanshan Feng China64-67-69=200−13
4Ryu So-yeon South Korea66-66-69=201−12
5In-Kyung Kim South Korea70-69-64=203−10
6Angela Stanford United States65-68-71=204−9
7Kim Sei-young South Korea69-71-65=205−8
T8Haru Nomura Japan68-69-69=206−7
Jane Park United States71-68-67=206
T10Brooke Henderson Canada69-71-67=207−6
Gerina Piller United States68-72-67=207
Jennifer Song United States68-67-72=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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1Chun In-gee South Korea63-66-65-69=263−21487,500
T2Park Sung-hyun South Korea63-68-67-69=267−17259,576
Ryu So-yeon South Korea66-66-69-66=267
4Shanshan Feng China64-67-69-69=269−15168,848
5Kim Sei-young South Korea69-71-65-65=270−14135,904
6In-Kyung Kim South Korea70-69-64-69=272−12111,194
7Angela Stanford United States65-68-71-70=274−1093,074
8Haru Nomura Japan68-69-69-69=275−981,543
T9Brooke Henderson Canada69-71-67-70=277−767,265
Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand73-67-70-67=277
Gerina Piller United States68-72-67-70=277

Source:[11][12]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434434535444535344
Chun−19−19−20−20−20−20−20−21−21−21−21−21−21−20−21−21−21−21
Park−14−15−15−16−16−16−16−15−15−16−16−15−15−15−17−17−17−17
Ryu−13−14−14−14−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−16−16−17−17
Feng−13−13−13−14−13−13−14−15−16−14−14−14−14−14−15−15−15−15
Kim S.Y.−8−9−8−8−8−8−9−9−10−11−11−10−12−12−13−13−14−14
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. "The Evian Championship - Course". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. "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. "Evian Championship". LPGA.com. 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  12. "Evian Championship". Ladies European Tour. 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
Preceded by
2016 Women's British Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2017 ANA Inspiration

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