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.
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 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.
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.
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
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalPar434434535354445353443671Yards3991653554141883845451894813,1204173534014992095271553314413,3336,453Metres3651513253791723514981734402,8533813233674561914821423034033,0485,901 Source:
Round summaries
First round Thursday, 11 September 2014 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Kim Hyo-joo 61 −102 Karrie Webb 65 −63 Mi Jung Hur 66 −5T4 Brittany Lincicome 67 −4 Suzann PettersenT6 Julieta Granada 68 −3 Karine Icher Dewi Claire Schreefel Sarah Jane Smith Mariajo Uribe Amy Yang
Second round Friday, 12 September 2014 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Brittany Lincicome 67-65=132 −102 Kim Hyo-joo 61-72=133 −93 Mi Jung Hur 66-69=135 −7T4 Suzann Pettersen 67-69=136 −6 Karrie Webb 65-71=136T6 Moriya Jutanugarn 69-68=137 −5 Lydia Ko 69-68=137 Stacy Lewis 70-67=137T9 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 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Kim Hyo-joo 61-72-72=205 −82 Karrie Webb 65-71-70=206 −73 Mi Jung Hur 66-69-72=207 −6T4 Anna Nordqvist 71-67-70=208 −5 Mariajo Uribe 68-70-70=208T6 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=209T10 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 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Kim Hyo-joo 61-72-72-68=273 −11 487,5002 Karrie Webb 65-71-70-68=274 −10 303,188T3 Mi Jung Hur 66-69-72-68=275 −9 195,042 Jang Ha-na 70-71-68-66=2755 Na Yeon Choi 70-72-67-67=276 −8 136,9466 Suzann Pettersen 67-69-74-67=277 −7 112,0467 Paula Creamer 69-71-72-66=278 −6 93,787T8 Lydia Ko 69-68-72-71=280 −4 78,018 Brittany Lincicome 67-65-77-71=280T10 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:
Scorecard Final round Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718Par434434535444535344 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:
References
External links
Coverage on the Ladies European Tour's official site Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site