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, 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 and held on to total 273, 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, Na Yeon Choi, Chun In-gee, Paula Creamer, Shanshan Feng, Caroline Hedwall, Charley Hull, Karine Icher, Jang Ha-na, Cristie Kerr, Kim Hyo-joo, I.K. Kim, Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Meena Lee, Mirim Lee, Stacy Lewis, Catriona Matthew, Azahara Muñoz, Anna Nordqvist, Se Ri Pak, Hee Young Park, Inbee Park, Suzann Pettersen, Pornanong Phatlum, Gerina Piller, Beatriz Recari, So Yeon Ryu, Lizette Salas, Jenny Shin, Angela Stanford, Lexi Thompson, Karrie Webb, Michelle Wie, Amy Yang, Sakura Yokomine
- Eligible but did not play: Sun-Ju Ahn, Lee Bo-mee, Mo Martin, Jiyai Shin
- Laura Davies, Juli Inkster, Ai Miyazato
- Eligible but did not play: Natalie Gulbis
- All players already qualified in other categories.
- Austin Ernst
- Eligible but did not play: Teresa Lu
- Valentine Derrey, Julie Greciet, Trish Johnson, Mi Hyang Lee, Camilla Lennarth, Gwladys Nocera, Lee-Anne Pace, Florentyna Parker, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Thidapa Suwannapura, Kylie Walker, Cheyenne Woods
7. Top 10 and ties from the 2013 Evian Championship
8. 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur champion
9. 2014 British Ladies Amateur champion
10. Evian invitations
11. Evian Pre-qualifiers
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
| 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 |
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Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 11 September 2014| Place | Player | Score | To par | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Second roundFriday, 12 September 2014
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