2015 Evian Championship


The 2015 Evian Championship was played 10–13 September at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 22nd Evian Championship, and the third 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. Lydia Ko won her first major championship, becoming the youngest major winner, at age 18, and shooting the lowest final round, 63, to win a major.

Field

The field for the tournament is set at 120, and most earn 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 are 12 exemption categories for the 2015 Evian Championship.
1. The top 40 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, as of 4 August 2015
2. Active past champions
3. Winners of the 2015 majors
  • All players already qualified in other categories.
4. LPGA Tour winners since 2014 Evian
5. Ladies European Tour winners since 2014 Evian
6. The top 5 on the LET Order of Merit, as of commitment date
7. Top 10 and ties from the 2014 Evian Championship
8. 2015 U.S. Women's Amateur champion
9. 2015 British Ladies Amateur champion
10. Evian invitations
11. Evian pre-qualifiers
12. LPGA Tour money list, as of commitment date

Course

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Par434434535354445353443671
Yards3991653554141883845451894813,1204173534064992215271553314413,3506,470
Metres3651513253791723514981734402,8533813233724562024821423034033,0635,916

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 10 September 2015
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T1

Second round

Friday, 11 September 2015
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1

Third round

Saturday, 12 September 2015
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1

Final round

Sunday, 13 September 2015
Lydia Ko birdied five holes on the back-nine and shot a round of 63 for a six-shot win over Lexi Thompson and her first career major championship. With the win Ko became the youngest winner of a LPGA major, and the youngest major champion in golf since Young Tom Morris won the 1868 Open Championship. Her closing round of 63 was a record lowest final round in the history of women's golf majors.
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Scorecard

Final round
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Par434434535444535344