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, and the fifth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.
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.
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, 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.
1. The top 40 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, as of 16 August 2016
- Choi Na-yeon, Chun In-gee, Carlota Ciganda, Shanshan Feng, Brooke Henderson, Charley Hull, Jang Ha-na, Ji Eun-hee, Ariya Jutanugarn, Cristie Kerr, Kim Hyo-joo, Kim Sei-young, Ko Jin-young, Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Candie Kung, Brittany Lang, Alison Lee, Minjee Lee, Mirim Lee, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Mo Martin, Haru Nomura, Anna Nordqvist, Lee-Anne Pace, Park Sung-hyun, Suzann Pettersen, Pornanong Phatlum, Gerina Piller, Morgan Pressel, Ryu So-yeon, Jenny Shin, Lexi Thompson, Amy Yang
- Ahn Sun-ju, Lee Bo-mee, Teresa Lu, Inbee Park – thumb injury, and Jiyai Shin did not play
- All already qualified
- Paula Creamer, Laura Davies, Juli Inkster, Ai Miyazato, Karrie Webb
- Michelle Wie, Yoo Sun-young
- Already qualified
- Caroline Masson
- Isabelle Boineau, Céline Herbin, Nuria Iturrioz, In-Kyung Kim, Lee Jung-min, Lin Xiyu, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Emily Kristine Pedersen
- Yeom Hye-in did not play
- Beth Allen, Catriona Matthew
- Lee Mi-hyang, Ilhee Lee
- Seong Eun-jeong
- Julia Engström
- Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Ally McDonald
- Ji Joo-hyun
- Maria Verchenova
- Bronte Law, Hannah O'Sullivan, Albane Valenzuela
- Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Baek Kyu-jung, Katie Burnett, Chella Choi, Cydney Clanton, Jacqui Concolino, Lindy Duncan, Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Simin Feng, Sandra Gal, Caroline Hedwall, M. J. Hur, Vicky Hurst, Karine Icher, Tiffany Joh, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Kim Kaufman, Megan Khang, Christina Kim, Joanna Klatten, P.K. Kongkraphan, Min Seo Kwak, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Min Lee, Pernilla Lindberg, Gaby López, Lee Lopez, Sydnee Michaels, Mika Miyazato, Azahara Muñoz, Su-Hyun Oh, Ryann O'Toole, Annie Park, Park Hee-young, Jane Park, Beatriz Recari, Paula Reto, Lizette Salas, Alena Sharp, Kelly Shon, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Nontaya Srisawang, Angela Stanford, Kris Tamulis, Kelly Tan, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Cheyenne Woods, Jing Yan, Julie Yang, Sakura Yokomine
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 | 505 | 3,144 | 417 | 353 | 406 | 499 | 209 | 527 | 155 | 331 | 441 | 3,338 | 6,482 |
| Metres | 365 | 151 | 325 | 379 | 172 | 351 | 498 | 173 | 461 | 2,874 | 381 | 323 | 372 | 456 | 191 | 482 | 142 | 303 | 403 | 3,052 | 5,926 |
Source:
Overlooking Lake Geneva, the average elevation of the course is approximately above sea level.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 15 September 2016South Koreans Chun In-gee and Park Sung-hyun co-led after the first round at 63. Defending champion Lydia Ko was seven strokes behind at 70.
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| T1 |  Second roundFriday, 16 September 2016With a 66, Chun In-gee extended her lead to two strokes over Shanshan Feng and Park Sung-hyun. The cut was 145 and 72 players advanced to the weekend.
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