1996 Evian Masters: Laura Davies wins at Evian Resort Golf Club
Laura Davies won the 1996 Evian Masters at Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France with 274 (−14), by 4 strokes over Carin Koch.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Evian Championship winners list.
- Dates
- 19 June 1996 to 22 June 1996
- Course
- Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- Counted as a major
- no (the event became a major later, or was one only in other years)
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72
- Purse
- FRF 3,000,000 · winner's share FRF 450,000
- Champion
- Laura Davies · age 32 · England · born Coventry, Warwickshire, England
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event
- Winning score
- 72-69-65-68 = 274 (−14) · won by 4 strokes
- Runner-up
- Carin Koch (278)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Davies | 72 | 69 | 65 | 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Carin Koch | 278 |
What happened at the 1996 Evian Masters
Holding a five-shot lead in the final round, Laura Davies carried a portable TV onto the course to watch England play Spain at Euro '96 — and was fined by the Ladies European Tour, though she still won.
Davies became the event's first repeat and first back-to-back champion, four strokes clear of Carin Koch.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Evian Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).