1998 Evian Masters: Helen Alfredsson wins at Evian Resort Golf Club
Helen Alfredsson won the 1998 Evian Masters at Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France with 277 (−11), by 4 strokes over Maria Hjorth.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Evian Championship winners list.
- Dates
- 3 June 1998 to 6 June 1998
- Course
- Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Edition
- 5th 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
- £500,000 · winner's share £75,000
- Champion
- Helen Alfredsson · age 33 · Sweden · born Gothenburg, Sweden
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event
- Winning score
- 70-69-73-65 = 277 (−11) · won by 4 strokes
- Runner-up
- Maria Hjorth (281)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Alfredsson | 70 | 69 | 73 | 65 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Maria Hjorth | 281 |
What happened at the 1998 Evian Masters
Helen Alfredsson closed with a 7-under 65 to win by four strokes over Maria Hjorth.
1998 was the first year the Evian Masters carried major status on the Ladies European Tour.
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).