2005 Evian Masters: Paula Creamer wins at Evian Resort Golf Club
Paula Creamer won the 2005 Evian Masters at Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France with 273 (−15), by 8 strokes over Lorena Ochoa and Michelle Wie West (a).
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the Evian Championship winners list.
- Dates
- 20 July 2005 to 23 July 2005
- Course
- Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Edition
- 12th 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
- Field
- 78
- Purse
- $2,500,000 · winner's share $375,000
- Champion
- Paula Creamer · age 18 · United States · born Mountain View, California, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event
- Winning score
- 68-68-66-71 = 273 (−15) · won by 8 strokes
- Runners-up
- Lorena Ochoa, Michelle Wie West (a) (281 each)
- 54-hole leader
- Paula Creamer
- Low amateur
- Michelle Wie West (281)
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paula Creamer | 68 | 68 | 66 | 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Lorena Ochoa | 281 | |||||
| T2 | Michelle Wie West (a) | 281 |
What happened at the 2005 Evian Masters
Paula Creamer, 18, led by seven entering the final round and won by eight — the largest margin in the event's history.
Fifteen-year-old amateur Michelle Wie closed with a 68 to tie Lorena Ochoa for second.
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).