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Sunday 27 July 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Alfredsson wins Evian Masters
Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, France · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 July 2008 · Helen Alfredsson’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3.25 million USD · Evian
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 7 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 6 km/h N, gusts 15 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/18°C · wind 9 km/h N, gusts 23 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/18°C · wind 8 km/h NNE, gusts 20 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Evian Masters
- Evian Championship
- Amundi Evian Championship
1994–2026 in our record, 32 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Na Yeon Choi KOR · 273Rookie reached 17 under and led by four after 13, then bogeyed 15 and 16 (66); parred the third playoff hole as Alfredsson birdied Golf: Helen Alfredsson wins Evian Masters in a playoff (AP, Graham Dunbar) - The Honolulu Advertiser, Jul 27 2008
- Angela Park BRA · 27354-hole leader closed with 71; eliminated on the first playoff hole after a wide drive forced a lay-up and her 12-foot birdie putt lipped out Golf: Helen Alfredsson wins Evian Masters in a playoff (AP, Graham Dunbar) - The Honolulu Advertiser, Jul 27 2008
90 started, 70 made it
Same week
Women's tour event
Evian Masters
Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Na Yeon Choi, Angela Park
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 July 2008
I thought my course record was going to fly out the window today, because she was just making birdies and they were going so well.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 July 2008
What do you think it was today? They were 19 and 20. You know, it's still one for the bags.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 July 2008
I think my husband is probably more happy about the money than I am.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 July 2008
Right now I don't feel. I cannot think of anything. I feel a little disappointed that I was very nervous. I always thought that I could do it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Alfredsson | 72 · 63 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Angela Park | 66 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Na Yeon Choi | 71 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Jin Joo Hong | 71 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Lorena Ochoa | 65 · 73 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Cristie Kerr | 70 · 66 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 69 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Hee Young Park | 70 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Paula Creamer | 70 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Juli Inkster | 67 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1965-04-09, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1989; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 42 that week (Rolex Rankings No. 42 entering the week, as stated by AP (Graham Dunbar, Jul 27 2008: 'brought her back to No. 42 and she will climb higher when the next rankings are published Monday')).
What’s in the bag
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