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Sunday 26 July 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Miyazato wins Evian Masters
Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, France · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 July 2009 · Ai Miyazato’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,250,000 USD
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 56 · 19.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/15°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 9.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/14°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 24 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/16°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 0 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
- Sophie Gustafson SWE · 274Birdied the 72nd hole to tie at 14 under; on the playoff hole her third shot plugged in its pitch mark 10 feet away and Miyazato's birdie won it Miyazato wins Evian Masters in playoff (Ladies European Tour)
· cut +3, 74 made it
Same week
Women's tour event
Evian Masters
Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ai Miyazato
Runner-up: Sophie Gustafson
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 July 2009
I feel very happy at the moment. I was dreaming about this when I was young, so my dream has almost come true. I feel great.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
26 July 2009
I went through a lot of tough times especially the last couple years. But Nick, my caddie, stood by me the whole time. We grew together as a team, and I'm really happy that we kept it going.
Ladies European Tour
26 July 2009
I didn’t have the putter going today. I missed four putts from within four feet and that’s the difference from the past two days. Right now I’m very disappointed,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ai Miyazato | 69 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Sophie Gustafson | 71 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Meena Lee | 69 · 69 · 72 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Cristie Kerr | 70 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Paula Creamer | 70 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Karrie Webb | 69 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Helen Alfredsson | 70 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | In Kyung Kim | 67 · 69 · 68 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Na Yeon Choi | 67 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Yuko Mitsuka | 71 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1985-06-19, Higashi, Okinawa, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2004; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet