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Sunday 15 September 2013LPGA TourYear in Review
Pettersen wins Evian Championship
Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, France · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 September 2013 · Suzann Pettersen’s win no. 13 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,250,000 USD · Thursday's first round was suspended by rain and its scores annulled; the first round was replayed Friday and the event was reduced to 54 holes because of heavy rain
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/13°C · wind 6 km/h WSW, gusts 19 · 11.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 5 km/h WSW, gusts 14 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/15°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 29 · 3.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/14°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 9.3 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
- Lydia Ko NZL · 20516-year-old amateur in the final group; bogeyed the 13th to fall two behind, missed a birdie chance on 17, and her birdie chip at the 18th stopped just left of the hole Suzann Pettersen captures Evian (AP via ESPN)
120 started · cut +4, 77 made it
Same week
Women's major
Evian Championship
Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Lydia Ko (a)
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 September 2013
I was so chicken to lay up. Brian said, If Lydia lays up, we lay up. I'm like, Okay. She has a wood in her hand. She's going to go for it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 September 2013
I know you guys don't see me smile that much, but you've probably seen a few more smiles than in the past.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 September 2013
I'm going back home tomorrow, so I'm thanking God that we finished today. I didn't want to delay my flights. I miss home.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzann Pettersen | 66 · 69 · 68 | 203 | −10 |
| 2 | Lydia Ko | 68 · 67 · 70 | 205 | −8 |
| 3 | Lexi Thompson | 72 · 67 · 68 | 207 | −6 |
| T4 | So Yeon Ryu | 71 · 66 · 71 | 208 | −5 |
| T4 | Se Ri Pak | 66 · 71 · 71 | 208 | −5 |
| T6 | Angela Stanford | 69 · 71 · 69 | 209 | −4 |
| T6 | Chella Choi | 70 · 67 · 72 | 209 | −4 |
| T6 | Stacy Lewis | 69 · 67 · 73 | 209 | −4 |
| T9 | Jennifer Johnson | 70 · 70 · 70 | 210 | −3 |
| T9 | Beatriz Recari | 69 · 69 · 72 | 210 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1981-04-07, Oslo, Norway; NOR; turned pro 2000; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 2; world No. 3 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP ('The third-ranked Pettersen') via ESPN).
What’s in the bag
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