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Sunday 14 September 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Evian Championship
Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, France · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 September 2014 · Hyo Joo Kim’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
12 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/15°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/13°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/13°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/13°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 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
- Karrie Webb AUS · 274Led by one on the 72nd tee, missed the green with her approach, chipped about 12 feet past and missed the par putt as Kim birdied from 12 feet. Teen Hyo-Joo Kim wins Evian title (AP via ESPN)
120 started · cut +5, 72 made it
Same week
Women's major
Evian Championship
Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Karrie Webb
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 September 2014
If I miss this hole I will lose, so for every time I play golf, this is the best nervous time ever.
ASAP Sports (press conference transcript)
14 September 2014
I want to buy a bag for my mom.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 September 2014
Impressive for a 19‑year old. The putt's probably 19‑year old nerves, but the shot is definitely very mature.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyo Joo Kim | 61 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| 2 | Karrie Webb | 65 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Mi Jung Hur | 66 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Ha-Na Jang | 70 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| 5 | Na Yeon Choi | 70 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| 6 | Suzann Pettersen | 67 · 69 · 74 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| 7 | Paula Creamer | 69 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Lydia Ko | 69 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Brittany Lincicome | 67 · 65 · 77 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Shanshan Feng | 70 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 69 · 68 · 75 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Anna Nordqvist | 71 · 67 · 70 · 74 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Inbee Park | 69 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Lexi Thompson | 70 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Mariajo Uribe | 68 · 70 · 70 · 74 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1995-07-14, Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2012; age 19 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1; world No. 20 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by IN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE…with HYO JOO KIM (LPGA.com): "With her victory, Hyo Joo is projected to move from No. 20 to No. 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet