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Sunday 16 September 2018LPGA TourYear in Review
Stanford wins Evian Championship
Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, France · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 September 2018 · Angela Stanford’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,850,000 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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/18°C · wind 8 km/h SE, gusts 16 · 9.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/16°C · wind 6 km/h N, gusts 17 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/14°C · wind 6 km/h SSE, gusts 22 · 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
- Amy Olson USA · 273Led by one on the 72nd tee, hooked her drive into the rough and three-putted for double bogey; closed with 74. Angela Stanford wins Evian Championship for first career Major (AP via ESPN)
- Mo Martin USA · 273Barely missed a birdie chance on the 18th that would have forced a playoff; closed with 70. Angela Stanford wins Evian Championship for first career Major (AP via ESPN)
- Austin Ernst USA · 273Set the clubhouse target of 11 under with a bogey-free 68 in which several putts lipped out. Angela Stanford wins Evian Championship for first career Major (AP via ESPN)
- Sei Young Kim KOR · 273Started two behind, made double bogey 6 at the 10th and closed with 72. Angela Stanford wins Evian Championship for first career Major (AP via ESPN)
120 started · cut +3, 72 made it
Same week
Women's major
Evian Championship
Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Austin Ernst, Sei Young Kim, Mo Martin, Amy Olson
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 September 2018
I was prepared to retire and not be a major champion. That was okay, because it was His plan. Like I said, He has a sense of humor.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 September 2018
But I'm also a grinder and a fighter and I'm also never going to quit. At that moment I needed to be me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 September 2018
Yeah, obviously disappointed to finish the way I did, but honestly I hit every shot, I committed to every shot, I did everything I could, and double bogeys happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela Stanford | 72 · 64 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Austin Ernst | 66 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T2 | Sei Young Kim | 69 · 68 · 64 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
| T2 | Mo Martin | 68 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T2 | Amy Olson | 69 · 65 · 65 · 74 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Jeongeun Lee6 | 72 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Ryann O'Toole | 68 · 74 · 63 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Jessica Korda | 69 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Inbee Park | 68 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Brooke Henderson | 67 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Katherine Kirk | 68 · 73 · 66 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Lydia Ko | 72 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Mi Hyang Lee | 68 · 66 · 73 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | So Yeon Ryu | 67 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1977-11-28, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2000; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 76 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2018-09-10 (published by LPGA.com), row: 76 -- Stanford, Angela - 1687 USA 56 83.0009 1.4822).
What’s in the bag
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