2025 Evian Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–13 July 2025 |
| Location | Évian-les-Bains, France 46°23′38″N 6°34′12″E / 46.394°N 6.570°E |
| Course | Evian Resort Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,504 yards (5,947 m) |
| Field | 132 players 74 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $8,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,200,000 |
| Champion | |
| Grace Kim | |
| 270 (−14) | |
| Location map | |
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The 2025 Evian Championship was played 10–13 July in France. It was the 31st Evian Championship (the first 20 played as the Evian Masters), and the 12th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.[1]
Grace Kim won in a playoff with Atthaya Thitikul. It was Kim's first victory in a major.[2] World number one amateur, Lottie Woad, finished tied for third, one stroke out of the playoff.[3] She turned professional the following week.[4]
Field
The field for the tournament was set at 132, and most earned exemptions based on past performance on the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA Tour, or with a high ranking in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[5]
1. Evian invitations (six)
- Gianna Clemente (a)
- María José Marín (a)
- Morgane Métraux
- Nastasia Nadaud
- Mirabel Ting (a)
- Lottie Woad (a)
2. Top 50 from Women's World Golf Rankings
- Céline Boutier (4)
- Choi Hye-jin (8)
- Carlota Ciganda (6)
- Allisen Corpuz (5)
- Lauren Coughlin (6,8)
- Ayaka Furue (4,8)
- Linn Grant
- Hannah Green (6)
- Nasa Hataoka
- Brooke Henderson (4)
- Esther Henseleit (8)
- Charley Hull
- Hwang You-min
- Im Jin-hee
- Akie Iwai (8)
- Chisato Iwai (6)
- Ariya Jutanugarn
- Megan Khang
- Kim A-lim (6)
- Auston Kim
- Kim Hyo-joo (4,6)
- Kim Sei-young
- Ko Jin-young (4)
- Lydia Ko (4,5,6)
- Nelly Korda (5,6)
- Jennifer Kupcho (5,6)
- Stephanie Kyriacou (8)
- Andrea Lee
- Minjee Lee (4,5)
- Ingrid Lindblad (6)
- Yealimi Noh (6)
- Ryu Hae-ran (6,8)
- Madelene Sagström (6)
- Mao Saigo (5)
- Yuka Saso (5)
- Maja Stark (5)
- Rio Takeda (6)
- Patty Tavatanakit (5,8)
- Atthaya Thitikul (6)
- Lilia Vu (5)
- Chanettee Wannasaen (6)
- Miyū Yamashita
- Amy Yang (5)
- Angel Yin (6)
- Yin Ruoning (5,6)
- Ina Yoon
- Rose Zhang
- Lee Ye-won and Lexi Thompson did not play
3. Top player not already qualified from the Jabra Ladies Open[6]
4. Past Evian Championship winners
- Chun In-gee (5)
- Anna Nordqvist (5)
- Angela Stanford did not play
5. Majors winners (last five years)
6. LPGA tournament winners (since last Evian)
7. LET Order of Merit (top seven from 2014, top seven from current year)[6]
8. Top 10 and ties previous year's Evian Championship
- Ally Ewing did not play
9. Amateur winners
- Carla Bernat Escuder (Augusta National Women's Amateur)
- Rianne Malixi (U.S. Women's Amateur)
- Clarisa Temelo (Women's Amateur Latin America)
- Jeneath Wong (Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific)
- Paula Martín Sampedro (The Women's Amateur Championship) did not play
10. LPGA Tour CME Globe points list (if needed to fill the field to 132)
- An Na-rin
- Aditi Ashok
- Saki Baba
- Jenny Bae
- Robyn Choi
- Karis Davidson
- Brianna Do
- Gemma Dryburgh
- Lindy Duncan
- Kristen Gillman
- Nataliya Guseva
- Muni He
- Hsu Wei-ling
- Jeon Ji-won
- Joo Soo-bin
- Haeji Kang
- Minami Katsu
- Grace Kim
- Aline Krauter
- Ilhee Lee
- Lee Jeong-eun
- Lee Mi-hyang
- Lee So-mi
- Lucy Li
- Mary Liu
- Ruixin Liu
- Liu Yan
- Gaby López
- Julia López Ramirez
- Nanna Koerstz Madsen
- Leona Maguire
- Brooke Matthews
- Benedetta Moresco
- Azahara Muñoz
- Hira Naveed
- Ryann O'Toole
- Alexa Pano
- Kumkang Park
- Emily Kristine Pedersen
- Cassie Porter
- Paula Reto
- Gabriela Ruffels
- Sarah Schmelzel
- Hinako Shibuno
- Jenny Shin
- Gigi Stoll
- Albane Valenzuela
- Miranda Wang
- Dewi Weber
- Jing Yan
- Yuri Yoshida
- Arpichaya Yubol
- Zhang Weiwei
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Five players shot 5-under par rounds of 65 to tied for the lead. This included Leona Maguire who scored a hole-in-one on the second hole. World number 1 Nelly Korda and defending champion Ayaka Furue were two strokes behind the leaders. Amateur Lottie Woad, who won the previous week's KPMG Women's Irish Open, was a further stroke back with a 68.[7]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Grace Kim | 65 | −6 |
| Jennifer Kupcho | |||
| Andrea Lee | |||
| Leona Maguire | |||
| Gabriela Ruffels | |||
| 6 | Minjee Lee | 66 | −5 |
| T7 | Casandra Alexander | 67 | −4 |
| Aditi Ashok | |||
| Helen Briem | |||
| Choi Hye-jin | |||
| Ayaka Furue | |||
| Nelly Korda | |||
| Lee So-mi | |||
| Mary Liu | |||
| Mao Saigo |
Source:[8]
Second round
Friday, 11 July 2025
Lee So-mi shot a 65 for a total of 132 (−10) and had a one-stroke lead over Grace Kim. After being tied for 7th place, World number 1 Nelly Korda dropped to a tie for 12th place and defending champion Ayaka Furue dropped to T26. The cut came at 144 (+2), with 74 players advancing to the final two rounds. Two amateurs made the cut, Lottie Woad (−5) and María José Marín (+2). Three of the top-5 world ranking players missed the cut: Lydia Ko, Yin Ruoning, and Ryu Hae-ran.[9]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee So-mi | 67-65=132 | −10 |
| 2 | Grace Kim | 65-68=133 | −9 |
| 3 | Jennifer Kupcho | 65-69=134 | −8 |
| T4 | Casandra Alexander | 67-68=135 | −7 |
| Choi Hye-jin | 67-68=135 | ||
| Andrea Lee | 65-70=135 | ||
| T7 | Aditi Ashok | 67-69=136 | −6 |
| Leona Maguire | 65-71=136 | ||
| Gabriela Ruffels | 65-71=136 | ||
| Rio Takeda | 69-67=136 | ||
| Atthaya Thitikul | 68-68=136 |
Source:[8]
Third round
Saturday, 12 July 2025
Cara Gainer and Gabriela Ruffels shared the lead at −11.[10]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Cara Gainer | 68-70-64=202 | −11 |
| Gabriela Ruffels | 65-71-66=202 | ||
| T3 | Grace Kim | 65-68-70=203 | −10 |
| Minjee Lee | 66-71-66=203 | ||
| Lee So-mi | 67-65-71=203 | ||
| Atthaya Thitikul | 68-68-67=203 | ||
| T7 | Casandra Alexander | 67-68-69=204 | −9 |
| Yuri Yoshida | 72-69-63=204 | ||
| T9 | Choi Hye-jin | 67-68-70=205 | −8 |
| Nastasia Nadaud | 71-67-67=205 | ||
| Jenny Shin | 69-68-68=205 |
Source:[8]
Final round
Sunday, 13 July 2025
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Prize money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace Kim | 65-68-70-67=270 | −14 | 1,200,000 |
| 2 | Atthaya Thitikul | 68-68-67-67=270 | 722,002 | |
| T3 | Minjee Lee | 66-71-66-68=271 | −13 | 523,761 |
| Lottie Woad (a) | 68-69-70-64=271 | 0 | ||
| T5 | Angel Yin | 66-71-66-68=272 | −12 | 365,644 |
| Andrea Lee | 65-70-71-66=272 | |||
| T7 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 69-70-68-66=273 | −11 | 245,081 |
| Leona Maguire | 65-71-70-67=273 | |||
| T9 | Gaby López | 68-74-67-65=274 | −10 | 185,790 |
| Gabriela Ruffels | 65-71-66-72=274 |
Source:[8]
References
- ^ "Five Things to Know About the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship". LPGA. 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Aussie Grace Kim wins golf major in epic finish". ESPN. AAP. 13 July 2025.
- ^ Scrivener, Peter (13 July 2025). "Woad goes close at Evian as Kim wins first major". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (15 July 2025). "Top amateur Lottie Woad will make pro debut at next week's Scottish Open". Golfweek.
- ^ "The Amundi Evian Championship – Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Race To Evian Reaches Climax In Czech". Ladies European Tour. 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Leona Maguire aces 2nd hole, shares Evian lead with four others". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "The Amundi Evian Championship – Leaderboard". LPGA.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (11 July 2025). "2025 Amundi Evian Championship: Lydia Ko, Ruoning Yin among big names to miss the cut". Golfweek.
- ^ "Cara Gainer, Gabriela Ruffels share lead going into Evian final round". ESPN. Associated Press. 12 July 2025.