2013 Evian Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–15 September 2013 |
| Location | Évian-les-Bains, France |
| Course(s) | Evian Resort Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,428 yards (5,878 m)[1] |
| Field | 120 players, 77 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $3,250,000 €2,496,170 |
| Winner's share | $487,500 €366,393 |
| Champion | |
 Suzann Pettersen | |
| 203 (−10) | |
The 2013 Evian Championship was played 12–15 September at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 20th Evian Championship (the first 19 played as the Evian Masters), and the first as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. The inaugural event was televised by Golf Channel and NBC Sports in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.
Heavy rain before and during the first day of the tournament forced Thursday's played to be suspended and the scores abandoned. The initial plan was to play the first and second rounds on Friday and Saturday and play the final 36 holes on Sunday.[2] The prediction of more heavy rain on Sunday and several following days forced tournament officials to shorten the event to 54 holes.[3]
Suzann Pettersen won by two strokes over amateur Lydia Ko.
Field
The field for the tournament was set at 120, 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.
There were seven exemption categories for the 2013 Evian Championship.[4]
- The top 40 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.
- Active Evian Masters Champions.
- 2013 LPGA Tour winners.
- 2013 Ladies European Tour (LET) winners.
- The top 5 on the LET Order of Merit.
- Evian invitations (six).
- Remainder of players from the LPGA Tour money list.
Course
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Yards | 395 | 165 | 343 | 414 | 179 | 377 | 529 | 189 | 475 | 3,066 | 406 | 353 | 428 | 499 | 221 | 527 | 155 | 331 | 442 | 3,362 | 6,428 |
| Metres | 361 | 151 | 314 | 379 | 164 | 345 | 484 | 173 | 434 | 2,805 | 371 | 323 | 391 | 456 | 202 | 482 | 142 | 303 | 404 | 3,074 | 5,879 |
Source:[1]
Nationalities in the field
| North America (47) | South America (3) | Europe (27) | Oceania (7) | Asia (35) | Africa (1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada (1) |
 Colombia (2) |
 England (5) |
 Australia (6) |
 China (2) |
 South Africa (1)
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 United States (46) |
 Paraguay (1) |
 Scotland (1) |
 New Zealand (1) |
 Japan (4) |
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 Wales (1) |
 Philippines (1)
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 Spain (4) |
 South Korea (23)
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 France (3) |
 Taiwan (2)
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 Germany (3) |
 Thailand (3)
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 Italy (1) |
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 Netherlands (2)
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| Norway (2)
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 Sweden (5)
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Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 12 September 2013
Friday, 13 September 2013
Thursday's play began after a two-hour rain delay. Play was suspended after less than an hour due to continuing rain. The scores were annulled and play resumed on Friday. The course had received almost 4 inches (10 cm) of rain since the previous Saturday.[2][5] The first round was played on Friday with Mika Miyazato of Japan shooting a 6-under-par 65 to take a one stroke lead over Sandra Gal, Se Ri Pak, and Suzann Pettersen.[6]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Miyazato | Japan |
65 | −6 |
| T2 | Sandra Gal | Germany |
66 | −5 |
| Se Ri Pak | South Korea
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| Suzann Pettersen | Norway
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| 5 | Christina Kim | United States |
67 | −4 |
| T6 | Lydia Ko (a) | New Zealand |
68 | −3 |
| Karrie Webb | Australia
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| Michelle Wie | United States
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| Lindsey Wright | Australia
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| T10 | Danah Bordner | United States |
69 | −2 |
| Na Yeon Choi | South Korea
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| Hee-Won Han | South Korea
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| I.K. Kim | South Korea
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| Stacy Lewis | United States
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| Ji-Young Oh | South Korea
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| Lee-Anne Pace | South Africa
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| Beatriz Recari | Spain
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| Angela Stanford | United States
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| Ayako Uehara | Japan
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Second round
Saturday, 14 September 2013
Mika Miyazato shot a 2-under-par 69 to maintain a one-shot lead over Suzann Pettersen and amateur Lydia Ko.[7] The cut was at 146 (+4) and 77 players made the cut.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Miyazato | Japan |
65-69=134 | –8 |
| T2 | Lydia Ko (a) | New Zealand |
68-67=135 | –7 |
| Suzann Pettersen | Norway |
66-69=135 | ||
| 4 | Stacy Lewis | United States |
69-67=136 | –6 |
| T5 | Chella Choi | South Korea |
70-67=137 | –5 |
| Se Ri Pak | South Korea |
66-71=137 | ||
| So Yeon Ryu | South Korea |
71-66=137 | ||
| T8 | I.K. Kim | South Korea |
69-69=138 | –4 |
| Beatriz Recari | Spain |
69-69=138 | ||
| Lindsey Wright | Australia |
68-70=138 |
Final round
Sunday, 15 September 2013
The event was reduced to 54 holes due to heavy rain.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzann Pettersen | Norway |
66-69-68=203 | −10 | 487,500 |
| 2 | Lydia Ko (a) | New Zealand |
68-67-70=205 | −8 | 0 |
| 3 | Lexi Thompson | United States |
72-67-68=207 | −6 | 297,994 |
| T4 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea |
66-71-71=208 | −5 | 191,700 |
| So Yeon Ryu | South Korea |
71-66-71=208 | |||
| T6 | Chella Choi | South Korea |
70-67-72=209 | −4 | 112,302 |
| Stacy Lewis | United States |
69-67-73=209 | |||
| Angela Stanford | United States |
69-71-69=209 | |||
| T9 | Jennifer Johnson | United States |
70-70-70=210 | −3 | 76,681 |
| Beatriz Recari | Spain |
69-69-72=210 |
Source:[8]
- (a) = amateur
References
- ^ a b c "The Evian Championship - Course". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Rain postpones play on day 1". ESPN. Associated Press. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Evian Championship – Second Round Notes and Interviews". LPGA. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "2013 Evian Championship – Tournament Entry List". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Evian Championship First Round to Re-start Friday". Ladies European Tour. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Mika Miyazato shoots 65 at Evian". ESPN. Associated Press. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Mika Miyazato leads Evian by 1". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "Leaderboard: Evian Championship". Yahoo! Sports. 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2014.