# 2015 Evian Championship

The 2015 Evian Championship was played 10–13 September at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 22nd Evian Championship (the first 19 played as the Evian Masters), and the third as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. The event was televised by Golf Channel and NBC Sports in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. Lydia Ko won her first major championship, becoming the youngest major winner, at age 18, and shooting the lowest final round, 63, to win a major.

## Field

The field for the tournament is set at 120, and most earn 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 are 12 exemption categories for the 2015 Evian Championship.
1. The top 40 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, as of 4 August 2015
* Baek Kyu-jung (4,12), Chella Choi (4,12), Chun In-gee (3), Paula Creamer (2,7,12), Shanshan Feng (4,5,7,12), Sandra Gal (12), Julieta Granada (12), Brooke Henderson (4), Jang Ha-na (7,12), Cristie Kerr (4,12), Kim Hyo-joo (2,4,7,12), Kim Sei-young (4,12), Ko Jin-young, Lydia Ko (4,5,7,12), Jessica Korda (12), Brittany Lang (12), Minjee Lee (4,12), Mirim Lee (4,12), Stacy Lewis (12), Brittany Lincicome (3,7,12), Azahara Muñoz (5,12), Anna Nordqvist (4,7,12), Inbee Park (2,3,4,7,12), Suzann Pettersen (2,4,6,7,12), Gerina Piller (12), Morgan Pressel (12), Ryu So-yeon (5,12), Lizette Salas (12), Jenny Shin (12), Angela Stanford (12), Lexi Thompson (4,7,12), Karrie Webb (2,7,12), Michelle Wie (12), Amy Yang (4,12)
* Ahn Sun-ju, Choi Na-yeon (4,7,12), Lee Bo-mee, Lee Jung-min, Teresa Lu, Jiyai Shin (2) did not play
2. Active past champions
* Laura Davies, Natalie Gulbis, Juli Inkster (12), Ai Miyazato (12)
3. Winners of the 2015 majors (2015 ANA Inspiration, 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, 2015 U.S. Women's Open, 2015 Women's British Open)
* All players already qualified in other categories.
4. LPGA Tour winners since 2014 Evian
* M. J. Hur (7,12), Christina Kim (12), Lee Mi-hyang (12), Lee-Anne Pace (5,12), Kris Tamulis (12)
5. Ladies European Tour (LET) winners since 2014 Evian
* Beth Allen (6), Rebecca Artis (6), Hannah Burke, Connie Chen, Ssu-chia Cheng, Nicole Broch Larsen, Xi Yu Lin (12), Gwladys Nocera (6), Su-Hyun Oh, Melissa Reid (6)
* Christel Boeljon (12) did not play
6. The top 5 on the LET Order of Merit, as of commitment date
7. Top 10 and ties from the 2014 Evian Championship
* Moriya Jutanugarn (12), Mariajo Uribe (12)
8. 2015 U.S. Women's Amateur champion
* Hannah O'Sullivan (a)
9. 2015 British Ladies Amateur champion
* Céline Boutier (a)
10. Evian invitations (four)
* Mathilda Cappeliez (a), Agathe Laisné (a), Leona Maguire (a), Albane Valenzuela (a)
11. Evian pre-qualifiers (two)
* Emily Kristine Pedersen, Klára Spilková
12. LPGA Tour money list, as of commitment date
* Marina Alex, Amy Anderson, Katie Burnett, Carlota Ciganda, Jacqui Concolino, Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Jaye Marie Green, Mina Harigae, Caroline Hedwall, María Hernández, Wei-Ling Hsu, Charley Hull, Karine Icher, Eun-Hee Ji, Tiffany Joh, Ariya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Kim Kaufman, Sarah Kemp, In-Kyung Kim, SooBin Kim, Joanna Klatten, P.K. Kongkraphan, Candie Kung, Min Seo Kwak, Alison Lee, Ilhee Lee, Min Lee, Meena Lee, Pernilla Lindberg, Mo Martin, Caroline Masson, Catriona Matthew, Maria McBride, Sydnee Michaels, Mika Miyazato, Belén Mozo, Haru Nomura, Ryann O'Toole, Jane Park, Park Hee-young, Sadena Parks, Pornanong Phatlum, Beatriz Recari, Paula Reto, Alena Sharp, Kelly Shon, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Thidapa Suwannapura, Kelly Tan, Yani Tseng, Ayako Uehara, Alison Walshe, Sakura Yokomine, Yoo Sun-young
* Perrine Delacour, Lee Jee-young, Yueer Cindy Feng did not play

## 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 | 399 | 165 | 355 | 414 | 188 | 384 | 545 | 189 | 481 | 3,120 | 417 | 353 | 406 | 499 | 221 | 527 | 155 | 331 | 441 | 3,350 | 6,470 |
| Metres | 365 | 151 | 325 | 379 | 172 | 351 | 498 | 173 | 440 | 2,853 | 381 | 323 | 372 | 456 | 202 | 482 | 142 | 303 | 403 | 3,063 | 5,916 |
Source:

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, 10 September 2015
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Lee Mi-hyang | 66 | −5 |
| T1 | Lexi Thompson | 66 | −5 |
| T3 | Ji Eun-hee | 67 | −4 |
| T3 | Pornanong Phatlum | 67 | −4 |
| T3 | Gerina Piller | 67 | −4 |
| T6 | Beth Allen | 68 | −3 |
| T6 | Shanshan Feng | 68 | −3 |
| T6 | Kim Sei-young | 68 | −3 |
| T6 | Nicole Broch Larsen | 68 | −3 |
| T6 | Min Lee | 68 | −3 |
| T6 | Minjee Lee | 68 | −3 |

### Second round

Friday, 11 September 2015
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Lee Mi-hyang | 66-67=133 | −9 |
| 2 | Morgan Pressel | 69-65=134 | −8 |
| 3 | Nicole Broch Larsen | 68-67=135 | −7 |
| 4 | Shanshan Feng | 68-68=136 | −6 |
| T5 | In-Kyung Kim | 71-67=138 | −4 |
| T5 | Lydia Ko | 69-69=138 | −4 |
| T5 | Ilhee Lee | 71-67=138 | −4 |
| T5 | Pornanong Phatlum | 67-71=138 | −4 |
| T5 | Lexi Thompson | 66-72=138 | −4 |
| T5 | Amy Yang | 72-66=138 | −4 |

### Third round

Saturday, 12 September 2015
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Lee Mi-hyang | 66-67-70=203 | −10 |
| 2 | Lexi Thompson | 66-72-66=204 | −9 |
| T3 | Lydia Ko | 69-69-67=205 | −8 |
| T3 | Morgan Pressel | 69-65-71=205 | −8 |
| T5 | Shanshan Feng | 68-68-70=206 | −7 |
| T5 | Nicole Broch Larsen | 68-67-71=206 | −7 |
| T5 | Amy Yang | 72-66-68=206 | −7 |
| T8 | Ji Eun-hee | 67-73-67=207 | −6 |
| T8 | Ilhee Lee | 71-67-69=207 | −6 |
| T10 | Minjee Lee | 68-72-68=208 | −5 |
| T10 | Lee-Anne Pace | 71-72-65=208 | −5 |

### Final round

Sunday, 13 September 2015
Lydia Ko birdied five holes on the back-nine and shot a round of 63 for a six-shot win over Lexi Thompson and her first career major championship. With the win Ko became the youngest winner of a LPGA major, and the youngest major champion in golf since Young Tom Morris won the 1868 Open Championship. Her closing round of 63 was a record lowest final round in the history of women's golf majors.
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Lydia Ko | 69-69-67-63=268 | −16 | 487,500 |
| 2 | Lexi Thompson | 66-72-66-70=274 | −10 | 298,698 |
| 3 | Shanshan Feng | 68-68-70-70=276 | −8 | 216,684 |
| T4 | Ilhee Lee | 71-67-69-70=277 | −7 | 151,270 |
| T4 | Mi Hyang Lee | 66-67-70-74=277 | −7 | 151,270 |
| T6 | Alison Lee | 70-70-72-66=278 | −6 | 101,392 |
| T6 | Lee-Anne Pace | 71-72-65-70=278 | −6 | 101,392 |
| T8 | Eun-Hee Ji | 67-73-67-72=279 | −5 | 73,319 |
| T8 | Inbee Park | 72-69-70-68=279 | −5 | 73,319 |
| T8 | Amy Yang | 72-66-68-73=279 | −5 | 73,319 |

#### Scorecard

Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Ko | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −15 | −16 |
| Thompson | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 |
| Feng | −7 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 |
| I. Lee | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −7 |
| M.H. Lee | −10 | −10 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source:
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |