The 2013 Evian Championship was played 12–15 September at the

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. It was the 20th

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(the first 19 played as the Evian Masters), and the first as a major championship on the

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. The inaugural event was televised by

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in the

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in the

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. 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. The prediction of more heavy rain on Sunday and several following days forced tournament officials to shorten the event to 54 holes. Suzann Pettersen won by two strokes over amateur

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Field

The field for the tournament was set at 120, and most earned exemptions based on past performance on the

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, or with a high ranking in the

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. There were seven exemption categories for the 2013 Evian Championship. #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.

Nationalities in the field

Course

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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 of rain since the previous Saturday. The first round was played on Friday with

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of Japan shooting a 6-under-par 65 to take a one stroke lead over

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, and Suzann Pettersen.

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

. The cut was at 146 (+4) and 77 players made the cut.

Final round

''Sunday, 15 September 2013'' The event was reduced to 54 holes due to heavy rain. Source:
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Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
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References

External links

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September 2013 sports events in France