The 2016 Evian Championship was played 15–18 September at the

Evian Resort Golf Club Evian Resort Golf Club is a golf course in southeastern France, located in Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie. Overlooking Lake Geneva, it hosts The Evian Championship, formerly "Evian Masters," annually in September. From 2013 to 2018, The Evian Cha ...

Évian-les-Bains Évian-les-Bains (), or simply Évian ( frp, Èvian, , or ), is a Communes of France, commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region, Southeastern France. ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It was the 23rd

Evian Championship The Evian Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Amundi Evian Championship, is a women's professional golf tournament in France, played at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains. It was originally held in June, mov ...

(the first nineteen were played as the Evian Masters), and the fifth as a major championship on the

LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekl ...

Chun In-gee Chun In-gee ( ko, 전인지, born 10 August 1994), also known as In Gee Chun, is a South Korean professional golfer. She was born in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province. She is a three-time major champion, having won the 2015 U.S. Women's Open, the ...

won her first Evian and second major championship, four strokes ahead of runners-up

Ryu So-yeon Ryu So-yeon ( Korean 유소연, RR ''Ryu So-yeon'', MR ''Ryu Soyŏn'', ; born 29 June 1990), also known as So Yeon Ryu, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She is a two-time major w ...

and Park Sung-hyun. Her 21-under-par score was a record for all women's majors. The event was televised by

Golf Channel Golf Channel (also verbally referred to as simply Golf) is an American sports television television network, network owned by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Founded in Birmingham, Alabama, it is currently ...

and

NBC Sports NBC Sports is an American programming division of the broadcast network NBC, owned and operated by NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal and subsidiary of Comcast. The division is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and its d ...

in the United States and

Sky Sports Sky Sports is a group of British subscription sports channels operated by the satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It ...

in the United Kingdom.

Field

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

Ladies European Tour The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. It is based at Buckinghamshire Golf Club near London in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal stru ...

(LET), the

, or with a high ranking in the

Women's World Golf Rankings The Women's World Golf Rankings, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Rolex Rankings, were introduced in February 2006. They are sanctioned by eight women's golf tours and the organisations behind them: Ladies Professional Golf Association (L ...

. There were 16 exemption categories for the 2016 Evian Championship. 1. The top 40 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, as of 16 August 2016 *

Choi Na-yeon Na Yeon Choi ( ko, 최나연 ; born 28 October 1987) is a South Korean professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. In July 2012, she won the U.S. Women's Open for her first major championship. Amateur career At age 17 in 2004, Ch ...

(4),

Carlota Ciganda Carlota Ciganda Machiñena (born 1 June 1990) is a professional golfer from Spain who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She won the LET's Order of Merit (money title) in her debut season in 2012, and was also named Player of t ...

Shanshan Feng Shanshan Feng (, ; born 5 August 1989) is a Chinese former professional golfer who previously played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was the first player from China to become a member of the LPGA Tour, which she joined in 2008. Feng had 10 vic ...

(4,7,8,9),

Brooke Henderson Brooke Mackenzie Henderson (born 10 September 1997) is a Canadian professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. Henderson was named the Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2015, 2017 and 2018. She won her first major at age 18 in 2016 at the ...

(4,6),

Charley Hull Charley Esmee Hull (born 20 March 1996) is an English professional golfer who has achieved success both on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour, winning honours as Rookie of the Year, becoming the youngest competitor to participate in th ...

Jang Ha-na Jang Ha-na (born 2 May 1992), also known as Ha Na Jang, is a South Korean professional golfer. Jang plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour where she has 15 wins and led the money list in 2013. From 2015 through 2017, she played on the LPGA Tour where ...

(6),

Ji Eun-hee Ji Eun-hee (; ; born 13 May 1986 in Gapyeong, South Korea), also known as Eun-Hee Ji, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is also a member of the South Korean KLPGA. LPGA career Ji joined the LPGA To ...

(9),

Ariya Jutanugarn Ariya Jutanugarn ( th, เอรียา จุฑานุกาล, , ; born 23 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the American-based LPGA Tour. She was born in Bangkok. She is the first golfer, male or female, from Tha ...

(4,6),

Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr (born October 12, 1977) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She has 20 wins on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships, and over $19 million in career earnings. Kerr was the number one-ranked go ...

(6),

Kim Hyo-joo Kim Hyo-joo (; ; born 14 July 1995), also known as Hyo Joo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She won the 2014 Evian Championship while setting the record for lowest 18-hole score at a major with a ...

(2,6),

Kim Sei-young Kim Sei-young (born 21 January 1993), also known as Sei Young Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer. Kim plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour and the LPGA Tour. She has won five times on the LPGA of Korea Tour and twelve times on the LPGA Tour ...

(6),

Ko Jin-young Ko Jin-young (;, born 7 July 1995), also known as Jin Young Ko, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. By age 22 years, she had won 10 times on the LPGA of Korea Tour, was second at the 2015 Ricoh Women’s British O ...

Lydia Ko Lydia Ko (born 24 April 1997) is a New Zealand professional golfer and the No. 1-ranked woman professional golfer. She first achieved the top ranking on 2 February 2015 at of age, making her the youngest player of either gender to be ranked ...

(2,4,6,9),

Jessica Korda Jessica Regina Korda ( cs, Jessica Kordová) (born February 27, 1993) is an Czech-American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Korda was a member of the 2009 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup and the 2010 U.S. Curtis Cup teams. ...

(6),

Candie Kung Candie Kung (; born 8 August 1981) is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Amateur career Kung was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She was a three-time American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) All-American and was nam ...

Brittany Lang Brittany Lang (born August 22, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She has won one major championship, the 2016 U.S. Women's Open. Amateur career Born in Richmond, Virginia and raised in McKinney, Texas, Lang ...

(4),

Alison Lee Alison Lee (born February 26, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and is a college student at the University of California, Los Angeles. She was ranked number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 16 weeks in ...

(9), Minjee Lee (6),

Mirim Lee Mirim Lee (born 25 October 1990), also known as Lee Mi-rim, is a South Korean professional golfer. Lee turned professional in 2009. She has played on the LPGA of Korea Tour since 2010 and has won three events on that tour. She began playing on th ...

Stacy Lewis Stacy Lewis (born February 16, 1985) is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has won two major championships: the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2011 and the Women's British Open in 2013. She was ranked number one in ...

(4),

Brittany Lincicome Brittany Grace Lincicome (born September 19, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She currently resides in Gulfport, Florida. Lincicome is one of the longest drivers in women's golf. In her rookie year, 2005, she ...

(4),

Mo Martin Melissa Linda "Mo" Martin (born October 8, 1982) is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. Her sole win on the tour was a major championship, the Women's British Open in 2014. College career Martin played college golf all four ...

(4),

Haru Nomura Harukyo Nomura ( ja, 野村敏京; ko, 문민경; born 25 November 1992) is a Japanese female professional golfer. Having a Korean mother and Japanese father, Nomura moved to South Korea at the age of five and lived in Seoul until she graduated ...

(6),

Anna Nordqvist --> , death_place = , height = , weight = , nationality = , residence = Orlando, Florida, U.S. , spouse = , partner = , children = , college = Arizona State University (2.5 years) , yearpro = ...

(6),

Lee-Anne Pace Lee-Anne Pace (born 15 February 1981) is a South African professional golfer. Career Pace was born in Paarl, Western Cape. She had a successful amateur collegiate career in the United States, where she attended Murray State University and the ...

(9), Park Sung-hyun,

Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen (born 7 April 1981) is a retired Norwegian professional golfer. She played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and was also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking was second and she held that position ...

(2),

Pornanong Phatlum Pornanong Phatlum ( th, พรอนงค์ เพชรล้ำ; born 4 December 1989) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Professional wins (21) Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (9) ^ ''Co-sanctioned by the La ...

Gerina Piller Gerina Michelle Mendoza Piller (born March 29, 1985) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She turned pro in 2007 following a decorated career as a collegiate golfer at the University of Texas El Paso. In 2009, M ...

Morgan Pressel Morgan Pressel (born May 23, 1988) is an American professional golfer and golf commentator who played on the LPGA Tour. In 2001, as a 12-year-old, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. She was the 2005 American Juni ...

Jenny Shin Jenny Shin (born 7 October 1992) is a South Korean professional golfer. Shin was born in Seoul, South Korea, and moved to the United States aged 9. She won the U.S. Girls' Junior in 2006. Shin turned professional in 2010. She played on the Fu ...

(6),

Lexi Thompson Alexis Noel Thompson (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 12, she was the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women's Open. She turned professional in June 2010 at age 15. ...

(4,6,9),

Amy Yang Amy Yang, also known as Yang Hee-Young ( ko, 양희영, born 28 July 1989) is a South Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour (LET). Amateur career Yang began playing go ...

(9) *''

Ahn Sun-ju Ahn Sun-ju, or Sun-ju Ahn ( ko, 안선주, born 31 August 1987) is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA of Japan Tour. She led the LPGA of Japan Tour money list in 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2018. Professional wins (35) ...

(6),

Lee Bo-mee Lee Bo-mee (; born 21 August 1988), also known as Bo-mee Lee, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA of Japan Tour. Lee played on the LPGA of Korea Tour, winning four events from 2009 to 2010. She has won 19 events o ...

Teresa Lu Teresa Lu (born 13 October 1987) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Lu played on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour in 2006 and 2007, on the LPGA Tour from 2006 to 2010 and on the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) since 2010. She won the Mizuno Classic in 20 ...

Inbee Park Inbee Park (, or ; born 12 July 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour. She has been the number one ranked player in the Women's World Golf Rankings for four separate runs: April 201 ...

(3,4,5,6,9) – thumb injury, and

Jiyai Shin Jiyai Shin (Korean: 신지애 ''Shin Ji-ae'', ; born 28 April 1988) is a former world No. 1 ranked South Korean professional golfer who primarily plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour as of the 2020 golf season. She previously played primarily on the ...

(4,7) did not play'' 2. Past Evian Championship winners *''All already qualified'' 3. Active Evian Masters Champions (must have played in 10 LPGA Tour or LET events from 6 September 2015 to 6 September 2016) *

Paula Creamer Paula Creamer (born August 5, 1986)''Current Biography Yearbook 2011''p. 128 is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. As a professional, she has won 12 tournaments, including 10 LPGA Tour events. Creamer has been as high a ...

Laura Davies Dame Laura Jane Davies, (born 5 October 1963) is an English female professional golfer. She has achieved the status of her nation's most accomplished female golfer of modern times, being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA ...

Juli Inkster Juli Inkster (born Juli Simpson; June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA ...

Ai Miyazato is a former Japanese professional golfer who competed on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA). She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings on three occasions in 2010. Early life, family and amateur ca ...

Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb (born 21 December 1974) is an Australian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of ...

4. Winners of the other

women's majors Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, with the women's system newer and less stable than the men's. As of 2013, five tournaments are designated as majors in women's golf by the LPGA Tour. LPGA majors ...

for the last five years *

Michelle Wie Michelle Sung Wie West (; born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie also became the youngest winner of the U.S ...

Yoo Sun-young Yoo Sun-young (Korean 유선영 ''Yu Seon-Yeong'' ; born 13 December 1986), also known as Sun Young Yoo, is a South Korean female professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She won the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship, which was her first ma ...

5. Gold medal winner at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

*''Already qualified'' 6. LPGA Tour winners since the 2015 Evian *

Caroline Masson Caroline Masson (born 14 May 1989) is a German professional golfer, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET). Amateur and college career Born and raised in Gladbeck in North Rhine-Westphalia, Masson had a decorated amateur golf car ...

7. LET winners since the 2015 Evian * Isabelle Boineau (8),

Céline Herbin Céline Herbin (born 30 October 1982) is a French professional golfer. She has won twice on the Ladies European Tour. Early life and education Herbin started playing golf in 1997, at the age of 15, after she relocated to Mignaloux-Beauvoir with ...

Nuria Iturrioz Nuria Iturrioz (born 16 December 1995) is a Spanish professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and LPGA Tour. She has four LET career wins, at the 2016 and 2019 Lalla Meryem Cup, 2019 Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic and the 2023 La Sel ...

In-Kyung Kim Kim In-Kyung, also called In-Kyung Kim and I. K. Kim (born 13 June 1988), is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Kim was a member of the Korean National Team in 2003 and 2004 and won three tou ...

, Lee Jung-min,

Lin Xiyu Lin Xiyu zh, 林希妤; born 25 February 1996), also known as Xi Yu Lin and by her English name Janet, is a Chinese professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Professional career Lin turned professional in 2011 and began playing on the Ch ...

Nanna Koerstz Madsen Nanna Koerstz Madsen (born 23 October 1994) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the American LPGA Tour and maintains membership of the Ladies European Tour (LET). She won the 2022 Honda LPGA Thailand and made history becoming the first ...

(8,14),

Emily Kristine Pedersen Emily Kristine Pedersen (born 7 March 1996) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour. She had a successful amateur career winning the 2013 International European Ladies Amateur Championship and the 20 ...

*''

Yeom Hye-in Yeom, also spelled as Yum, is a Korean surname. Notable people * Yeom Shin-Bi, King Gongmin's wife and royal consort * Yeom Ki-hun, Korean football player * Yeom Dong-gyun, South Korean football goalkeeper * Yeom Hyo-seob, South Korean taekwondo p ...

did not play'' 8. The top five on the LET Order of Merit, as of 6 September *

Beth Allen Elizabeth Grace Nell Allen (born 28 May 1984) is a New Zealand actress. She has been acting since an early age and has appeared in several small productions and commercials since 1993. Her first major television role was in Cloud 9's '' The Le ...

Catriona Matthew Catriona Isobel Matthew (née Lambert; born 25 August 1969) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the US-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Amateur career Catriona Lambert was born in Edinburgh, a ...

9. Top 10 and ties from the 2015 Evian Championship *

Lee Mi-hyang Lee Mi-hyang ( ko, 이미향, born 30 March 1993), also known as Mi Hyang Lee is a South Korean professional golfer. Lee turned professional in 2011. She earned her LPGA Tour card through qualifying school and played on both the LPGA Tour and ...

Ilhee Lee Ilhee Lee ( ko, 이일희;born 13 December 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer. As an amateur, Lee won the 2004 Asia-Pacific Junior Championship. She turned professional in June 2006. Lee won the 2013 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic The ...

10. 2016

U.S. Women's Amateur The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association (USGA). F ...

champion *

Seong Eun-jeong Seong Eun-jeong (born 31 October 1999) is a South Korean professional golfer. Before turning professional, she won the 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur. Her win granted her exemptions into several majors on the LPGA Tour from 2016 to 2017. At the 201 ...

(a) 11. 2016

British Ladies Amateur The Women's Amateur Championship, previously known as the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, was founded in 1893 by the Ladies' Golf Union. It is organised by The R&A, which merged with the Ladies' Golf Union in 2017. Until the dawn of th ...

champion *

Julia Engström Julia Anna Margareta Engström (born 27 March 2001) is a Swedish professional golfer. A golf prodigy, she became the youngest winner of the British Ladies Amateur, at age 15. She won twice on the Ladies European Tour as a teenager, and was the ...

(a) 12. Top two players from the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship on the

Symetra Tour The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour ...

Laura Gonzalez Escallon Laura Gonzalez Escallon (born 6 October 1990) is a professional golfer from Belgium who has played on the LPGA Tour and the Symetra Tour. Amateur career Gonzalez was a member of the Belgium National Team and won the 2008 Girls Amateur Champ ...

Ally McDonald Ally Leigh Ewing (née McDonald; born October 25, 1992) is an American professional golfer and plays on the LPGA Tour. McDonald was born in Tupelo, Mississippi and grew up in Fulton, Mississippi. She played college golf at Mississippi State Univ ...

13. Top player after the 5 Activia Dream Tour tournaments in South Korea *

Ji Joo-hyun Ji or JI may refer to: Names and titles * Ji (surname), the pinyin romanization of a number of distinct Chinese surnames * Ji (Korean name), a Korean surname and element in given names (including lists of people with the name) * -ji, an honorific ...

14. Top two from Evian qualifier * Maria Verchenova 15. Evian invitations (three) *

Bronte Law Bronte May Law (born 12 March 1995) is an English professional golfer. Her maiden LPGA Tour victory, her first win as a professional, came in May 2019 at the Pure Silk Championship in Virginia. Her second professional victory occurred in Octobe ...

(a),

Hannah O'Sullivan Hannah Sarah O'Sullivan (born May 11, 1998) is an American amateur golfer. She was raised in Chandler, Arizona, and attended Hamilton High School. O'Sullivan was a semifinalist at the 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur. Her win at the 2015 Gateway Cla ...

(a),

Albane Valenzuela Albane Valenzuela (born 17 December 1997) is a Swiss professional golfer and a two-time Olympian. She was born in New York City to a Mexican father and French mother. She became a Swiss citizen at age 14. Amateur career Valenzuela took low ama ...

(a) 16. LPGA Tour money list, as of 6 September (if needed to fill the field to 120) *

Marina Alex Marina Alex (born August 2, 1990) is an American professional golfer. Early life and education Raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Alex played interscholastic golf at Wayne Hills High School, where she won individual state titles in 2007 and 2008. ...

, Brittany Altomare, Baek Kyu-jung, Katie Burnett,

Chella Choi Woon-jung "Chella" Choi (born 25 August 1990) is a South Korean professional golfer. Choi played on the Duramed Futures Tour in 2008 with a best finish of T-2 at the Bright House Networks Open. She earned her 2009 LPGA Tour card at LPGA Final Qu ...

Cydney Clanton Cydney Clanton (born July 18, 1989) is an American professional golfer who has played on the LPGA Tour and the Symetra Tour. She has won twice on the Symetra Tour and once on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Clanton played college golf at Auburn U ...

, Jacqui Concolino, Lindy Duncan,

Austin Ernst Austin Ernst (born January 31, 1992) is an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Ernst was born in Greenville, South Carolina. She played two years for the LSU Tigers, where she won three events including the individua ...

Jodi Ewart Shadoff Jodi Ewart Shadoff (born 7 January 1988) is an English professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour. Early life Ewart was born at Northallerton in North Yorkshire. Her family now lives in Middleham and is invol ...

, Simin Feng,

Sandra Gal --> , death_place = , height = , weight = , nationality = , residence = Orlando, Florida, U.S. , spouse = , partner = , children = , college = Univer ...

Caroline Hedwall Caroline Ingrid Hedwall (born 13 May 1989) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the LPGA Tour. In 2013 she became the first player to win five matches in a single Solheim Cup event. As an amateur she w ...

, M. J. Hur,

Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst (born June 19, 1990) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She turned professional as a 17-year-old in 2008, while still in high school. Playing on the Futures Tour that year, she won five times and s ...

Karine Icher Karine Icher (born 26 January 1979) is a French professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Amateur career Icher was born in Châteauroux, Indre. She had a successful amateur ...

Tiffany Joh Tiffany Joh (born December 8, 1986) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Symetra Tour. Childhood Joh was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved to San Diego, California as a young child. Both ...

Moriya Jutanugarn Moriya Jutanugarn ( th, โมรียา จุฑานุกาล; ; born 28 July 1994) is a Thai professional golfer. In 2009, Jutanugarn became the first female to win the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy. In 2013, she was named LPGA ...

Danielle Kang Danielle Grace Kang (born October 20, 1992) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. As an amateur, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur twice, in 2010 and 2011. She won the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, an LPG ...

Kim Kaufman Kim Kaufman (born August 16, 1991) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She was runner-up at the 2015 Blue Bay LPGA. Early life, amateur and college career Kaufman was born in Huron, South Dakota, and grew up in Clark, South ...

Megan Khang Megan Khang (born October 23, 1997) is an American professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA Tour and is the first player of Hmong and Laotian descent to do so. Khang's parents were refugees from the Vietnam War from Laos and came to the Unite ...

Christina Kim Christina Kim (born March 15, 1984) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour (LET). She is known for her animated style of play, flamboyant dress, and outgoing personality. Kim compet ...

Joanna Klatten Joanna Klatten (born 2 March 1985) is a French professional golfer who mainly played on the LPGA Tour. She won four tournaments on the ALPG Tour and climbed into the top-100 of the Women's World Golf Rankings in 2014. Amateur career Klatten st ...

, P.K. Kongkraphan,

Min Seo Kwak Min or MIN may refer to: Places * Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China ** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian * Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China * Min River (Fujian) * Min River (Sichuan) * Mineola (Amtr ...

, Maude-Aimee Leblanc,

Min Lee Lee Huei Min (also known as Min Lee; born ) is a Singaporean classical violinist. She has been dubbed as "Singapore's poster girl of classical music". Career Lee started playing violin at the age of two, and gave her first public performance ...

Pernilla Lindberg Pernilla Lindberg (born 13 July 1986) is a Swedish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Her only professional win to date came at the ANA Inspiration, a major championship, Early life Lindberg was born ...

Gaby López Maria Gabriela López Butron (9 November 1993) is a Mexican professional golfer. Amateur career López played college golf at the University of Arkansas where she won three events and was individual runner-up at the 2015 NCAA Division I Champi ...

Lee Lopez Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese s ...

Sydnee Michaels Sydnee Michaels (born June 15, 1988) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour as of 2012. Michaels was a graduate of the 2011 LPGA Futures Tour. Early life Michaels was born in Upland, California, and is the youngest ...

Mika Miyazato Mika Miyazato ( ja, 宮里美香, born 10 October 1989) is a professional golfer from Japan who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Career As an amateur, Miyazato won the 2004 Japan Amateur Women's Championship at the age of 14, and was the young ...

Azahara Muñoz Azahara Muñoz Guijarro (born 19 November 1987) is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour. Amateur career Muñoz was born in Málaga, Andalusia in southern Spain and had a successful amateur career in ...

Su-Hyun Oh Su-Hyun Oh (born 23 May 1996) is a South Korea-born Australian professional golfer. She became the number one ranked amateur in the world in October 2013. Born in Busan, South Korea, Oh moved to Australia at the age of eight and has played go ...

Ryann O'Toole Ryann Ashley O'Toole (born February 11, 1987) is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career O'Toole was born in Agoura Hills, California, and graduated from San Clemente High School in 2005. She pl ...

, Annie Park,

Park Hee-young Park Hee-young (, born 24 May 1987) is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. Early golf career As an amateur, Park was a three time member of the South Korean National team. Park was twice runner-up in the Sout ...

, Jane Park,

Beatriz Recari Beatriz Recari Eransus (born 21 April 1987) is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Amateur career Born and raised in Pamplona in northern Spain, Recari began playing golf at age 11 and enjoyed ...

Paula Reto Paula Reto (born 3 May 1990) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Reto played field hockey and ran track in her youth and did not start playing golf until 2005. She played with the Purdue Boilermakers ...

Lizette Salas Lizette Salas (born July 17, 1989) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. Early life and education Born and raised in Azusa, California, Salas graduated from Azusa High School in 2007 and went on to play college ...

Alena Sharp Alena Sharp (born March 7, 1981) is a Canadians, Canadian professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. A graduate of New Mexico State University, where she played on the golf team, Sharp turned professional in 2003, playing two seasons ...

Kelly Shon Kelly may refer to: Art and entertainment * Kelly (Kelly Price album) * Kelly (Andrea Faustini album) * ''Kelly'' (musical), a 1965 musical by Mark Charlap * "Kelly" (song), a 2018 single by Kelly Rowland * ''Kelly'' (film), a 1981 Canadia ...

Sarah Jane Smith Sarah Jane Smith is a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running BBC Television science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' and two of its spin-offs. Sarah Jane is a dogged investigative journalist who first encounters alien t ...

Jennifer Song Jennifer Song (born December 20, 1989) is a professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. In 2009, she won both the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the U.S. Women's Amateur. She was only the fourth player in history to win bot ...

, Nontaya Srisawang,

Angela Stanford Angela Gwen Stanford (born November 28, 1977) is an American professional golfer who currently competes on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Born and raised in Saginaw, Texas, Stanford won the Fort Worth Girls Championship four times (1993–1996), ...

Kris Tamulis Kris Tamulis (born December 29, 1980) is an American professional golfer. Tamulis was born in Lapeer, Michigan. She played college golf at Florida State University where she won two events. She turned professional in 2003. Tamulis played on the ...

Kelly Tan Kelly Tan (born 26 October 1993) is a Malaysian professional golfer who competes on the LPGA Tour. Tan is a former member of the Malaysian junior national team. Tan earned her LPGA Tour card for 2014 via qualifying school. Tan qualified for t ...

, Ayako Uehara,

Mariajo Uribe María José Uribe Durán (known more commonly as Mariajo Uribe; born 27 February 1990) is a professional golfer from Colombia, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Uribe was born in Girón, Santander. At age 17, she won the 20 ...

Cheyenne Woods Cheyenne Nicole Woods (born July 25, 1990) is an American professional golfer. Early life Woods was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She is a daughter of Susan Woods and Earl Dennison Woods Jr., who is golfer Tiger Woods' half-brother, making Cheyenne ...

Jing Yan __NOTOC__ Jing can refer to: * Jing (software), formerly Jing Project * Jing (surname), a Chinese surname * Jing River, in China * Jing (instrument), a large gong used in Korean traditional music Concepts * Chinese classics (, ''jīng'') * Jing ( ...

, Julie Yang,

Sakura Yokomine is a Japanese professional golfer. She is one of the leading players on the LPGA of Japan Tour and was in the top twenty of the February 2006 debut edition of the Women's World Golf Rankings. She finished T-11 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tourn ...

Course

Source: Overlooking

Lake Geneva , image = Lake Geneva by Sentinel-2.jpg , caption = Satellite image , image_bathymetry = , caption_bathymetry = , location = Switzerland, France , coords = , lake_type = Glacial lak ...

, the average

elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum § Vert ...

of the course is approximately above

sea level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised g ...

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, 15 September 2016'' South Koreans

and Park Sung-hyun co-led after the first round at 63 (−8). Defending champion

was seven strokes behind at 70.

Second round

''Friday, 16 September 2016'' With a 66,

extended her lead to two strokes over

and Park Sung-hyun. The cut was 145 (+3) and 72 players advanced to the weekend.

Third round

''Saturday, 17 September 2016''

shot 65 (−6) for 194 (−19) to stretch her lead to four strokes over Park Sung-hyun.

Final round

''Sunday, 18 September 2016''

completed her wire-to-wire victory with 69 for 263, four strokes over Park Sung-hyun and

. Her 21-under-par total was a record for both women and men. For men's majors, the record is 20 under par, held by

Jason Day Jason Day (born 12 November 1987) is an Australian professional golfer, PGA Tour member and winner of the 2015 PGA Championship. He is a former world number one in the World Golf Ranking, having first achieved the ranking in September 2015. ...

at the

2015 PGA Championship The 2015 PGA Championship was the 97th PGA Championship, held August 13–16 on the Straits Course of Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin (the course is physically in Haven but holds a Kohler mailing address due to its Kohler Company ownership ...

and

Henrik Stenson Henrik Olof Stenson (; born 5 April 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer. He is the first male Swedish and first male Nordic major champion, having won the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon with a major championship record score of 264. ...

at the

2016 Open Championship The 2016 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 145th Open Championship, played from 14–17 July at Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the ninth Open Championship played at the Old Course of Troon, and ...

. The previous women's record of 19-under-par was shared by five:

Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper (born August 17, 1965) is an American professional golfer and television golf broadcaster. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce. She won two major championships and 17 LPGA T ...

(

1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore The 1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 25–28 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 28th edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the seventeenth as a major c ...

Karen Stupples Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic la ...

(

2004 Women's British Open The 2004 Women's British Open was held 29 July to 1 August at Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England. It was the 28th edition of the Women's British Open, and the fourth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. TNT Sports, ABC Sports and ...

(

2010 LPGA Championship The 2010 LPGA Championship was the 56th LPGA Championship, held June 24–27 at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, a suburb southeast of Rochester. Known for sponsorship reasons as the LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans, it was ...

Yani Tseng Yani Tseng (; born 23 January 1989) is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Ranki ...

(

2011 LPGA Championship The 2011 LPGA Championship was the 57th LPGA Championship, held June 23–26 at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, a suburb southeast of Rochester. Known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, it was the second o ...

, and

( 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship). Her 72-hole total of 263 broke the record of 267 held by

Betsy King :''Betsy King was also a childhood name for Lizzie Lloyd King.'' Betsy King (born August 13, 1955) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in al ...

( 1992 LPGA Championship) and was one stroke better than Stenson's 264 at the 2016 Open. Source:

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
Source:

References

External links

*
Coverage on the Ladies European Tour's official siteCoverage on the LPGA Tour's official site
{{coord, 46.394, N, 6.570, E, type:event, display=title The Evian Championship Golf tournaments in France