'Solved with Numbers'... Amundi Evian Championship

Alfredsson Sets Swedish All-Time Record with 3 Wins
Korea Achieves 5 Wins Combined, Kim Hyoju Sets Course Record with 61
Jeon Inji Scores Lowest 263, Total Prize Money $8 Million

‘8 countries’.

C?line Boutier, after becoming the first French player to win a major championship at last year's Amundi Evian Championship, is holding the trophy wrapped in the national flag.

This is the number of countries that have produced champions at the Amundi Evian Championship, a major tournament on the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour since its elevation in 2013. Along with South Korea (Kim Hyo-joo, Jeon In-ji, Ko Jin-young), Norway (Suzann Pettersen), New Zealand (Lydia Ko), Sweden (Anna Nordqvist), the United States (Angela Stanford), Australia (Minjee Lee), Canada (Brooke Henderson), and France (C?line Boutier) have all tasted victory. This year, the tournament will be held over four days starting on the 11th (local time) at the Evian Resort Golf Club (par 71) in the southeastern French resort town of Evian-les-Bains. There is interest in whether Thailand, which has recently shown strong performance, will achieve its first win at the event. We have broken down the many stories created by the Amundi Evian Championship into numbers.

◆3 (wins)= The most wins. Helen Alfredsson (Sweden) won in 1994, 1998, and 2008. Annika S?renstam (Sweden), Ai Miyazato (Japan), and Laura Davies (England) are among the champions with two wins.

◆5 (players)= The total number of Korean winners including the Evian Masters. Shin Ji-ae (2010), Park In-bi (2012), Kim Hyo-joo (2014), Jeon In-ji (2016), and Ko Jin-young (2019) have all collected the winner’s trophy.

◆7 (hours)= The weekday ticket office opening hours. It operates until 5 p.m. On weekends, it is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

◆18 (players)= The number of Korean players participating this year. Among past champions, Kim Hyo-joo and Ko Jin-young are competing. Lee Ye-won, Park Ji-young, and Hwang Yu-min, who are active on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, are also on the list.

◆65 (euros)= The four-day pass price during the tournament. It costs 25 euros for one day, 40 euros for two days, and 55 euros for three days. Admission is free for those under 18 years old.

◆61 (strokes)= The course record. Set by Kim Hyo-joo (first round in 2014), Lee Jeong-eun 6 (third round in 2021), and Leona Maguire (Ireland, fourth round in 2021).

◆132 (players)= The number of entries this season. The tournament is a 72-hole stroke play over four days. After 36 holes, the top 70 players advance to the final rounds to compete for the championship.

◆263 (strokes)= The lowest total score recorded by Jeon In-ji when she won in 2016. Jeon In-ji and Juli Inkster (USA, 2003) hold the record for the most under-par scores (21 under par).

◆8 million (dollars)= The total prize money. Amundi, Europe’s largest asset management company, is the title sponsor and has increased the purse every year. Last year, the total prize money was raised by 1.5 million dollars from 6.5 million dollars. The winner’s prize also increased from 1 million dollars to 1.2 million dollars.

◆1994 (year)= The year the tournament was founded as part of the Ladies European Tour (LET). It was incorporated into the LPGA Tour in 2000 and elevated to the fifth major in 2013.

◆6527 (yards)= The total course length. It is not very long. The course is located on a hill overlooking Lake L?man in the Alps. It became more challenging after a renovation in 2013. The decisive hole is the final 18th hole (par 5).