2026 Evian Championship

2026 Evian Championship
Tournament information
Dates9–12 July 2026
LocationÉvian-les-Bains, France
46°23′38″N 6°34′12″E / 46.394°N 6.570°E / 46.394; 6.570
CourseEvian Resort Golf Club
ToursLadies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,479 yards (5,924 m)
Field132 players
66 after cut
Cut142 (E)
Prize fund$9,100,000
Winner's share$1,400,000
Champion
South Korea Ryu Hae-ran
265 (−19)
Evian Resort Golf Club is located in France
Evian Resort Golf Club
Evian Resort Golf Club
Location in France
Evian Resort Golf Club is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Evian Resort Golf Club
Evian Resort Golf Club

The 2026 Evian Championship was played 9–12 July in France. It was the 32nd Evian Championship (the first 20 played as the Evian Masters), and the 13th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.

Ryu Hae-ran won in a playoff with Brooke Henderson. It was Ryu's first Evain win and her second consecutive major win of the year.[1]

Field

The field for the tournament was set at 132, 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.[2][3][a]

1. Evian invitations (six)

2. Top 50 from Women's World Golf Rankings

3. Top player not already qualified from the Jabra Ladies Open de France

4. Past Evian Championship winners

5. Majors winners (last five years)

6. LPGA tournament winners (since last Evian)

7. LET Order of Merit (top seven from 2025, top seven from current year)

8. Top 10 and ties previous year's Evian Championship

9. Amateur winners

10. LPGA Tour CME Globe points list (if needed to fill the field to 132)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 9 July 2026

Akie Iwai shot a 8-under-par round of 63 to take a two-stroke lead over Perrine Delacour. World number 1 Nelly Korda, winner of the year's first two majors, shot a 3-over-par 74. Ryu Hae-ran, winner of the year's other major, was tied for third with a 66.[6]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Japan Akie Iwai63−8
2France Perrine Delacour65−6
T3England Charley Hull66−5
South Korea Im Jin-hee
South Korea Ryu Hae-ran
Japan Mao Saigo
Sweden Maja Stark
T8England Cara Gainer67−4
Japan Erika Hara
Canada Brooke Henderson
South Korea Minji Kang
England Lottie Woad
United States Jing Yan
China Yin Ruoning

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, 10 July 2026

Lottie Woad shot a 7-under-par 64, tied for the low round of the day, to take a one-stroke lead over first round leader Akie Iwai. Ryu Hae-ran, winner of the previous major of the year, was tied for third with Mao Saigo, two strokes behind Iwai. World number one Nelly Korda missed the cut by one stroke. The cut came at 142, even par, with 66 players (including four amateurs) advancing to the final two rounds.[8][7]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Lottie Woad67-64=131−11
2Japan Akie Iwai63-69=132−10
T3South Korea Ryu Hae-ran66-68=134−8
Japan Mao Saigo66-68=132
T5England Charley Hull66-70=136−6
France Nastasia Nadaud68-68=136
Thailand Jeeno Thitikul72-64=136
Japan Miyū Yamashita70-66=136
T9France Perrine Delacour65-72=137−5
Japan Erika Hara67-70=137
Canada Brooke Henderson67-70=137
South Korea Im Jin-hee66-71=137
United States Auston Kim70-67=137
Sweden Anna Nordqvist69-68=137
Japan Shuri Sakuma70-67=137
Japan Hinako Shibuno69-68=137
Sweden Maja Stark66-71=137

Source:[7]

Third round

Saturday, 11 July 2026

Ryu Hae-ran shot a women's major lowest round record 60 (−11) to take a three stroke lead over Akie Iwai.[9] The round was one stroke better than three other golfers' 61, all shot at the Evian Championship. Ryu won the previous major of the year, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.[10]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Korea Ryu Hae-ran66-68-60=194−19
2Japan Akie Iwai63-69-65=197−16
T3Canada Brooke Henderson67-70-64=201−12
Japan Mao Saigo66-68-67=201
5South Africa Casandra Alexander73-66-63=202−11
T6Thailand Jeeno Thitikul72-64-67=203−10
Japan Miyū Yamashita70-66-67=203
England Lottie Woad67-64-72=203
9South Korea Im Jin-hee66-71-67=204−9
T10England Cara Gainer67-72-66=205−8
United States Auston Kim70-67-68=205
Sweden Anna Nordqvist69-68-68=205
Japan Hinako Shibuno69-68-68=205

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, 12 July 2026

Ryu Hae-ran shot an even-par 71 to end the day at 265 (−19) and in a tie with Brooke Henderson. Henderson shot a second consecutive round of 64 that included a hole-in-one on the par-3 8th hole and two other eagles. In the sudden-death playoff, Henderson made par while Ryu birdied to win her second consecutive major of the year.[1]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1South Korea Ryu Hae-ran^66-68-60-71=265−191,400,000
2Canada Brooke Henderson67-70-64-64=265835,391
3Japan Akie Iwai63-69-65-69=266−18606,017
T4South Korea Im Jin-hee66-71-67-65=269−15384,954
Japan Mao Saigo66-68-67-68=269
Japan Miyū Yamashita70-66-67-66=269
T7New Zealand Lydia Ko69-69-69-64=271−13242,409
Sweden Anna Nordqvist69-68-68-66=271
9United States Auston Kim70-67-68-67=272−12203,533
T10South Africa Casandra Alexander73-66-63-71=273−11166,709
South Korea Lee So-mi68-70-71-64=273
Sweden Maja Stark66-71-69-67=273
Thailand Jeeno Thitikul72-64-67-70=273

^ Ryu won with a birdie on the first sudden-death playoff hole.
Source:[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ (a) – denotes amateur

References

  1. 1 2 "Haeran Ryu wins Evian Championship for 2nd straight LPGA major". ESPN. Associated Press. 12 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Amundi Evian Championship – Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Amundi Evian Championship – Entries". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Nichols, Beth Ann (6 July 2026). "2026 LPGA winner withdraws from Amundi Evian with illness". Yahoo Sports.
  5. ↑ @KaufmanRichard (30 June 2026). "Valentine has decided not to take up her invitation to next week's major in Evian" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ↑ "Iwai cards 8 birdies for 2-shot lead at Evian, 11 ahead of Korda". ESPN. Associated Press. 9 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Amundi Evian Championship – Leaderboard". LPGA.
  8. ↑ "Nelly Korda misses cut at Evian Championship; Lottie Woad leads". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "18-Hole Scoring Record on the Ladies European Tour". www.golfcompendium.com. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Haeran Ryu sets LPGA major record with 60 at Evian Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. 11 July 2026.
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