Evian Championship 2022 R1
July 21-24
Evian Resort GC, Evian-les-Bains, France
$6,500,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
The @EvianChamp 18 hole leader, Ayaka Furue. pic.twitter.com/0Ea0yFrgih
— LPGA (@LPGA) July 21, 2022
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Japan’s Ayaka Furue carded an 8-under 63 on Tursday, tying for the second-lowest round in Amundi Evian Championship history. The 22-year-old LPGA Tour rookie, who has won seven times on the JLPGA Tour, carded nine birdies and one bogey to take the lead at a major championship for the first time.
Evian Championship 2022 R1
The best score in the event is 61, carded by Hyo Joo Kim in 2014, Jeongeun Lee6 in 2021 and Leona Maguire in 2021. It is also tied for the third-lowest round in the history of women’s major championships.
“I like the course, and with the good vibes from last year I thought I would play good,” said Furue, who finished fourth in her first Evian. “I played very well today.”
Watch out, @NellyKorda‘s about 🔥#RaiseOurGame | #EvianChamp
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) July 21, 2022
Evian Championship 2022 R1
American Nelly Korda and Canadian Brooke Henderson, both major champions, are tied for second at 7-under with 64s. Korda remained bogey-free even wading into the water at the 18th to secure her shot.
“I was in between clubs there. It was either a 7 or a 6, and I didn’t really want to go long, but didn’t really think about if I didn’t hit that 7 good it would go in the water,” said Korda. “I had a decent chance of getting it out on the green, so I just went for it, and saved par. Better than taking a drop, that’s for sure.”
“I’m striking it really well. I had a lot of good numbers and I was hitting it close,” she said. “Honestly what made the difference from today to the years past is I was just rolling them in. That was really nice to see.”
Evian Championship 2022 R1
Henderson started on the back nine and closed her round with a long eagle putt at the 9th.
“I feel like ball striking I gave myself a lot of really great opportunities, which is always good, and then I was able to make some putts,” said Henderson. “Any time that happens, you usually can go pretty low. This golf course, it can be so tricky. It plays really difficult. But sometimes when you make a bunch of birdies you can get momentum, and that’s kind of what happened today.”
American Cheyenne Knight shot the low round of her career carding a 6-under 65. She is followed in fifth place by five players tied at 5-under, including past Evian champions Jin Young Ko and Lydia Ko.
Evian Championship 2022 R1
| Pos. | Player | Par | R1 |
| 1 | Ayaka Furue (JPN) | -8 | 63 |
| 2 | Brooke M Henderson (CAN) | -7 | 64 |
| Nelly Korda (USA) | -7 | 64 | |
| 4 | Cheyenne Knight (USA) | -6 | 65 |
| 5 | Lydia Ko (NZL) | -5 | 66 |
| Charley Hull (ENG) | -5 | 66 | |
| Perrine Delacour (FRA) | -5 | 66 | |
| Jin Young Ko (KOR) | -5 | 66 | |
| Yuna Nishimura (JPN) | -5 | 66 | |
| 10 | Carlota Ciganda (ESP) | -4 | 67 |
| Anna Nordqvist (SWE) | -4 | 67 | |
| Min Ji Park (KOR) | -4 | 67 | |
| So Yeon Ryu (KOR) | -4 | 67 | |
| In Gee Chun (KOR) | -4 | 67 | |
| Eun-Hee Ji (KOR) | -4 | 67 | |
| Nanna Koerstz Madsen (DEN) | -4 | 67 | |
| Sung Hyun Park (KOR) | -4 | 67 | |
| Linn Grant (SWE) | -4 | 67 | |
| 19 | Ashleigh Buhai (RSA) | -3 | 68 |
| Jodi Ewart Shadoff (ENG) | -3 | 68 | |
| Matilda Castren (FIN) | -3 | 68 | |
| Hyo-Joo Kim (KOR) | -3 | 68 | |
| Ryann O’Toole (USA) | -3 | 68 | |
| Johanna Gustavsson (SWE) | -3 | 68 | |
| Sei Young Kim (KOR) | -3 | 68 | |
| Atthaya Thitikul (THA) | -3 | 68 | |
| 27 | Cristie Kerr (USA) | -2 | 69 |
| Sarah Kemp (AUS) | -2 | 69 | |
| Mina Harigae (USA) | -2 | 69 | |
| Georgia Hall (ENG) | -2 | 69 | |
| Kelly Tan (MAS) | -2 | 69 | |
| Yu Liu (CHN) | -2 | 69 | |
| Brittany Altomare (USA) | -2 | 69 | |
| Ally Ewing (USA) | -2 | 69 | |
| Sophia Schubert (USA) | -2 | 69 | |
| Nasa Hataoka (JPN) | -2 | 69 | |
| Andrea Lee (USA) | -2 | 69 | |
| Amanda Doherty (USA) | -2 | 69 | |
| 39 | Amy Yang (KOR) | -1 | 70 |
| Haeji Kang (KOR) | -1 | 70 | |
| Chella Choi (KOR) | -1 | 70 | |
| Xi Yu Lin (CHN) | -1 | 70 | |
| Jasmine Suwannapura (THA) | -1 | 70 | |
| Moriya Jutanugarn (THA) | -1 | 70 | |
| Minjee Lee (AUS) | -1 | 70 | |
| Sophia Popov (GER) | -1 | 70 | |
| Emma Talley (USA) | -1 | 70 | |
| Albane Valenzuela (SUI) | -1 | 70 | |
| Madelene Sagstrom (SWE) | -1 | 70 | |
| Gaby Lopez (MEX) | -1 | 70 | |
| Ruixin Liu (CHN) | -1 | 70 | |
| Tiia Koivisto (FIN) | -1 | 70 | |
| Stephanie Kyriacou (AUS) | -1 | 70 | |
| Rachel Heck (USA) (a) | -1 | 70 | |
| Esther Henseleit (GER) | -1 | 70 | |
| Leona Maguire (IRL) | -1 | 70 | |
| Lilia Vu (USA) | -1 | 70 | |
| Rose Zhang (USA) (a) | -1 | 70 | |
| Pia Babnik (SLO) | -1 | 70 | |
| A Lim Kim (KOR) | -1 | 70 | |
| Mao Saigo (JPN) | -1 | 70 | |
| Anna Davis (USA) (a) | -1 | 70 | |
| Allisen Corpuz (USA) | -1 | 70 | |
| 64 | Jeongeun Lee 5 (KOR) | Par | 71 |
| Pornanong Phatlum (THA) | Par | 71 | |
| Mel Reid (ENG) | Par | 71 | |
| Stephanie Meadow (NIR) | Par | 71 | |
| Isi Gabsa (GER) | Par | 71 | |
| Aditi Ashok (IND) | Par | 71 | |
| Lizette Salas (USA) | Par | 71 | |
| Paula Reto (RSA) | Par | 71 | |
| Alison Lee (USA) | Par | 71 | |
| Gemma Dryburgh (SCO) | Par | 71 | |
| Hye Jin Choi (KOR) | Par | 71 | |
| Lindsey Weaver-Wright (USA) | Par | 71 | |
| Megan Khang (USA) | Par | 71 | |
| Jeongeun Lee6 (KOR) | Par | 71 | |
| Yuka Saso (JPN) | Par | 71 | |
| Pauline Roussin (FRA) | Par | 71 | |
| Sarah Schmelzel (USA) | Par | 71 | |
| Jennifer Kupcho (USA) | Par | 71 | |
| Charlotte Thomas (ENG) | Par | 71 | |
| Jennifer Chang (USA) | Par | 71 | |
| 84 | Inbee Park (KOR) | +1 | 72 |
| Wichanee Meechai (THA) | +1 | 72 | |
| Celine Boutier (FRA) | +1 | 72 | |
| Marina Alex (USA) | +1 | 72 | |
| Hannah Green (AUS) | +1 | 72 | |
| Agathe Laisne (FRA) | +1 | 72 | |
| Maja Stark (SWE) | +1 | 72 | |
| Meghan MacLaren (ENG) | +1 | 72 | |
| Lauren Coughlin (USA) | +1 | 72 | |
| Alana Uriell (USA) | +1 | 72 | |
| Lauren Stephenson (USA) | +1 | 72 | |
| Morgane Metraux (SUI) | +1 | 72 | |
| Yaeeun Hong (KOR) | +1 | 72 | |
| 97 | Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) | +2 | 73 |
| Angela Stanford (USA) | +2 | 73 | |
| Lee-Anne Pace (RSA) | +2 | 73 | |
| Caroline Masson (GER) | +2 | 73 | |
| Jenny Shin (KOR) | +2 | 73 | |
| Su Oh (AUS) | +2 | 73 | |
| Amy Olson (USA) | +2 | 73 | |
| Olivia Cowan (GER) | +2 | 73 | |
| Wei Ling Hsu (TPE) | +2 | 73 | |
| Annie Park (USA) | +2 | 73 | |
| Aline Krauter (GER) (a) | +2 | 73 | |
| Pajaree Anannarukarn (THA) | +2 | 73 | |
| Yealimi Noh (USA) | +2 | 73 | |
| Janie Jackson (USA) | +2 | 73 | |
| 111 | Jessica Korda (USA) | +3 | 74 |
| Jennifer Song (USA) | +3 | 74 | |
| Manon De Roey (BEL) | +3 | 74 | |
| Bronte Law (ENG) | +3 | 74 | |
| Peiyun Chien (TPE) | +3 | 74 | |
| Angel Yin (USA) | +3 | 74 | |
| Patty Tavatanakit (THA) | +3 | 74 | |
| Magdalena Simmermacher (ARG) | +3 | 74 | |
| Gina Kim (USA) | +3 | 74 | |
| Hinako Shibuno (JPN) | +3 | 74 | |
| Jenny Coleman (USA) | +3 | 74 | |
| Jensen Castle (USA) (a) | +3 | 74 | |
| Jess Baker (ENG) (a) | +3 | 74 | |
| Mizuki Hashimoto (JPN) (a) | +3 | 74 | |
| 125 | In-Kyung Kim (KOR) | +4 | 75 |
| Maude-Aimee Leblanc (CAN) | +4 | 75 | |
| 127 | Benedetta Moresco (ITA) (a) | +5 | 76 |
| Na Rin An (KOR) | +5 | 76 | |
| Valery Plata (COL) (a) | +5 | 76 | |
| 130 | Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) | +6 | 77 |
| Frida Kinhult (SWE) | +6 | 77 | |
| 132 | Sanna Nuutinen (FIN) | +8 | 79 |
