A wild finish ended on the final stroke of the tournament at The Evian Championship at the Evian Resort Golf Club as presumptive winner Amy Olson double-bogeyed the 18th hole to give the title to fellow American Angela Stanford.
Olson shot 65s on Friday and Saturday to take the third-round lead at -14, but Stanford charged on Sunday with a 68 to move into contention, with a wild run-in of eagle-double bogey-birdie-par. Olson needed only a par on the final hole to win, but missed a six-foot putt for the victory and her double-bogey placed her in a four-way tie for second.
Americans dominated this tournament, taking six of the top nine places. It’s the first U.S. win in the tournament since 2007 and the first win on tour for Stanford, now 40, since 2012!
During 2018, no one country dominated the women’s major tournaments, with winners from five different nations: Stanford, Georgia Hall (ENG) in the British Open, Sung-hyun Park (KOR) in the PGA Championship, Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) in the U.S. Open and Pernilla Lindberg in the ANA Inspiration. However, Korean players won at least one medal (top three placing) in all five events. Summaries:
The Evian Championship
Evian-les-Bains (FRA) ~ 13-16 September 2018
(Full results here)
Final Standings: 1. Angela Stanford (USA), 272 (-12); 2. tie, Amy Olson (USA), Austin Ernst (USA), Sei-young Kim (KOR) and Mo Martin (USA), 273 (-11); 6. tie, Ryann O’Toole (USA) and Jeong-eun Lee (KOR), 274 (-10); 8. tie, Jessica Korda (USA) and Inbee Park (KOR), 275 (-9); 10. tie, Brooke Henderson( CAN), Lydia Ko (NZL), Katherine Kirk (AUS), Mi-hyang Lee (KOR) and So-yeon Ryu (KOR), 276 (-8).
