2025 Amundi Evian Championship (Jul 10 - 13)

[Argonne69]

Race to the CME Globe: 650 Points

 

Format: 72 holes

 

Purse: $8,000,000

 

Location: Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

 

Par: 71

 

Yardage: 6,504 yds

 

History: This is the 25th year for the event. In 2024, Ayaka Furue won her first major championship by a single shot when she holed a 15' eagle putt on the final green. 

 

Coverage:

 

Jul 10: The Golf Channel 6:00 am - 11:00 am (EDT)

Jul 10: NBC Sports App 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (EDT)

 

 

Jul 11: The Golf Channel 6:00 am - 11:00 am (EDT)

Jul 11: NBC Sports App 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (EDT)

 

Jul 12: The Golf Channel 4:00 am - 10:00 am (EDT)

 

Jul 13: The Golf Channel 4:00 am - 10:00 am (EDT)

 

 

 

[Argonne69]

Time for everyone's favorite major. Lol.

 

I do like the course and the views.

 

The forecast looks very good for three days with highs in the 70's. Sunday brings a chance for rain later, so I wouldn't be surprised if we saw tee times moved up and/or threesomes from split tees.

 

[pmcuk]

29 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

Time for everyone's favorite major. Lol.

 

I do like the course and the views.

 

 

 

Definitely my favourite golf course! Magical views. 

 

Hard to understand why anyone wouldn't like it!

[Argonne69]

1 minute ago, pmcuk said:

 

Definitely my favourite golf course! Magical views. 

 

Hard to understand why anyone wouldn't like it!

 

I hear Lexi isn't a fan. Lol.

 

[bcjim]

Poked around the tournament website for solid 5 minutes and couldn't find a list of entrants...

[18majors]

8 minutes ago, bcjim said:

Poked around the tournament website for solid 5 minutes and couldn't find a list of entrants...

 

 

 

You're Barking the wrong trees:

 

Tournament Entries

[18majors]

 

Did Nelly's clubs arrive!

 

 

 

[iBanesto]

Uh oh!

 

[bcjim]

43 minutes ago, 18majors said:

 

 

 

You're Barking the wrong trees:

 

Tournament Entries

I'm not sure that is right idiom here... but anyway i guess i clicked on 'tournament site' before scrolling adequately and was provided no useful info. 

[Argonne69]

58 minutes ago, 18majors said:

 

Did Nelly's clubs arrive!

 

 

 

 

Was it her suitcase or bag that was stolen? It arrived early, and walked out of the airport. 

 

[JungleJimbo]

6 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

 

Was it her suitcase or bag that was stolen? It arrived early, and walked out of the airport. 

 

 

"All of my bags are lost"

 

https://www.essentiallysports.com/golf-news-nelly-korda-sends-desperate-help-plea-to-delta-after-post-flight-crisis/ 

 

 

Nelly Korda Sends Desperate ‘Help’ Plea to Delta After Post-Flight Crisis

essentiallysports.com/golf-news-nelly-korda-sends-desperate-help-plea-to-delta-after-post-flight-crisis

July 6, 2025

 

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In 2023, Delta Air Lines and top-ranked LPGA pro Nelly Korda joined hands for a multi-year relationship. At that time, the Delta S.V.P. – Chief Communications Officer Tim Mapes said of the collaboration, “Nelly’s dedication to the game and desire to be the best is exactly what we are all about at Delta.” Skip two years, and Korda has sent out a desperate plea to her sponsor after losing all of her luggage.

In her recent Instagram story, Korda said, “And all of my bags are lost! @delta plz help 🥲.” As per her earlier update, the luggage included three three trolley bags, one backpack, and her golf bag. In that Instagram update, the American said, “And yes, every bag is overweight 😅,” “Packing light? Idk her!” and “One month on the road.” Well, let’s hope the help is along the way!

via Imago

However, this isn’t the first time this season that the World No. 1 has surprised us with a shocking update! In 2024, Nelly Korda suffered a dog bite that forced her to withdraw from the upcoming Ladies European Tour tournament in London. Korda shared her disappointment on Instagram, stating, “I was bitten by a dog and need time to receive treatment and recover fully.” However, Korda did not share any pictures at that time. This season, and almost a year since the incident, Korda shared a picture of the dog bite on her social media. Talk about a brutal day!

Now, back to Nelly Korda’s Delta issue – this isn’t the first time a Delta flight has caused trouble for an LPGA star!

 

Top Stories

 

Jennifer Chang’s clubs were destroyed during her Delta flight

LPGA Tour player Jennifer Chang experienced significant damage to her golf clubs and bag during a Delta Airlines flight in 2024. Following the incident, Johnny Wunder, a content creator for Callaway, shared a video that showcased the severe condition of Chang’s equipment as she prepared for the 2024 ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge tournament in Florida.

What’s your perspective on:

Delta Airlines strikes again! Are pro golfers cursed when it comes to traveling with their gear?

 

 

 

[JungleJimbo]

1 hour ago, Argonne69 said:

 

Was it her suitcase or bag that was stolen? It arrived early, and walked out of the airport. 

 

 

Presumably Nelly has been reunited with her missing bags from that flight to Europe.
 

https://www.instagram.com/stories/nellykorda/?hl=en 

Edited July 7 by JungleJimbo

[WorkItBothWays]

I know it polarises opinion but a number of players do cite this as their favourite event eg. Jeeno.

[Lobby]

I also like this event. I’d never play in it, though;  my hcap is much greater than 4

 

🙂

[Argonne69]

1 hour ago, Lobby said:

I also like this event. I’d never play in it, though;  my hcap is much greater than 4

 

🙂

 

C'mon, you know a 4 capper could beat the ladies on a good day. 'Just gotta be able to drive it 300 yds uphill. 

 

[Rapidcat]

7 hours ago, Argonne69 said:

 

I hear Lexi isn't a fan. Lol.

 

 

I thought she (semi) retired? Oh, wait......

[NosajNeelik]

Hopefully this won’t be a major twitter feed thread 

[18majors]

1 hour ago, NosajNeelik said:

Hopefully this won’t be a major twitter feed thread 

 

Hopefully this won't be a major one liner thread

[18majors]

 

Good luck Nelly:

 

[tonyj5]

My field rating for this Major Championship is a super 82.5%, which is exactly what it was a year ago.
My breakdown is 83% from the LPGA Priority List and 82% from the Rolex Rankings.
Every player in the top 25 of the Rolex Rankings will be teeing it up this week. 
The field loses a few points as this tournament has a number of LET players that are not ranked in the top 100 of the Rolex Rankings. To make room for those players, the number of LPGA players invited here are less than in a full field LPGA event. Some of those LPGA players not invited are in the top 100 of the LPGA Priority List and would have brought up the field score if they were teeing it up.

Other Stuff:
Lydia Ko's missed cut last week stopped her streak of consecutive cuts made at 19. Ruoning Yin now has the longest ongoing streak with 19 straight.
With Somi Lee and Jin Hee Im winning the Dow Championship, Korea now has four tournament wins this year. They had just three wins all of last year.
With Somi Lee and Jin Hee Im both getting their first LPGA victories, the LPGA now has seven first time winners this year. There were only four all of last year.
The LPGA has now completed seventeen tournaments this year, and there has not been a repeat winner yet. 

In the Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Race:
Rio Takeda continues to have a big lead with 730 points, she is followed by Miyu Yamashita (556), Chisato Iwai (512), and Akie Iwai (364).

I will not report any movement on the Rolex Rankings for LPGA players as I usual do. The reason is the Dow Championship is not recognized as an event, and does not change the rankings at all. I will report again next week.

I will start reporting today (and the rest of the year), movement on the bottom of the Race to the CME Globe. These rankings are actually the most important rankings of them all for LPGA players. A player must finish in the top 100 of the Race to the CME Globe to maintain their full playing privileges for next year. I will not report on the top players, as they will all be playing next year, but concentrate on the bottom players fighting to keep their playing status for next year. The Dow Championship was counted here and some players took full advantage:
Albane Valenzuela greatly improved her position jumping up from 86 to 73.
Yuri Yushida did the same moving out of danger for the time being 82 to 74.
Gemma Dryburgh 84 to 75, Brooke Matthews 83 to 77, both put themselves in a much better position than before the Dow Championship was played.
Jiwon Jeon 101 to 89, and Jing Yan 106 to 97, both snuck into the very important top 100.
Kumkang Park 109 to 102, and Cheyenne Knight 126 to 108, both still have work to do but greatly improved their chances. 
On the downside, Peiyun Chien 99 to 101, and Jeongeun Lee5, fell out of the top 100.

[Argonne69]

Nelly's got quite the bag there. Curious if she'd be sporting an old carry bag if her clubs hadn't shown up.

 

 

[18majors]

 

Alex and Muni, perfect together:

 

 

[MagicClassic407]

Happy to see and be able to follow amateur Gianna Clemente who got an invite. Her mom tells me that she is looking for many more visits in the future. 😉👀

 

[PhilWhitUK]

Supporting Mimi, Lottie and Linn for this event (surprising no one with my list 😂)!!!!

[Jonnyuk74]

6 hours ago, PhilWhitUK said:

Supporting Mimi, Lottie and Linn for this event (surprising no one with my list 😂)!!!!

I'm still going with Linn ( as always) but not confident at all of a good outcome. Hope she at least makes the cut and finds some form and confidence before Wales! 🤔

[JungleJimbo]

 

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Edited July 10 by JungleJimbo

[JungleJimbo]

15 hours ago, PhilWhitUK said:

Supporting Mimi, Lottie and Linn for this event (surprising no one with my list 😂)!!!!

 

Quote: ["No player on tour has played the Evian better than [Lydia] Ko since 2013, the year the championship transitioned to a major. She won the Evian in 2015 and has six additional top-10 finishes in 11 starts."

 

... Source: https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/lpga/2025/07/09/after-luggage-scare-nelly-korda-poised-for-breakthrough-at-evian/84516724007/

 

 

[WorkItBothWays]

Really like this event but with it clashing with the Scottish Open I'm not able to see as much of it as I'd like. Hopefully its being shown on YouTube here in the UK.

[Rapidcat]

Looks like Leona has just holed in one on the par 3 11th.

 

Now sitting at -5.

 

Edited July 10 by Rapidcat

[Argonne69]

Yeah, Leona looks dialed in.

 

Winning scores have been close to 20 under several times in the past few years. I expect we'll see 67's and 68's out there.