The fourth major championship of the 2023 LPGA Tour season gets underway this week as The Amundi Evian Championship begins Thursday, July 27. The event is celebrating its tenth anniversary as a major championship and the game’s top stars have turned out in droves for the party. Eight past Evian champions are set to tee it up as well as 19 of the top 20 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. Here’s a look at who is in the Amundi Evian Championship field.
Past Champions (8):
Brooke Henderson (2022), Minjee Lee (2021), Jin Young Ko (2019), Angela Stanford (2018), Anna Nordqvist (2017), In Gee Chun (2016), Lydia Ko (2015), Hyo Joo Kim (2014)
Evian Ladies Masters Winners:
Jiyai Shin (2010)
2023 LPGA Tour Winners (15 of 15):
Pajaree Anannarukarn (Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play), Celine Boutier (LPGA Drive On Championship at Superstition Mountain), Ashleigh Buhai (ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer), Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open), Linn Grant (Dana Open), Hannah Green (JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro), Brooke Henderson (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Cheyenne Knight (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Grace Kim (LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei), Jin Young Ko (HSBC Women’s World Championship, Cognizant Founders Cup), Leona Maguire (Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give), Elizabeth Szokol (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Lilia Vu (Honda LPGA Thailand, Chevron Championship), Ruoning Yin (DIO Implant LA Open, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Rose Zhang (Mizuho Americas Open)
2023 Ladies European Tour Winners:
Carmen Alonso (Ladies Open by Pickala Rock Resort), Aditi Ashok (Magical Kenya Ladies Open), Ashleigh Buhai (Investec South African Women’s Open), Carlota Ciganda (Aramco Team Series – Florida), Diksha Dagar (Tipsport Czech Ladies Open), Linn Grant (Jabra Ladies Open), Lily May Humphreys (Joburg Ladies Open), Lydia Ko (Aramco Saudi Ladies International), Nelly Korda (Aramco Team Series – London), Kristyna Napoleaova (Amundi German Masters), Lisa Pettersson (Helsingborg Open), Pauline Roussin (Aramco Team Series – Singapore), Maja Stark (Lalla Meryem Cup)
2023 LPGA Tour Rookies (13 of 32):
Jaravee Boonchant, Celine Borge, Manon de Roey, Soo Bin Joo, Minami Katsu, Grace Kim, Ines Laklalech, Lucy Li, Yan Liu, Yuna Nishimura, Hae Ran Ryu, Bailey Tardy, Rose Zhang
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (10 of 10):
Jin Young Ko (No. 1), Nelly Korda (No. 2), Lydia Ko (No. 3), Lilia Vu (No. 4), Ruoning Yin (No. 5), Allisen Corpuz (No. 6), Minjee Lee (No. 7), Hyo Joo Kim (No. 8), Atthaya Thitikul (No. 9), Xiyu Lin (No. 10)
Sponsor Invitations:
Ting-Hsuan Huang (a), Rachel Kuehn (a), Ines Laklalech, Morgane Metraux, Pauline Roussin, Kaitlyn Schroeder (a)
French Connections:
Celine Boutier, Perrine Delacour, Celine Herbin, Pauline Roussin
Amundi Evian Championship debuts:
Carmen Alonso, Saki Baba, Soo Bin Joo, Jaravee Boonchant, Celine Borge, Karis Davidson, Eila Galitsky, Lauren Hartlage, Chiara Horder, Ting-Hsuan Huang, Chisato Iwai, Su Ji Kim, Minami Katsu, Grace Kim, Rachel Kuehn, Ines Laklalech, Lucy Li, Yan Liu, Lily May Humphreys, So Mi Lee, Chiara Noja, Ana Pelaez Trivino, Valentina Rossi, Kaitlyn Schroeder, Maddie Szeryk, Bailey Tardy, Miyu Yamashita, Ruoning Yin