2016 Evian Championship

The 2016 Evian Championship was played 15–18 September at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 23rd Evian Championship (the first nineteen were played as the Evian Masters), and the fifth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.

2016 Evian Championship
Tournament information
Dates15–18 September 2016
LocationÉvian-les-Bains, France
Course(s)Evian Resort Golf Club
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,482 yards (5,927 m)
Field120 players, 72 after cut
Cut145 (+3)
Prize fund$3,250,000
2,890,550
Winner's share$487,500
€433,582
Champion
Chun In-gee
263 (−21)
Evian Resort 
Golf Club
Location in France

Chun In-gee won her first Evian and second major championship, four strokes ahead of runners-up Ryu So-yeon and Park Sung-hyun. Her 21-under-par score was a record for all women's majors.

The event was televised by Golf Channel and NBC Sports in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.

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