Angela Stanford of the United States plays her second shot on the first hole during the second round of the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 12, 2024 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Furue wasn’t the only one on a hot streak when lightning lit up the skies over Lake Geneva. The 46-year-old Angela Stanford, making her final major championship start at the place that made her a major champion in 2018, was 5 under over her last four holes when round two was suspended.
Stanford, who’d just teed off on the par-4 13th hole, sits in a share of fourth with Patty Tavatanakit at 8 under. She played her first Evian in 2001 and ended a streak of 98 consecutive major starts earlier this summer after missing the U.S. Women’s Open. Jack Nicklaus is the only person in golf history to play in 100 or more consecutive majors.
“It’s meant the world to me,” said Stanford of her play in the majors. “You hear people define their careers by majors. I think winning majors is obviously the ultimate, but for me, you know, I’ve always been about showing up and being consistent.
“So I think the longevity of it I’m pretty proud of. Yeah, of course I wish I could have won more, but the fact that I got to play in this many, I mean, I would’ve never dreamed of that.”
On Tuesday of Evian week, Stanford joined Golfweek’s Big Pickle podcast to talk about her decades-long career coming to a close and reminisce on that victory in France six years ago. She remains the only American to win Evian since it became a major championship in 2013. Should she go on to win this week, she’d be the oldest major champion in LPGA history.
