Japan’s Ayaka Furue won her first major title by a single shot when she holed an eagle putt from 15 feet on the final green in the Evian Championship at Evian Resort in France. Furue powered past Australian Stephanie Kyriacou to finish on 19-under-par and scoop the $1.2 million first prize. Locked in a three-way…
As everyone else fell, Ayaka Furue rose to the occasion. The 24-year-old from Japan played her final five holes Sunday in 5 under to come from behind and win the 2024 Amundi Evian Championship, her first major title. It’s also the second LPGA victory for Furue, who shot 6-under 65 on Sunday to finish at…
Ayaka Furue Wins Amundi Evian Championship Ayaka Furue secured her first major championship victory in grand fashion, closing the tournament with three birdies and an eagle in the last five holes to win the Amundi Evian Championship. With this victory, Furue earned a substantial $1.2 million, pushing her season earnings to $2,444,717. The 24-year-old golfer…
In the third round of the Amundi Evian Championship, Australian Stephanie Kyriacou took the lead with a birdie on the final hole, edging ahead of Ayaka Furue and Lauren Coughlin. Kyriacou, a 23-year-old from Sydney, shot a 67 in hot and sunny conditions at Evian Resort Golf Club, bringing her 54-hole total to 14-under-par in…
Australian Stephanie Kyriacou competes in the third round of the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club, in Evian-Les-Bains, centre eastern France, on July 13, 2024. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images) Kyriacou finds herself in unfamiliar territory as she leads an LPGA event heading into Sunday…
The cut came a day late at the Amundi Evian Championship, and there were a number top-ranked casualties, but Nelly Korda was not among them. After three consecutive missed cuts, the World No. 1 played on after rounds of 69-72. The cut line fell at even par, with 67 players moving on. Play was suspended…
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…
Japanese Yuna Nishimura competes during the second round of the 2024 Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club, in Evian-Les-Bains, center eastern France, on July 12, 2024. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images)
Only lightning could stop the streak of good golf Angela Stanford put together as play was suspended at the Amundi Evian Championship. The 46-year-old, 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 2 was suspended at…
Lauren Coughlin of the United States tees off on the second hole during the first round of the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 11, 2024 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images) Lauren Coughlin has never made the cut at the Evian Championship, but she opened with a 65…
