Amundi Evian Championship Saturday leaderboard, where two tennis players lead in France
No player on tour has won more than once this season, with 18 different winners in 17 events. Lee won the recent Dow Championship team event with fellow first-time winner Jin Hee Im to make it a record-breaking first half of the season.
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Will the trend end in France?
2025 Amundi Evian Championship scores
Keep tabs on the leaderboard from Evian-les-Bains, France, all weekend. You can also find tee times here as well.
Two tennis players lead bunched board
Gabriela Ruffels of Australia lines up shot on the fourth tee during Round Three of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 12, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
Gabriela Ruffels and LET player Cara Gainer, two former tennis standouts who came to golf late, pace a packed board at the Amundi Evian. Gainer carded a 64 on a sun-splashed Saturday while Ruffels shot 66 to get to 11 under. They're one shot ahead of a pair of hotshots in No. 2-ranked Jeeno Thitikul and recent major winner Minjee Lee as well as LPGA winners Grace Kim and Somi Lee.
That's a total of three Aussies in the top six.
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"I think a lot of the girls are very good ball-strikers," said Minjee Lee of her compatriots.
The LPGA hasn't had a repeat winner on tour this season, and the Amundi Evian hasn't had a two-time winner since it became a major in 2013.
That could all change on Sunday, which judging by today's low scores, should be a shootout.
Is it Jeeno's time to win a major?
Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand tees off on the fifth hole during Round Three of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 12, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
The best player without a major title is within one of the lead. World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul, who has a chance to overtake Nelly Korda as world No. 1, carded a 4-under 67 to get to 10 under for the tournament and in a share of third with KPMG Women's PGA winner Minjee Lee. The two stars were grouped together on Sunday in Frisco, Texas, where Lee won her third major title.
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With several players on the board that have never won on the LPGA – and a couple that don't even have a card – they're the undisputed heavyweights of the final round.
Gabriela Ruffels reclaims share of the lead
Gabriela Ruffels of Australia interacts with her caddie on the 15th hole during Round Three of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 12, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
Make it two former tennis stars at the top of the board in France. Gabriela Ruffels joins Cara Gainer at the top of the board at 11 under after a third-round 66. Both were strong tennis players in their respective countries before switching to golf.
Ruffels, who has Stacy Lewis' long time caddie Travis Wilson by her side this week, bogeyed the first hole and then played the next 17 in six under.
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The daughter of two tennis pros, she spent time last week in London at Wimbledon.
"It was really cool to be in a different perspective," said Ruffels, "put yourself outside the ropes a little bit and watch another sport compete."
Amateur Lottie Woad finishes in style
The No. 1 amateur in the world Lottie Woad rolled in a birdie bomb on the par-5 18th to close with a 1-under 70. Woad currently sits in a share of 17th at 6 under, five back of the clubhouse lead. Woad needs to finish in the top 25 to earn her LPGA card for the season.
The Florida State star held tough on an up-and-down day that included three bogeys and a double.
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Nelly Korda moves the wrong way on Moving Day
Nelly Korda of the United States plays shot from a bunker on the 16th hole during Round Three of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 12, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda wrapped up a tough day with a bogey on the closing par 5 to shoot 75. She hit only five fairways on the day and 11 greens, needing 32 putts. She's 1 under for the tournament, 10 back of the clubhouse lead.
Minjee Lee back in the mix
Minjee Lee of Australia tees off on the 16th hole during Round Three of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 12, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
Minjee Lee put herself in position to win a fourth major championship title after a smooth 6-under 66 on Saturday. She heads into the weekend at 10 under, one shot back of clubhouse leader Cara Gainer. Lee hit 12 fairways and 14 greens in her bogey-free round. The 29-year-old Aussie won the Evian in 2021 for her first major title. She picked up her third major last month at the KPMG Women's PGA in Frisco, Texas.
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Lee has played her last 30 holes in 10 under.
Favorable drop for Somi Lee
Should Somi Lee go on to win the Evian, her par on the 12th hole Saturday might be considered a key factor. Lee missed her tee shot left on the par 4 and received a surprising free drop after her ball landed next to a boundary fence. The rules sheet for the week says that the grass in between the cart path and boundary fence is an extension of the cart path.
Golf Channel analyst Morgan Pressel called it a "questionable decision by the LPGA and LET rules team."
Frenchwoman putting on a show
France's Nastasia Nadaud looks on after a shot during the third round of the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club, in Evian-Les-Bains, eastern France, on July 12, 2025.
Frenchwoman Nastastia Nadaud is on a tear after making three consecutive birdies on Nos. 13-15. Nadaud, 20, has moved to 8 under for the tournament and two back of leaders Somi Lee, Grace Kim and Cara Gainer. Nadaud has yet to win on the LET but she has won on the Access Series (2022).
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Cara Gainer grabs a share of the lead
Cara Gainer of England plays a shot on the 13th hole during Round Three of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 12, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
England's Cara Gainer jumped up into a share of the lead after a birdie on No. 15. That's five birdies on the day and an eagle for the LET player who didn't take up the game until age 14. The 29-year-old Gainer, from Oxford, turned pro in January 2020.
She's now knotted at 10 under with Somi Lee and Grace Kim.
That's a 63 for Yuri Yoshida
Yuri Yoshida of Japan tees off on the first hole during Round Three of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 12, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
Japan's Yuri Yoshida, a four-time winner on the Japan LPGA, posted the low round of the tournament so far with a sizzling 63. Yoshida rocketed up the board with four birdies on the last five holes. She needed only 26 putts on the day.
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Now 9 under for the tournament, Yoshida trails a trio of co-leaders by one shot.
Cassandra Alexander makes it three at the top
Cassandra Alexander carded her third birdie of the day on the par-3 eighth to take share of the lead at 10 under with LPGA winners Somi Lee and Grace Kim. The 25-year-old South African pro won her first LET event in June at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open. This marks her Evian debut.
It's slipping away for Nelly Korda
World No. 1 Nelly Korda is winless so far in 2025 and, at this point, it's looking unlikely that will change this week. A double bogey on the par-5 ninth drops Korda down to 3 over for the day and nine back of leader Somi Lee. She hit only two fairways on the front nine and five greens.
Nelly Korda of the United States walks off the fourth tee during Round Three of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 12, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
Lottie Woad rebounds from early double
The No. 1 amateur in the world Lottie Woad bounced back from an unfortunate double on the par-4 fourth with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 7 and 8. A top 25 finish at the Evian will secure the Englishwoman her LPGA card for the rest of 2025 and 2026. Woad currently sits in a share of 18th, six back of leader Somi Lee.
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Englishwoman Cara Gainer charging
Cara Gainer of England tees off on the first hole during Round Three of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 12, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
An eagle on the par-5 seventh followed by a birdie on the eighth puts Cara Gainer 4 under for the day and only two back of the leaders in her Evian debut. Gainer, 29, won the Lalla Meryem Cup on the LET to start the season and ranks fourth on that tour's Order of Merit.
Near ace for Jeeno Thitikul
After an opening bogey, No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul nearly aces the par-3 second to stay four back of the leaders. Thitikul could overtake Korda for the No. 1 ranking this week, should she claim her first major championship title.
Slow moving for Nelly Korda
It's still early on in Round 3 of the Evian Championship but world No. 1 Nelly Korda hasn't gotten anything going quite yet on moving day. A bogey on the par-4 third hole has her 1 over through five holes and six back of leaders Somi Lee and Grace Kim at 10 under.
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The Evian is the only major that Korda has yet to record a top-5 finish.
Who's leading the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship?
South Korea's Somi Lee paces the field at Evian Resort Golf Club at 10 under, with World No. 1 Nelly Korda five shots back along with No. 1 amateur Lottie Woad.
Lee, now in her second year on the LPGA, carded a second-round 65, tying the lowest round of her career, to put herself at 10 under and in position to win for a second consecutive start, one shot ahead of Australia's Grace Kim. Two weeks ago at the Dow Championship, Lee broke through with her first LPGA title playing alongside compatriot Jin Hee Im.
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Lee also recently tied for eighth at the taxing KPMG Women's PGA in Frisco, Texas.
Which notable names missed the cut at the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship?
Ten years after Lydia Ko became the youngest player to ever win a major at the Evian Championship, the LPGA Hall of Famer missed the cut in France. Rounds of 73-74 put Ko at 5 over for the tournament. The cut line for the LPGA's four major championship of the season fell at 2 over, with 74 players making the weekend. Those who missed the cut received $3,000 to help cover expenses.
World No. 4 Ruoning Yin and three-time major winner In Gee Chun were among those who missed the cut by a stroke along with 2025 first-time winner Yealimi Noh.
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Former No. 1 Lilia Vu's downward slide continued in France where she shot 73-75 to miss her fifth consecutive cut. The lone bright spot on Vu's resume this season is a solo second at the Ford Championship in March. She otherwise has one top-30 finish. Vu currently ranks 154th in greens in regulation.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Amundi Evian Championship 2025: Live leaderboard updates for Saturday
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