The Evian Championship Has Produced a Lot of Drama
The event, a major on the L.P.G.A. Tour since 2013, has been held 30 times. In half of those occasions, the winner won by a stroke or in a sudden-death playoff, including five times since 2017.
Following are five tournaments that stand out.
2004
Early in the final round, Wendy Doolan trailed Annika Sorenstam, a Hall of Famer, by six strokes. Game, set and …
Not match.
During a five-hole stretch (holes six through 10), Doolan of Australia, notched three birdies and two eagles. The eagle came on No. 7, a par five, when she hit her second shot to within two feet and knocked in the putt.
With three holes to go, she was up by three and wound up winning by one.
'That's a lot of birdies and eagles right there,' she said after clinching the victory. 'I'm going to cherish this because I wouldn't be surprised if it never happens again.'
'I just knew I had it in me to make a lot of birdies on this course,' she added. 'This means what I'm doing is working for me.'
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