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14-07-2025
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Amundi Evian Championship 2025 final round: Live updates, LPGA tee times, how to watch
USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. A major champion will be crowned in France on Sunday. It's the final round of the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship — the fourth of five majors on the LPGA's 2025 schedule. Cara Gainer and Gabriela Ruffels entered Sunday tied for the lead at 11 under, but there's a four-way tie for third just one shot behind them, and it's a group that includes World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul and three-time major champion Minjee Lee, who won this event in 2021. Advertisement Follow along for live updates, scores, highlights and more from Sunday's final round of the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France. 2025 Amundi Evian Championship scores Keep tabs on all the scores being carded in France with the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship leaderboard. Here's what it looked like at the top entering Sunday's final round: POSITION PLAYER SCORE T1 C. Gainer -11 T1 G. Ruffels -11 T3 M. Lee -10 T3 J. Thitikul -10 T3 G. Kim -10 T3 S. Lee -10 Amundi Evian Championship final round tee times Click here to see every tee time for Sunday's final round. Here's when the final few groups will be teeing off in France: 4:00 a.m. ET - Yuri Yoshida, Cassandra Alexander, Nastasia Nadaud 4:11 a.m. ET - Jeeno Thitikul, Somi Lee, Grace Kim 4:22 a.m. ET - Cara Gainer, Gabriela Ruffels, Minjee Lee (final group) How to watch the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship final round The final round of the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship will air live on Golf Channel from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET. Advertisement How much money does the winner make at the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship? The total purse for the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship is $8 million, with $1.2 million going to the champion. 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. Advertisement 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. 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 final round leaderboard updates, scores
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12-07-2025
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Gabriela Ruffles leads Australian trio, with Minjee Lee and Grace Kim, in hunt for Evian Championship
A trio of Australians are eyeing more major glory as Gabriela Ruffels and England's Cara Gainer share a one-shot lead on 11-under par after the third round of the Evian Championship on Saturday. Lurking one stroke back is three-time major champion, and former Evian Championship winner, Minjee Lee and fellow Australian Grace Kim. Gainer, making her debut at the fourth women's major of the year, surged up the leaderboard with a 64 highlighted by an eagle on the seventh hole and six additional birdies. 'I made a great par save on the first which really settled my nerves,' said Gainer. 'My eagle putt was definitely a highlight of the day. I hit a great drive, a great hybrid into the green about ten feet and holed the putt.' Ruffels faltered at the start of her round with a bogey on the opening hole but bounced back straight away with a birdie, then added six more. She said: 'I'm having so much fun. 'This is what you practice for, what you play for. I've been working so hard, and it's great to see the hard work pay off.' One shot behind the pair in a tie for third on 10-under par are Lee and Kim, Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul and South Korean overnight leader Lee So-mi. Lee trailed by seven shots going into the final round of the Evian Championship in 2021, and said that gave her confidence that she could produce something special here. 'I'm usually always pretty relaxed, but I definitely feel like I have a different mentality and maybe a little bit different fire in me after KPMG,' said Lee. 'I definitely have a little different motivation I think coming off that win. 'I just feel like I'm in a really good position right now and can chase tomorrow. 'Obviously I was way back (in 2021) and I shot a really good score on Sunday to get into that playoff. 'Going into that I wasn't expecting to shoot a score like that, but then I did and I was obviously happy. 'I was really clutch in the playoff, so that really brings back great memories. 'It feels like a lifetime ago really. Four years, that sounds like a long time.'
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12-07-2025
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Amundi Evian Championship Saturday leaderboard, where two tennis players lead in France
Another pristine day is on tap at the LPGA's most picturesque stop. The third round of the Amundi Evian Championship features a board peppered with players who've already hoisted trophies this season, including leader Somi Lee, Jennifer Kupcho, Rio Takeda and Jeeno Thitikul. 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement "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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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). Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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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12-07-2025
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England's Gainer shares lead at Evian Championship
Evian Championship - third round leaderboard-11 C Gainer (Eng) Gabriela Ruffels (Aus); -10 A Thitikul (Tha), S Lee (Kor), G Kim (Aus), M Lee (Aus); -9 C Alexander (SA), Y Yoshida (Jpn)Selected others: -7 L Maguire (Ire); -6 L Woad (Eng); +4 B Law (Eng), G Dryburgh (Sco)Full leaderboard Cara Gainer shot a third-round 64 to grab a share of the lead at the Evian 29-year-old Englishwoman is tied at the top of the leaderboard at 11-under with Australia's Gabriela Ruffels, who shot put herself into contention to win her first major with six birdies and an eagle on the seventh hole at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France."I made a great par save on the first which really settled my nerves," she said."My eagle putt was definitely a highlight of the day. I hit a great drive, a great hybrid into the green about 10ft and holed the putt."I have good feelings and good vibes in this amazing beautiful place."World number two Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand, three-time major winner Minjee Lee and fellow Australian Grace Kim are among those a stroke behind Gainer and Ruffels at 10 amateur Lottie Woad (70) finished with a 60ft birdie putt and is tied for 19th at six Evian Championship is the fourth of this season's five LPGA majors.
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12-07-2025
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Ruffels leads Aussie charge towards more major glory
Former tennis ace Gabriela Ruffels leads a trio of Australian stars at the top of the leaderboard as they set their sights on a final-round push for more major glory at the Evian Championship in France. The gifted allrounder Ruffels is joint-leader at 11 under par alongside a fellow tennis-lover, Englishwoman Cara Gainer, going into the last round of the fourth major of the season at the Evian Resort Club. But just a shot behind, amid a four-way tie for third place, are two of Ruffels' Aussie colleagues, Grace Kim and Minjee Lee, who's still in a great position to gun for her fourth major title and her second in just three weeks after her Women's PGA title triumph. Gabi Ruffels proving she's got game 🫡She had this rock solid approach and quick birdie putt to join the lead at -11 — LPGA (@LPGA) July 12, 2025 In glorious weather at the picturesque course overlooking Lake Geneva, it proved a spectacular moving day for the Australian assault at a tournament where they've enjoyed considerable success, with Minjee Lee having won her first major there in 2021 and Steph Kyriacou finishing runner-up last year. Ruffels, who had started unpromisingly with a bogey, put herself on pole position with six birdies, including a brilliant late burst of four in the last eight holes that pushed her atop the leaderboard alongside Gainer, whose 64 was the second-best round of the afternoon. Lee, who had begun well in Thursday before a second-round struggle, reignited her challenge with a flawless 66, featuring five birdies, while Kim birdied her last hole for a one-under 70. A closing birdie for Grace Kim puts her one back with one round left to play 🔥 — LPGA (@LPGA) July 12, 2025 The pair are level with world No.2 Jeeno Thitikul and South Korea's Somi Lee at 10 under for the championship on a quality-packed leaderboard, although world No.1 Nelly Korda was out of the picture after a hugely disappointing 75 left her 10 off the pace. World No.71 Ruffels and No.129 Gainer felt like an unlikely pair to go out last on Sunday but they have plenty in common, with both having dreamed of one day being professional tennis players and having come close to achieving their ambition. Now, they're shooting for the biggest prize of their lives in their adopted sport. American-born, Melbourne-raised Ruffels was once Australia's top junior player before turning her attention to golf at the age of 14, and she's carved out an ever improving career, becoming US Women's Amateur champion in 2019. But she's never turned her back on tennis, having enjoyed a refreshing break with her boyfriend at Wimbledon as a guest of doubles great Todd Woodbridge before setting off for the French Alps. "It was such a cool experience," Ruffels smiled. "It was great to relax and not touch the clubs for a few days and get over jet lag. Seems to have worked this week." The 29-year-old Gainer, too, admits: "Tennis was, I guess, my first love." But she turned to golf at 14 and quickly started playing off scratch. "I do still really enjoy it. I don't really play any more but I love to watch it. Obviously Wimbledon is on this week so that's my evening," she said, as her round finished just before Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek were due to go on court for the Wimbledon Ladies' final. Perth's world No.6 Lee could yet still be the one they have to beat s she seeks to become the first woman since Inbee Park in 2013 to capture back-to-back majors, but Kyriacou looks to be out of the hunt after a 74 left her alongside Korda at one-under.
