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Dates: Wednesday, June 13th through Saturday, June 16th
Site: Evian Masters Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France
Course Architect: Built in 1904 (First nine); 1922 (Second nine)
Cabell B. Robinson (1988, 90 - redesigned)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,091
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 4 364 yds 10 - Par 4 388 yds
2 - Par 3 145 yds 11 - Par 4 326 yds
3 - Par 4 329 yds 12 - Par 4 414 yds
4 - Par 4 370 yds 13 - Par 4 370 yds
5 - Par 4 313 yds 14 - Par 3 196 yds
6 - Par 4 381 yds 15 - Par 5 501 yds
7 - Par 5 477 yds 16 - Par 4 284 yds
8 - Par 3 163 yds 17 - Par 3 115 yds
9 - Par 5 490 yds 18 - Par 5 465 yds
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36 3,032 yds 36 3,059 yds
Annual: 8th (2nd year event on LPGA Tour)
Defending Champion: Annika Sorenstam
Runner-Up: Karrie Webb
Tournament Record: 271 (Laura Davies, 1995)
54-Hole Record: 207 (Karrie Webb, 2000)
36-Hole Record: 135 (Karrie Webb, 2000)
Course Record: 64 (Susie Redman, 2000)
9-Hole Record: 29 (Susie Redman, 2000)
Total Purse: $2,100,000
Shares: 1st Place - $315,000; 2nd Place - 210,125; 3rd Place - 154,357
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Annika Sorenstam * 276 Mi Hyun Kim 280
Karrie Webb 276 Se Ri Pak 280
Dottie Pepper 279 Susie Redman 282
Sherri Steinhauer 279 Amy Fruhwirth 282
Alison Nicholas 280 Michele Redman 282
* - Won in playoff.
Past Evian Masters Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- *Annika Sorenstam (276) -- Karrie Webb
1999 -- Catrin Nilsmark (279) -- Laura Davies
1998 -- Helen Alfredsson (277) -- Maria Hjorth
1997 -- *Hiromi Kobayashi (274) -- Alison Nicholas
1996 -- Laura Davies (274) -- Carin Koch
1995 -- Laura Davies (271)
1994 -- Helen Alfredsson (287)
* - Won in playoff
Top Contenders in the Field
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Annika Sorenstam - Defending champion, 1st on money list, 5 wins in 2001
Laura Davies - Won last week for the first time in 18 months
Sophie Gustafson - Has made 12 of 13 cuts this year with one victory
Maria Hjorth - Tied for 2nd last week for the second time this year
Pat Hurst - A perfect 14-for-14 in cuts made with 6 top-10's
Juli Inkster - 11th on money list with 1 win in 10 events, 4 top-10's
Lorie Kane - Has seven top-10 finishes in just 12 events
Carin Koch - Recorded her first career LPGA win just 3 weeks ago
Janice Moodie - 15th on money list with 1 missed cut and 4 top-10's
Catrin Nilsmark - Won this event in 1999, only 5 cuts made in 12 events
Se Ri Pak - Two-time winner this year, 3rd on money list
Kelly Robbins - Has made the cut in all 11 events entered, 3 top-10's
Sherri Steinhauer - No top-10 finishes this yr in 13 events, 4 missed cuts
Karrie Webb - Won U.S. Women's Open just 2 weeks ago for 1st 2001 win
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Annika Sorenstam
Darkhorse - Catriona Matthew
Last week's Pick to win (Laura Davies) - Finished 1st
Last week's Darkhorse (Helen Alfredsson) - Did not play
NOTES:
One shot behind third-round leader Karrie Webb when the final round
began, Annika Sorenstam fired a four-under 68 to force a playoff with Webb
and then eagled the first playoff hole to defeat Webb and become the third
straight Swede to win this event. Webb, who led after each of the first three
days, shot a final round of 69. Both players birdied the final hole to meet
in a playoff. On the first extra hole, both players hit good drives down the
18th hole. Webb's second landed in the greenside bunker while Sorenstam's
sailed towards the flag, just six feet away for her winning eagle. Sorenstam
joined Helen Alfredsson (1994, 98 winner) and Catrin Nilsmark (1999 winner)
as previous consecutive winners of this tournament. The purse for this event
was increased by $300,000 from last year to $2,100,000, the second largest
on the LPGA Tour behind the U.S. Women's Open ($2,900,000). This event is co-
sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (The Evian Tour).
This event features a field of 78 players with no cut being made. The
tournament starts on Wednesday and concludes Saturday. Although this is the
eighth Evian Masters, the tournament is in its second year on the LPGA
circuit. Laura Davies, who tied for 24th last year, is a two-time winner of
this event and has finished second once. Next week the LPGA Tour moves back
to the United States for the third major, the McDonald's LPGA Championship
in Delaware. Juli Inkster, the two-time defending champion will be on hand at
DuPont Country Club. Sorenstam captured the first major, the Nabisco
Championship while Webb was the winner two weeks ago at the U.S. Women's
Open.
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