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A few days before the departure of the Major, the final field of 120 players of the Evian Championship 2019, representing 24 nations, is set, with an incredible spectacle in perspective as the tournament makes its big summer comeback and celebrates its 25th anniversary. With an increase in the prize pool, which now stands at $ 4, the tournament attracts all the top international players.

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This 26th edition has never seemed so open: the 20 tournaments played individually on the LPGA Tour in 2019 crowned 17 different champions, and the three winners of the Grand Slam events had never won a major title before! Among the winners are two players from the Endless Korean Legion, Jeongeun Lee6 and Ko Jin-Young (LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year 2018), who respectively won the ANA Inspiration and the US Open, before Hannah Green. , a 22-year-old Australian, did not surprise participants of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship a month ago in Minnesota.

Sung Hyun Park, one of only two players with Brooke Henderson to win two LPGA titles this year, finished 2nd at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship a few weeks ago to return to No. 3 in the world. The Korean is obviously a favorite this week in Evian. So is American Lexi Thompson, 21rd ANA Inspiration and US Open finalist, who appears to be one of the fittest players right now and perhaps the best equipped to succeed her compatriot Angela. Stanford. Unless Nelly Korda (2012, USA) turns the situation around. Eyes will also be on Inbee Park who is still close to first place and winner of the XNUMX Evian Masters, who, if she won a Major now, would achieve the Super Career Grand Slam.

With less than two months before the Solheim Cup in Scotland, the strongest European players, although few in number, can count on the current number 1, the Spaniard Nuria Iturrios, triple champion this season, and Céline Boutier (70th in the world ranking ) from which we obviously expect a lot for this week. By winning her first title on the American tour at the start of the season, before having nearly achieved a feat at the US Women's Open in early June, the Frenchwoman now plays in a different league and knows she is perfectly capable of being at the top of the world ranking. She will be supported in the French camp by Céline Herbin, winner at Sotogrande, and the young amateur Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, who obtained her entry into the Major at the Jabra Ladies Open / European qualifiers. The European, American and Asian qualifications allowed 4 other players - Annabel Dimmock (Eng), Daniela Iacobelli (USA), Cindy Ha (USA) and Shi Hyun Ahn (Kor) - to join the prestigious line-up for the Major.

In accordance with the policy put in place by the tournament steering committee to promote the emergence of the champions of tomorrow, the four wildcards were awarded to players aged on average 20 years: Yealimi Noh (17, USA), Maria Fassi ( 21, Mexico), Julie McCarthy (20, Ireland) and Albane Valenzuela (22, Am, Swi).

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