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Less than two weeks before the launch of the Major, whose prize pool is increased this year to $6,5 million, including one million for the winner, the final field of 132 players for The Amundi Evian Championship 2022 is almost final.

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Like the world top 10, whose average age is close to 25, led by Korean Jin Young Ko, Australian Minjee Lee, defending champion, and American Nelly Korda, the field displays a youthful talented and efficient and a wealth of historical nationalities (30 nations in the 2022 edition of the major).

A fine echo of the policy undertaken by the tournament management to promote the emergence of the champions of tomorrow, which is reflected in particular in the choice of its invitations.

The wildcards were therefore awarded to six players, five amateurs and one professional, with remarkable performances, displaying an average age of 20 years.

Players who, for some, return to Evian where they have already been able to evolve within the competitions of the ecosystem dedicated to the best young people in the world of The Amundi Evian Championship galaxy.

List of Wildcards awarded for The Amundi Évian Championship

1 wildcard awarded to the winner of the Annika Award presented by Stifel 2021

Rachel Heck (USA, Am, 21)

• 4th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
• A student at Stanford University since 2021, her many performances (including a 3rd place at the Augusta National Women's Amateur 2021) allow her to be distinguished by the Honda Sport Award and the Annika Award presented by Stifel 2021 as best college player
• She had already received a wildcard to compete in the 2018 Evian Championship (where she finished 44th) thanks to her title of Rolex Girls Junior Player of the Year 2017
• Highlight: a prodigy player, she is the youngest player to make the cut at the US Women's Open 2017 (15 years old)

1 wildcard awarded to the winner of the Augusta National Women's Amateur 2022

Anna Davis (USA, Am, 16 years old)

• 25th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
• Victories 2021: Girl Junior PGA Championship, Ping Heather Farr Classic
• Highlight: rising star of golf, at only 16 years old, she won the Augusta National Women's Amateur 2022, a victory which qualified her for the US Women's Open and The Amundi Evian Championship 2022

2 wildcards awarded to two players from the winning team of the recent Arnold Palmer Cup 2022

Aline Krauter (GER, Am, 22 years old)

• 32th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
• Participation in the Arnold Palmer Cup 2022 which she wins with the international team
• A student at Stanford University since 2018, she won the National Collegiate Athletic Association with her Stanford team and was part of the European Solheim Cup team in 2019.
• Top 10 at Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship 2022
• In 2020, she won The Womens Amateur in England and thus qualified for The Amundi Evian Championship 2021
• Highlight: even if she is German, Aline Krauter did her high school years in Florida, in Tampa. Saddlebrook Preparatory is a study sport for young golfers who have the potential to turn pro.

Benedetta Moresco (ITA, Am, 20 years old)

• 33th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
• Participation in the Arnold Palmer Cup 2022 which she wins with the international team
• Student at the University of Alabama since 2020
• Top 10 at the Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship
• In 2021 she won the Italian Ladies Stroke Play Championship
• Highlight: during this 2022 edition of The Amundi Evian Championship, the young Italian will take her first steps at the Evian Resort Golf Club.

2 wildcards awarded to two players for their performances

Rose Zhang (USA, Am, 19 years old)

• 1st in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
• She receives the Annika Award presented by Stifel 2022
• A student at Stanford University since 2021, she won the National Collegiate Athletic Association individually and with her Stanford team. She also plays The Amundi Evian Championship 2021 (58th)
• It is also part of the Curtis Cup 2022 and the Arnold Palmer Cup 2022
• At the Chevron Championship (1st Major of the season), she broke the record for the best score achieved by an amateur in a Major at -8 with an 11th place.
• 40th at US Women's Open 2022
• Highlight: she is the first university athlete to be sponsored by Adidas

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Agathe Laisné (FRA, Pro, 23 years old)

• The one who has represented France since the age of 13 is crowned European Ladies Individual Champion in 2017 at the age of 18
• A student at the University of Texas, Austin, she was voted the best player in her conference, Big 12, in 2019
• Member of the 2019 and 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup international team
• She won 2 victories on the LETAS (2nd European division) in 2020
• She turns pro in October 2021 and immediately picks up her cards to evolve in 2022 on the LPGA Tour and the LET
• Highlight: Agathe is one of the ambassadors of The Amundi Evian Championship Galaxy, with her participation in the Haribo Kids Cup in 2011, the Evian Juniors Cup in 2013 and The Amundi Evian Championship in 2015, at the age of 16 years, then in 2017

There is no doubt that these six players will give their all to try to win against the best players in the world who make up the line-up for the 2022 edition of The Amundi Evian Championship.

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