Posted on July 25, 2019 in News.
The Evian Championship: a start in the heat wave
The first round of the Evian Championship takes place in very good conditions at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains. After two days of heatwave in the Alps, temperatures should again reach 34 ° C today.
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The American Jaye Marie Green started at 7:30 am. South African Women's Open 2019 champion Diksha Dagar, an Indian professional rookie, who is playing her first Major tournament, started in the fourth group of the day at 8:03 am.
Mel Reid and Anne Van Dam, who are vying for a spot on the European Solheim Cup squad, started at 8:14 am and Reid made his intentions clear with a birdie on the first hole.
The recent winner of the La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational competition, the French Céline Herbin and the Spanish Carlota Ciganda, were also among the first to start. However, England's Solheim Cup star Jodi Ewart Shadoff had to retire before her start time and was replaced on the board by Germany's Sandra Gal, who now plays in the 9am squad with Moriya Jutanugarn and Pornanong Phatlum. , two Thai women. Céline Boutier the French hope is currently in the par at 42 started at 9:13 p.m.
The stakes are high this week and include an endowment of $ 615 and a place in Major history, as well as points for the European Solheim Cup team for LET members who will place in the top 000.
To find out more about the Evian Championship: www.evianchampionship.com
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