Hyo Joo Kim (click to enlarge)
It’s not every day that a 19-year old non-member of the the LPGA faces down a Hall of Fame legend and emerges triumphant. But that’s exactly what happened at the 2014 Evian Championship as South Korean teen phenom Hyo Joo Kim stood firmly in the face of a late push from Karrie Webb. Kim started this tournament with a record 10-under 61 (par is 71 here) in the first round. But two straight 1-over 72 rounds let the field back into it. Hyo Joo lost the 36-hole lead to Brittany Lincicome before a third round 77 doomed the American. Kim regained the lead at 8-under overall after 54-holes, one shot ahead of Webb. Like the great champion that she is, Karrie turned up the heat Sunday on the back 9. She birdied 15 to catch Kim at 11-under. On 16, Hyo Joo missed a par putt from the fringe and had to settle for bogey. Suddenly, with only two holes left, Karrie Webb had snatched the lead from the 19-year old. It reminded me of 2011 when Karrie chased down and passed Chie Arimura, at that time a non-member, to win the HSBC Women’s Champions. But on this day, Hyo Joo Kim wasn’t done. On the par 4 18th, Karrie knocked her third shot from the rough around the green to 12 feet past the hole. Kim nailed her birdie putt from nearly the same distance to tie Webb at 11-under. It was a putt that showed nerves of steel, truly a shot worthy of a Major championship. Karrie needed to make the comeback 12 footer to force a playoff. She missed. And with that, we have a new Major champion with her first ever LPGA win as a non-member. She’s automatically going to receive membership now. Welcome aboard, Hyo Joo Kim!
Michelle Wie and Annika Sorenstam (click to enlarge)
Despite having to withdraw from Evian with a lingering injury, Michelle Wie was still awarded the first annual Rolex Annika Major Award. This is presented to the player who has the best cumulative finishes in Majors. To be considered, you needed to win at least one Major, which Michelle did this year at the US Women’s Open. She also finished 2nd at the Kraft Nabisco Championship. The final three Majors (Cut, DNP, WD) were not highlights for Michelle as her untimely injury interrupted what was shaping up to be a fantastic year. It’s still a fantastic year, really. She can’t help that she was injured.
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1 HYO JOO KIM (-11)
2 KARRIE WEBB (-10)
T3 MI JUNG HUR (-9)
T3 HA NA JANG (-9)
5 NA YEON CHOI (-8)
MICHELLE WIE (Rolex Annika Major Award and Awards Dinner)
| Pos | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Today | Total | Strokes | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyo-Joo Kim | 61 | 72 | 72 | 68 | -3 | -11 | 273 | $487,500 |
| 2 | Karrie Webb | 65 | 71 | 70 | 68 | -3 | -10 | 274 | $303,188 |
| T3 | Ha Na Jang | 70 | 71 | 68 | 66 | -5 | -9 | 275 | $195,042 |
| T3 | M.J. Hur | 66 | 69 | 72 | 68 | -3 | -9 | 275 | $195,042 |
| 5 | Na Yeon Choi | 70 | 72 | 67 | 67 | -4 | -8 | 276 | $136,946 |
| 6 | Suzann Pettersen | 67 | 69 | 74 | 67 | -4 | -7 | 277 | $112,046 |
| 7 | Paula Creamer | 69 | 71 | 72 | 66 | -5 | -6 | 278 | $93,787 |
| T8 | Brittany Lincicome | 67 | 65 | 77 | 71 | E | -4 | 280 | $78,018 |
| T8 | Lydia Ko | 69 | 68 | 72 | 71 | E | -4 | 280 | $78,018 |
| T10 | Shanshan Feng | 70 | 70 | 73 | 69 | -2 | -2 | 282 | $56,880 |
| T10 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 69 | 68 | 75 | 70 | -1 | -2 | 282 | $56,880 |
| T10 | Lexi Thompson | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | E | -2 | 282 | $56,880 |
| T10 | Inbee Park | 69 | 72 | 69 | 72 | +1 | -2 | 282 | $56,880 |
| T10 | Mariajo Uribe | 68 | 70 | 70 | 74 | +3 | -2 | 282 | $56,880 |
| T10 | Anna Nordqvist | 71 | 67 | 70 | 74 | +3 | -2 | 282 | $56,880 |
| T16 | Lizette Salas | 69 | 75 | 71 | 68 | -3 | -1 | 283 | $42,329 |
| T16 | Ji Young Oh | 73 | 71 | 71 | 68 | -3 | -1 | 283 | $42,329 |
| T16 | Minjee Lee | 72 | 67 | 73 | 71 | E | -1 | 283 | $42,329 |
| T16 | Stacy Lewis | 70 | 67 | 73 | 73 | +2 | -1 | 283 | $42,329 |
| T20 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 72 | 72 | 74 | 66 | -5 | E | 284 | $36,850 |
| T20 | Jenny Shin | 71 | 76 | 69 | 68 | -3 | E | 284 | $36,850 |
| T20 | Jing Yan | 71 | 75 | 69 | 69 | -2 | E | 284 | – |
| T20 | Hee Young Park | 72 | 70 | 72 | 70 | -1 | E | 284 | $36,850 |
| T24 | Mina Harigae | 69 | 71 | 75 | 70 | -1 | +1 | 285 | $32,923 |
| T24 | Azahara Munoz | 70 | 72 | 72 | 71 | E | +1 | 285 | $32,923 |
| T24 | Jane Park | 74 | 72 | 67 | 72 | +1 | +1 | 285 | $32,923 |
| T27 | Karine Icher | 68 | 73 | 72 | 73 | +2 | +2 | 286 | $29,962 |
| T27 | I.K. Kim | 69 | 69 | 73 | 75 | +4 | +2 | 286 | $29,962 |
| T29 | Celine Boutier | 71 | 72 | 76 | 68 | -3 | +3 | 287 | – |
| T29 | Sakura Yokomine | 71 | 71 | 75 | 70 | -1 | +3 | 287 | $27,638 |
| T29 | Marina Alex | 71 | 74 | 70 | 72 | +1 | +3 | 287 | $27,638 |
| T32 | Sandra Gal | 72 | 73 | 73 | 70 | -1 | +4 | 288 | $24,567 |
| T32 | Ilhee Lee | 69 | 74 | 72 | 73 | +2 | +4 | 288 | $24,567 |
| T32 | Julieta Granada | 68 | 72 | 73 | 75 | +4 | +4 | 288 | $24,567 |
| T32 | Ayako Uehara | 69 | 73 | 70 | 76 | +5 | +4 | 288 | $24,567 |
| T36 | Beatriz Recari | 72 | 71 | 76 | 70 | -1 | +5 | 289 | $20,417 |
| T36 | Katherine Kirk | 71 | 70 | 77 | 71 | E | +5 | 289 | $20,417 |
| T36 | Mika Miyazato | 69 | 72 | 76 | 72 | +1 | +5 | 289 | $20,417 |
| T36 | Amelia Lewis | 70 | 76 | 68 | 75 | +4 | +5 | 289 | $20,417 |
| T36 | Sun Young Yoo | 76 | 68 | 70 | 75 | +4 | +5 | 289 | $20,417 |
| T41 | Pernilla Lindberg | 73 | 74 | 72 | 71 | E | +6 | 290 | $16,267 |
| T41 | Jennifer Song | 71 | 73 | 74 | 72 | +1 | +6 | 290 | $16,267 |
| T41 | Jaye Marie Green | 69 | 78 | 71 | 72 | +1 | +6 | 290 | $16,267 |
| T41 | Laura Davies | 70 | 76 | 71 | 73 | +2 | +6 | 290 | $16,267 |
| T41 | Kris Tamulis | 70 | 71 | 75 | 74 | +3 | +6 | 290 | $16,267 |
| T41 | Morgan Pressel | 70 | 76 | 70 | 74 | +3 | +6 | 290 | $16,267 |
| T47 | Se Ri Pak | 69 | 75 | 75 | 72 | +1 | +7 | 291 | $13,860 |
| T47 | Emily Pedersen | 69 | 74 | 74 | 74 | +3 | +7 | 291 | – |
| T47 | Charley Hull | 71 | 73 | 70 | 77 | +6 | +7 | 291 | $13,860 |
| T50 | Mirim Lee | 71 | 76 | 75 | 70 | -1 | +8 | 292 | $12,366 |
| T50 | Caroline Hedwall | 70 | 73 | 74 | 75 | +4 | +8 | 292 | $12,366 |
| T50 | Juli Inkster | 69 | 77 | 70 | 76 | +5 | +8 | 292 | $12,366 |
| T50 | Candie Kung | 69 | 74 | 71 | 78 | +7 | +8 | 292 | $12,366 |
| T54 | Lee-Anne Pace | 73 | 73 | 76 | 71 | E | +9 | 293 | $10,292 |
| T54 | Christina Kim | 71 | 75 | 74 | 73 | +2 | +9 | 293 | $10,292 |
| T54 | Kristy McPherson | 70 | 77 | 72 | 74 | +3 | +9 | 293 | $10,292 |
| T54 | Sydnee Michaels | 71 | 76 | 72 | 74 | +3 | +9 | 293 | $10,292 |
| T54 | Laura Diaz | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | +4 | +9 | 293 | $10,292 |
| T54 | Haeji Kang | 74 | 73 | 71 | 75 | +4 | +9 | 293 | $10,292 |
| T54 | Amy Yang | 68 | 70 | 78 | 77 | +6 | +9 | 293 | $10,292 |
| T61 | Meena Lee | 71 | 73 | 77 | 73 | +2 | +10 | 294 | $8,508 |
| T61 | Mi Hyang Lee | 72 | 69 | 80 | 73 | +2 | +10 | 294 | $8,508 |
| T61 | Eun-Hee Ji | 75 | 71 | 75 | 73 | +2 | +10 | 294 | $8,508 |
| T61 | Line Vedel | 70 | 72 | 72 | 80 | +9 | +10 | 294 | $8,508 |
| T65 | Florentyna Parker | 71 | 72 | 76 | 76 | +5 | +11 | 295 | $7,884 |
| T65 | In Gee Chun | 69 | 78 | 70 | 78 | +7 | +11 | 295 | $7,884 |
| T67 | Sarah Kemp | 71 | 76 | 76 | 73 | +2 | +12 | 296 | $7,553 |
| T67 | Cristie Kerr | 71 | 74 | 75 | 76 | +5 | +12 | 296 | $7,553 |
| 69 | Gerina Piller | 71 | 73 | 76 | 77 | +6 | +13 | 297 | $7,304 |
| 70 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | 68 | 76 | 81 | 78 | +7 | +19 | 303 | $7,139 |
| 71 | Jessica Korda | 72 | 75 | 79 | 78 | +7 | +20 | 304 | $6,970 |
| 72 | Sarah Jane Smith | 68 | 78 | 83 | 78 | +7 | +23 | 307 | $6,806 |
| WD | Michelle Wie | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | – |
| T73 | Amy Anderson | 70 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
| T73 | Valentine Derrey | 74 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
| T73 | Tiffany Joh | 72 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
| T73 | Jennifer Johnson | 77 | 71 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
| T73 | Kim Kaufman | 76 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
| T73 | Angela Stanford | 76 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 148 | – |
| T79 | Julie Greciet | 73 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – |
| T79 | Gwladys Nocera | 72 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – |
| T79 | Cheyenne Woods | 77 | 72 | MC | MC | – | – | 149 | – |
| T82 | Joanna Klatten | 72 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 150 | – |
| T82 | P.K. Kongkraphan | 76 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 150 | – |
| T82 | Pornanong Phatlum | 73 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | 150 | – |
| T85 | Carlota Ciganda | 77 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 151 | – |
| T85 | Catriona Matthew | 75 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 151 | – |
| T85 | Ai Miyazato | 74 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | 151 | – |
| T85 | Kelly Tan | 78 | 73 | MC | MC | – | – | 151 | – |
| T85 | Kylie Walker | 75 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 151 | – |
| T85 | Lindsey Wright | 71 | 80 | MC | MC | – | – | 151 | – |
| T91 | Kristen Gillman | 74 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 152 | – |
| T91 | Trish Johnson | 72 | 80 | MC | MC | – | – | 152 | – |
| T91 | Alejandra Llaneza | 77 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 152 | – |
| T91 | Belen Mozo | 75 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | 152 | – |
| T91 | Jennifer Rosales | 77 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 152 | – |
| T91 | Yani Tseng | 76 | 76 | MC | MC | – | – | 152 | – |
| T91 | Alison Walshe | 78 | 74 | MC | MC | – | – | 152 | – |
| T98 | Caroline Afonso | 78 | 75 | MC | MC | – | – | 153 | – |
| T98 | Nikki Campbell | 75 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 153 | – |
| T98 | Dori Carter | 74 | 79 | MC | MC | – | – | 153 | – |
| T98 | Jee Young Lee | 76 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | 153 | – |
| T98 | Camilla Lennarth | 75 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 153 | – |
| T98 | Xiyu Lin | 75 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 153 | – |
| T98 | Brooke Pancake | 75 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 153 | – |
| T105 | Brittany Lang | 71 | 83 | MC | MC | – | – | 154 | – |
| T105 | Caroline Masson | 77 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | 154 | – |
| T105 | Haru Nomura | 75 | 79 | MC | MC | – | – | 154 | – |
| T105 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 71 | 83 | MC | MC | – | – | 154 | – |
| T109 | Christel Boeljon | 75 | 80 | MC | MC | – | – | 155 | – |
| T109 | Katie Burnett | 77 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 155 | – |
| T109 | Chella Choi | 77 | 78 | MC | MC | – | – | 155 | – |
| T109 | Austin Ernst | 76 | 79 | MC | MC | – | – | 155 | – |
| T113 | Danielle Kang | 79 | 77 | MC | MC | – | – | 156 | – |
| T113 | Giulia Sergas | 77 | 79 | MC | MC | – | – | 156 | – |
| 115 | Ashleigh Simon | 75 | 82 | MC | MC | – | – | 157 | – |
| 116 | Alena Sharp | 78 | 80 | MC | MC | – | – | 158 | – |
| 117 | Ariane Provot | 77 | 85 | MC | MC | – | – | 162 | – |
| 118 | Paz Echeverria | 82 | 82 | MC | MC | – | – | 164 | – |
| 119 | So Yeon Ryu | 70 | WD | WD | WD | – | – | 70 |
