Amundi Evian Championship recap: Grace Kim wins LPGA major in playoff
A major champion was crowned in France on Sunday.
The final round of the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship — the fourth of five majors on the LPGA's 2025 schedule — was a thriller, with World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul and Grace Kim going to a dramatic playoff.
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Check out our Sunday tournament updates below for scores and highlights from the final round at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France.
2025 Amundi Evian Championship scores
Keep tabs on all the scores carded with the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship leaderboard.
2025 Amundi Evian Championship prize money
Grace Kim took home the first-place prize of $1.2 million, while runner-up Jeeno Thitikul banked more than $720,000. Minjee Lee tied for third but gets all the third-place money due to Lottie Woad's amateur status. See the complete prize money payouts here.
Grace Kim pulls off wild Evian finish
In what became an instant classic, Grace Kim used a 4-hybrid from the fairway to create some of the most dramatic golf in major championship history.
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Kim played the 18th hole at Evian Golf Resort eagle, birdie, eagle to become the second straight Aussie to win an LPGA major, defeating Jeeno Thitikul in style.
Kim played the last four holes in regulation in 4 under to get into a playoff with the world No. 2 after a closing 67. This marks her second LPGA title.
"I couldn't breathe, Tom," Kim told Golf Channel's Tom Abbott of her winning putt. "Yeah, I couldn't really see. I was like is it dead straight? Yeah. I'm hitting the putt. Glad it went in the hole."
Grace Kim celebrates after victory on the first playoff hole after winning the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club.
Can Grace Kim do it a third time?
After stopping in her backswing on her approach due to some kind of distraction, Grace Kim hit a beauty into the 18th green to set up a solid eagle putt. Meanwhile Jeeno Thitikul hit it long near the back bunker on her second shot.
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Grace Kim does it again!
Just when we thought Grace Kim hit the shot of her life in regulation, she holes out from off the green after dumping her second shot into the water to make birdie.
The young Aussie forced Thitikul to drain a birdie putt of her own to extend the playoff to a second hole.
Playoff in France!
A tap-in eagle for Grace Kim on the 72nd hole puts her tied with Jeeno Thitikul at 14 under at the Evian Championship. Thitikul had a short birdie putt of her own on the par-5 18th but it just slid by the hole.
Kim's remarkable approach from 188 yards was one for the ages.
Amateur Lottie Woad just missed out at 13 under but secured her LPGA card for the rest of 2025 and 2026.
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Jeeno Thitikul takes outright lead
After she nearly holed her approach on the 17th, Jeeno Thitikul took the outright lead with a birdie on the penultimate hole. Thitikul now heads to the closing par 5 with a one-shot lead over amateur Lottie Woad. A victory today would make the Thai player the No. 1 player in the world.
Amateur Lottie Woad ties for third at 13 under
Lottie Woad of England reacts after putting on the 18th green during the final round of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 13, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
After missing the fairway off the tee, the world No. 1 amateur failed to make birdie on the 18th and finished at 13 under for the tournament, and left walked off the 18th hole with the clubhouse lead. Jeeno Thitikul, also at 13 under, has four holes left.
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Woad shot 64 on Sunday and wrapped up her LPGA card. She was tied for 19th and five back when the day began. Woad would end up in a third-place tie with Minjee Lee, each finishing one shot out of the eventual playoff.
Lottie Woad in position to make history
Only two amateurs have won majors on the LPGA: Pat O'Sullivan won the 1951 Titleholders as an amateur, and Catherine Lacoste won the 1967 U.S. Women's Open as an amateur.
Woad holds a share of the lead with Jeeno Thitikul at 13 under going into her 17th hole. (Thitikul is three holes back.) The No. 1-ranked amateur is 7 under on the day.
Angel Yin takes clubhouse lead with 63
American Angel Yin, who won in Thailand earlier this year, birdied 15, 16 and 17 and then topped it off with an eagle on 18 to post a 63 and take the clubhouse lead at 12 under.
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Two-shot swing
Moments after Jeeno Thitikul drained a birdie putt on the 11th, Lottie Woad endured a brutal horseshoe lip-out on the 14th to post her first bogey of the day. The two-shot swing took Thitikul to the top of the board at 13 under while Woad dropped into a three-way tie for second with Minjee Lee and Grace Kim at 12 under.
A victory today would take Thitikul to No. 1 in the world.
Lottie leads alone
Amateur Lottie Woads records her seventh birdie of the day to take a one-shot lead at 13 under. Only two amateurs have won major championship titles on the LPGA, with Catherine Lacoste at the 1967 U.S. Women's Open being the most recent.
Lottie Woad of England tees off on the fourth hole during the final round of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 13, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
Minjee Lee lurking
Three-time major winner Minjee Lee trails co-leaders Jeeno Thitikul and amateur Lottie Woad by a stroke at 11 under. The Aussie, playing in the final group, won the 2021 Evian in record fashion with a dramatic come-from-behind performance.
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Only six players have become four-time major winners since 2000: Karrie Webb, Annika Sorenstam, Se Ri Pak, Meg Mallon, Yani Tseng and Inbee Park.
Ariya Jutanugarn joins the leaders
Two-time major winner Ariya Jutanugarn has now birdied four holes in a row to take a share of the lead at 11 under. Jutanugarn, who is playing alongside Woad, suffered heartbreak earlier this year at the Chevron Championship when a near whiff just off the green cost her a third major title.
Lottie Woad of England tees off on the fourth hole during the final round of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 13, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
Amateur Lottie Woad now co-leads
A tap-in birdie for the Englishwoman on the ninth puts Woad now in a share of the lead with world No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul at 11 under. Woad shot 30 on the front nine.
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Somi Lee dropped down to 9 under after watery double bogey.
Three-time major winner Minjee Lee is one back, along with former No. 1 Ariya Jutanugran and former tennis phenom Gabi Ruffels.
Lottie Woad charging
Amateur Lottie Woad finds herself within a shot of the lead after recording four birdies in the first seven holes to get to 10 under. Woad currently trails leaders Jeeno Thitikul and Somi Lee, who are playing four holes behind.
Woad will wrap up her LPGA card with a top-25 finish today.
Amundi Evian Championship final round tee times
Click here to see every tee time for Sunday's final round. Here's when the final few groups will be teeing off in France:
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4:00 a.m. ET - Yuri Yoshida, Cassandra Alexander, Nastasia Nadaud
4:11 a.m. ET - Jeeno Thitikul, Somi Lee, Grace Kim
4:22 a.m. ET - Cara Gainer, Gabriela Ruffels, Minjee Lee (final group)
How to watch the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship final round
The final round of the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship will air live on Golf Channel from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET.
How much money does the winner make at the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship?
The total purse for the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship is $8 million, with $1.2 million going to the champion.
Which notable names missed the cut at the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship?
Ten years after Lydia Ko became the youngest player to ever win a major at the Evian Championship, the LPGA Hall of Famer missed the cut in France. Rounds of 73-74 put Ko at 5 over for the tournament. The cut line for the LPGA's four major championship of the season fell at 2 over, with 74 players making the weekend. Those who missed the cut received $3,000 to help cover expenses.
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World No. 4 Ruoning Yin and three-time major winner In Gee Chun were among those who missed the cut by a stroke along with 2025 first-time winner Yealimi Noh.
Former No. 1 Lilia Vu's downward slide continued in France where she shot 73-75 to miss her fifth consecutive cut. The lone bright spot on Vu's resume this season is a solo second at the Ford Championship in March. She otherwise has one top-30 finish. Vu currently ranks 154th in greens in regulation.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Amundi Evian Championship 2025 final round: Grace Kim wins in playoff
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