Sebastien Nogier/EPA-Efe, via Rex
This week’s Evian Championship is the start of an important tournament swing for the L.P.G.A. as it heads to Europe for back-to-back majors.
Evian has been billed as the fifth major since becoming an L.P.G.A. championship six years ago, but this year the picturesque event in Évian-les-Bains, France, will actually precede the AIG Women’s British Open, set for one week later in Milton Keynes, England.
The tournament has also moved from September to July on the tour’s schedule, allowing for warmer, drier weather on a rolling course with severely undulating greens and formidably thick rough.