Grace Kim Produces Improbable Late Comeback at Evian Championship to Clinch First Major | News Channel 3-12

Amateur sensation makes cut at Evian Championship, has LPGA card in her grasp

England's Lottie Woad is five off the lead in France, where a top-25 finish will earn her an LPGA card under the tour's new LEAP program

New career-high for major champ

Officials hope newly minted major champion Grace Kim will again headline the WPGA on the Gold Coast and play for the Karrie Webb Cup, with the Australian legend declaring Kim’s breakthrough could provide the mental “freedom” to win more.

Grace Kim produces improbable late comeback at Evian Championship to clinch first major

Grace Kim produced one of the most remarkable comebacks you are ever likely see as she clinched the Evian Championship to became just the fifth Australian woman to win a golf major.

Seminoles’ Woad Finishes Third At Evian Championship; Secures LPGA Tour Card - Florida State University

EVIAN LES BAINS, France – Lottie Woad, the most decorated player in Florida State women's golf history, finished in a tie for third place at the Amundi Evian Championship on July 13, and secured her LPGA Tour Card through the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway (LEAP). The five-time First-Team All-American as a Seminoles is the first player to become eligible through this newly initiated pathway.

FSU Amateur Woad Takes 3rd at LPGA Major, Forfeits $547K in Winnings

England’s Lottie Woad finished third, one shot back, in the Evian Championship, the fourth of five LPGA majors. The result would typically mean $547,200 in prize money, but Woad, a senior at Florida State University, is still an amateur and therefore ineligible to collect the winnings. Australia’s Grace Kim won the event in playoff over […]