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Field Breakdown: 2024 Amundi Evian Championship

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Nelly Korda of the United States plays a shot onto the second green during the first round of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at Blythefield Country Club

France — The fourth major of the 2024 LPGA Tour season is on deck this week for the world’s best as they once again tackle Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France at The Amundi Evian Championship. A share of an $8 million purse and 650 Race to the CME Globe are up for grabs, and with a star-studded field that has nine of the top 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings set to compete, as well 11 of this year’s LPGA Tour winners and 12 2024 Ladies European Tour champions, drama is sure to once again unfold against this scenic backdrop.

Check out who else is in the field this week at The Amundi Evian Championship:

Past Champions (9):

Celine Boutier (2023), Brooke Henderson (2022), Minjee Lee (2021), Jin Young Ko (2019), Angela Stanford (2018), Anna Nordqvist (2017), In Gee Chun (2016), Lydia Ko (2015), Hyo Joo Kim (2014)

2024 LPGA Tour Winners (11 of 12):

Hannah Green (HSBC Women’s World Championship, JM Eagle LA Championship), Lydia Ko (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Nelly Korda (LPGA Drive On Championship, FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, Ford Championship, T-Mobile Match Play, The Chevron Championship, Mizuho Americas Open), Yuka Saso (U.S. Women’s Open), Linnea Strom (ShopRite LPGA Classic), Bailey Tardy (Blue Bay LPGA), Patty Tavatanakit (Honda LPGA Thailand), Atthaya Thitikul (Dow Championship), Lilia Vu (Meijer LPGA Classic), Amy Yang (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Rose Zhang (Cognizant Founders Cup)

2024 Ladies European Tour Winners (12 of 15):

Manon De Roey (Investec SA Women’s Open), Perrine Delacour (Dormy Open Helsingborg), Alexandra Försterling (Aramco Team Series – Tampa; Amundi German Masters), Linn Grant (Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed), Hyo Joo Kim (Aramco Team Series – Korea), Bronte Law (Lalla Meryem Cup), Leona Maguire (Aramco Team Series – London), Marta Martin (Tipsport Czech Ladies Open), Morgane Metraux (Jabra Ladies Open), Chiara Tamburlini (Joburg Ladies Open), Shannon Tan (Magical Kenya Ladies Open), Patty Tavatanakit (Aramco Saudi Ladies International)

2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (12 of 26):

Trichat Cheenglab, Alexandra Forsterling, Savannah Grewal, Nataliya Guseva, Jin Hee Im, Auston Kim, So Mi Lee, Hira Naveed, Ana Pelaez Trivino, Gabriela Ruffels, Mao Saigo, Yu Jin Sung,

2024 LET Rookies (6 of 64):

Perrine Delacour, Nataliya Guseva, Alison Lee, Alexa Pano, Chiara Tamburlini, Shannon Tan

French Connections (4):

Celine Boutier (Montrouge), Adela Cernousek (Antibes), Perrine Delacour (Laon), Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (Orcieres 1850)

Amundi Evian Championship debuts (32):

Ela Anacona, Adela Cernousek, Trichat Cheenglab, Alexandra Forsterling, Melanie Green, Savannah Grewal, Nataliya Guseva, Jin Hee Im, Youmin Hwang, Akie Iwai, Jiwon Jeon, Yu Jin Sung, Auston Kim, Yewon Lee, Ingrid Lindblad, Marta Martin, Hira Naveed, Bianca Pagdanganan, Alexa Pano, Gabriela Ruffels, Megan Schofill, Rio Takeda, Chiara Tamburlini, Shannon Tan, Chanettee Wannasaen, Yana Wilson, Lottie Woad, Chun-Wei Wu, Xiaowen Yin, Ji Young Park, Arpichaya Yubol, Weiwei Zhang

Sponsor Invitations (6):

Adela Cernousek, Perrine Delacour, Rachel Kuehn, Ingrid Lindblad, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Yana Wilson

Amateurs (8):

Ela Anacona, Adela Cernousek, Melanie Green, Rachel Kuehn, Megan Schofill, Yana Wilson, Lottie Woad, Chun-Wei Wu

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