Arim Kim Ties for 3rd Place... Boutier's First Victory in France

Major Amundi Evian Championship 4R 2 Under Par
Henderson 2nd, Korda and Kim Suji Tied 9th
Ko Jinyoung, Park Minji, Kim Hyoju Tied 20th

Kim Arim finished in the 'Top 3' at a major tournament.

On the 30th (local time), at the Evian Resort Golf Club (par 71, 6,527 yards) in Evian-les-Bains, France, Kim added 2-under-par in the 4th round of the Amundi Evian Championship, the fourth major of the 2023 LPGA Tour season (total prize money $6.5 million), finishing tied for 3rd place (7-under-par 277). This marks her second top-5 finish of the season, following a tie for 4th at the Chevron Championship in April.

Arim Kim added 2 under par in the 4th round of the major tournament Amundi Evian Championship and finished tied for 3rd place.

Starting from a tie for 7th, Kim recorded five birdies and three bogeys. She gained momentum with back-to-back birdies on holes 2 and 4 but faltered with bogeys on holes 5, 6, and 8. However, Kim bounced back with birdies on holes 10 and 12, and added one more stroke on the final 18th hole (par 5) to secure a tie for 3rd place. Kim has won three times on the Korean LPGA (KLPGA) Tour and, after winning the 2020 US Women's Open as a non-member, she joined the LPGA Tour in 2021.

C?line Boutier (France) shot 3-under-par to claim a commanding victory by six strokes (14-under-par 270). This was her second win of the season and fourth career LPGA victory, with a winner's prize of $1 million (approximately 1.28 billion KRW). Boutier became the first French player to win the Evian Championship. Defending champion Brooke Henderson (Canada) finished 2nd (8-under-par 276), Hataoka Nasa (Japan) tied for 3rd, and world No. 2 Nelly Korda (USA) tied for 9th (5-under-par 279).

C?line Boutier won the Amundi Evian Championship, a major tournament, becoming the first French player to do so.

From Korea, KLPGA member Kim Suji shot 4-under-par to finish tied for 9th. Domestic No. 1 Park Minji surged with 5-under-par to move up to a tie for 20th (2-under-par 282). World No. 1 Ko Jin-young also improved by two strokes to join this group. Kim Hyoju and Ji Eun-hee tied for 20th, while Jeon In-ji and Yang Hee-young finished tied for 36th (even par 284). Rookie Yoo Hae-ran ended the tournament tied for 42nd (1-over-par 285).

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