BJORN AND SORENSTAM ATTEND ROLEX ANNIKA MAJOR AWARDS

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The major champions of 2018 were celebrated at the Rolex ANNIKA Major Awards evening at the Hotel Royale in the Evian Resort on Saturday evening in the presence of Annika, the 2017 European Solheim Cup team captain and the 2018 Ryder Cup captain, Thomas Bjorn.

The Rolex ANNIKA Major Award will recognise the player who has the most outstanding record in all five major championships throughout the season. Points are awarded at all five major championships to competitors who finish among the top-10 and ties. To take home the award, a player must also win at least one of the five majors.

The 2018 recipient will be determined following Sunday’s final round – the scenarios for the players in the top six in the standings based on their Evian Championship result are below.

Rolex ANNIKA Major Award – Finish Position Scenarios
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rank Player Current Points After R3 60 24 18 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
1 Ariya Jutanugarn 88 T48 148 112 106 102 100 98 96 94 92 90
2 Sung Hyun Park 64 CUT 124 88 82 78 76 74 72 70 68 66
T3 Georgia Hall 60 T4 120 84 78 74 72 70 68 66 64 62
T3 Pernilla Lindberg 60 33 120 84 78 74 72 70 68 66 64 62
5 So Yeon Ryu 42 T16 102 66 60 56 54 52 50 48 46 44
T6 Inbee Park 28 T4 88 52 46 42 40 38 36 34 32 30
T6 Jessica Korda 28 T13 88 52 46 42 40 38 36 34 32 30

A win by any of the players who have already won major championships in 2018 would guarantee the award. The tiebreaker for the award is a player’s next best finish in a major.

Ariya Jutanugarn has the best chance to win the award based on the current points standings and with a top-10 finish at the final major of the year. She is the only player who can finish outside of the top 10 and still have a chance to win. With her missed cut this week, Sung Hyun Park will not have a chance to win the award.

Click here for more information about this award.