2016 Evian Championship
| Dates | 15–18 September 2016 |
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| Location | Évian-les-Bains, France |
| Course(s) | Evian Resort Golf Club |
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Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,482 yards (5,927 m) |
| Field | 120 players, 72 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+3) |
| Prize fund | $3,250,000 |
| Winner's share | $487,500 |
 Chun In-gee
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| 263 (−21) | |
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The 2016 Evian Championship was played 15–18 September at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 23rd Evian Championship (the first 19 played as the Evian Masters), and the fifth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. The event was televised by Golf Channel and NBC Sports in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.
Chun In-gee won her first Evian and second major championship with a four-stroke victory over Ryu So-yeon and Park Sung-hyun. Her 21-under-par score was a record for all women's majors.
The field for the tournament was set at 120, and most earned exemptions based on past performance on the Ladies European Tour (LET), the LPGA Tour, or with a high ranking in the Women's World Golf Rankings.
There were 16 exemption categories for the 2016 Evian Championship.
1. The top 40 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, as of 16 August 2016
2. Past Evian Championship winners
3. Active Evian Masters Champions (must have played in 10 LPGA Tour or LET events from 6 September 2015 to 6 September 2016)
4. Winners of the other women's majors for the last five years
5. Gold medal winner at the 2016 Summer Olympics
6. LPGA Tour winners since the 2015 Evian
7. LET winners since the 2015 Evian
8. The top five on the LET Order of Merit, as of 6 September
9. Top 10 and ties from the 2015 Evian Championship
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