THE EVIAN 將成為 2013 年年度最後大賽 - 高爾夫球

原新聞稿直接貼上，翻譯只節錄。

Evian and the LPGA make golf history with "Fifth Major" on completely
redesigned Evian Golf Club

The Evian 將成為 LPGA 第五場大賽，也將成為高爾夫球大賽的歷史。
此賽事將會在重新設定的原 Evian 高爾夫俱樂部場地。

Long-term commitment; fall date; enhanced global television coverage
highlight announcement

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE, July 20, 2011 - LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan and
Danone Chairman and CEO Franck Riboud today announced that Evian and the LPGA
have signed a long-term commitment to add a fifth major to the LPGA Tour
schedule beginning in September 2013. The tournament, to be renamed "The
Evian," will be played on a completely redesigned Evian Golf Club with a
strong international field and enhanced international television exposure.
Whan and Riboud, the visionary behind The Evian, were joined by Tournament
Chairman and Director Jacques Bungert, Rolex Rankings No. 1 Yani Tseng, No. 2
Cristie Kerr, No. 3 Suzann Pettersen and LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame
member Karrie Webb for the announcement today.

自 2013 年九月開始成為五大賽，且會從現在的 Evian Masters 改為 The Evian。
雅妮、可兒、派特森及韋伯也有一起參與這次的發佈會。

"Evian has stepped up to make a huge statement for women's golf worldwide
with The Evian," Commissioner Whan said in his opening remarks. "From the
very beginning, Franck Riboud made it clear to the LPGA, and more recently to
me, that his vision was to celebrate the absolute best female golfers in the
world, in one of the absolute best locations in the world, and today he has
confirmed that promise with The Evian."

"Personally, I never had the pleasure to meet David Foster, the late Chairman
and CEO of Colgate-Palmolive, who was the driving force behind the
development of the "The Dinah," as well as other tournaments and marketing
approaches that lifted the women's professional game to new heights," Whan
continued. "However, you didn't have to know him to realize that as a result
of his passion and persistence the game of golf is better. He gave the LPGA a
tournament, and a location, that will forever be part of our history. In my
mind, Franck shares the passion and persistence, and most importantly the
vision, that will no doubt help all of us take women's professional golf to a
completely new level. The Evian will be a tournament, a location, and an
atmosphere that young women will strive to be part of for the next few
decades."

The Evian is set to be played the second week of September 2013 and will be
the final major of the season following the Kraft Nabisco Championship,
Wegmans LPGA Championship, U.S. Women's Open conducted by the USGA and RICOH
Women's British Open.

The Evian 將會於 2013 年九月的第二個星期開打 (9/12, 13, 14, 15)，也將會是 LPGA
大賽的最後一場，在 Nabisco/LPGA Championship/U.S. Women's Open/Women's British
Open 這四場的後面。

"This is a fantastic achievement for all those who have supported us, first
and foremost the players, our faithful sponsors, and the media," Riboud said.
"For the region, for this golf resort, for the Evian Masters Organization
teams, we are proud to be a part of golf history. I want to extend a special
thanks to Mike Whan, the one who made this happen, as well as former
commissioner Ty Votaw, whose vision brought us on the LPGA schedule. Finally,
our thanks to the players - including Amy Alcott, Annika Sorenstam, Helen
Alfredsson, Laura Davies and Juli Inkster - and all the Evian champions, who
have supported us from the beginning. There are no sporting events without
champions!"

"When we joined the LPGA and became co-sanctioned by the LET and the LPGA, I
didn't expect, even if the ambition was there, that 11 years later we would
become a major championship," Bungert said. "This tournament has a very
unique soul, a strong DNA, and our values have been part of this success. We
all share that spirit. With players coming from all over the world, we feel
we have now an even greater responsibility towards women's golf to showcase
the very best. I would like as well to recognize all the people, within the
organization team or 'friends of the Evian Masters family,' who have made
this possible by succeeding over all these years on building this event and
its international fame."

Evian has agreed to a very long-term commitment to host the event, which
includes a complete redesign of Evian Golf Club by a team of architects led
by U.S.-based designer Steve Smyers, who has more than 50 projects spanning
the globe, and European Golf Design (EGD) who has built some of the best new
courses in Europe. The final four holes, called the 'Fantastic Finish,' will
play into, and around, a huge spectator amphitheater setting, providing a
memorable closing stretch for competitors and fans alike. The redesign will
be complete in spring 2013.

The Evian 將會長久的贊助這場賽事並且請美國設計師 Steve Smyers 重新設計 Evian
高球俱樂部的場地。其中最後的四洞將會被設計成「完美的句點」，也就是這四洞旁將
會有給觀眾欣賞的區域，而且會讓所有的觀眾及選手都能夠有記憶深刻的畫面。此計畫
將於 2013 春天完成。

"This is a unique opportunity to take a fantastic golf course and transition
it into the model for future championship play," Smyers said. "Virtually
every tee box, fairway, bunker and green structure will be redesigned to
create a 'new' golf course, and major venue, that will challenge the best
golfers in the world, and create a lasting legacy as the final LPGA major of
the season." The LPGA and The Evian will work together to significantly
broaden and enhance worldwide television coverage, to include elements such
as pursuing network TV in the U.S., additional hours of coverage, HD
production, increased promotion and other production enhancements. The event
has continued to increase its worldwide exposure through the years, most
recently utilizing European PGA Tour productions to produce the event and
broadcasting its coverage in the U.S. via Golf Channel. The location and time
of the television broadcasts will be announced at a later date.

LPGA 及 The Evian 將會共同與全球電視轉播的業者進行溝通，盡可能的增加轉播電台，
像是美國，並且增加播放的時程，高光技術等。

"The Evian Masters has always been an elite tournament in the world of
women's golf because of the elite field, the spectacular location and the
commitment of the global sponsors to the event and women's golf in general,"
Kerr said. "Players on the LPGA have always considered the Evian Masters on
par with the best tour events in all of golf. As an LPGA major, The Evian
will continue, as it has always done, to reach new heights year after year."

The current Evian Masters began its legacy of taking women's professional
golf to new heights when it landed on the LPGA Tour schedule in 2000 with a
purse of $1.8 million, helping to push overall purse levels on the LPGA Tour
beyond what they had ever been. Its current purse of $3.25 million is the
highest on the 2011 LPGA Tour, matched only by the U.S. Women's Open. The
Evian Masters became a co-sanctioned event on the LPGA Tour in 2000 following
six years as a major championship on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

現在的 Evian 名人賽自 2000 年開始屬於 LPGA 巡迴賽事。當初此賽事的獎金為 $1.8
Million，而現在更是成為 2011 LPGA 最高的獎金賽事 $3.25 Million。唯一可與此賽事
獎金披敵的只有美國女子公開賽。

The event has a rich history of attracting the very best in the women's game
from around the world to Evian Mountain and has cultivated an impressive and
culturally diverse list of champions, including LPGA and World Golf Halls of
Fame members Annika Sorenstam, Juli Inkster and Karrie Webb; Laura Davies,
the winner of 72 worldwide titles; and recent Rolex Rankings No. 1's Jiyai
Shin and Ai Miyazato. The event has also traditionally awarded invitations to
players from emerging golf markets like China, India, Russia and Slovakia.

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