Only lightning could stop the streak of good golf Angela Stanford put together as play was suspended at the Amundi Evian Championship. The 46-year-old, making her final major championship start at the place that made her a major champion in 2018, was 5 under over her last four holes when Round 2 was suspended at 10:23 a.m. EDT due to dangerous conditions.
Japan’s Ayaka Furue leads the field by three at 12 under. She’s 6 under on the day through 13 holes. Australia’s Stephanie Kyriacou has two holes left and sits at 9 under with Haeran Ryu, who has only played 11 holes.
Stanford, who’d just teed off on the par-4 13th hole, sits in a share of fourth with Patty Tavatanakit at 8 under.
Angela Stanford of the United States celebrates winning the Evian Championship with the trophy during Day Four of The Evian Championship 2018 at Evian Resort Golf Club on September 16, 2018, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who has missed her last three cuts, including two majors, holed a nice par save on the 14th just before the horn blasted. She’s 1 over on the day and 1 under for the tournament. Those at even par or better are currently inside the cut line.
Officials anticipate it will be at least an hour-long delay before play resumes.
On Tuesday of Evian week, Stanford joined Golfweek’s Big Pickle podcast to talk about her decades-long career coming to a close and reminisce on that victory in France six years ago. She remains the only American to win Evian since it became a major championship in 2013. Should she go on to win this week, she’d be the oldest major champion in LPGA history.
Listen to the entire episode here: