The Evian Championship might be the least anticipated of all the nine Majors \u2013 shortest history, ordinary course \u2013 but this year it produced the shot of 2025.<\/p>\n
The obvious contenders will be something from Rory McIlroy\u2019s final round at Augusta or JJ Spaun\u2019s 65-footer to seal the US Open but what the Australian did in France was even more impressive.<\/p>\n
In regulation play Kim hit a 4-hybrid to kick-in distance to reach 14-under and give herself a chance of a play-off \u2013 Jeeno Thitikul then missed from eight feet for the victory.<\/p>\n
In extra time Kim then saw her 4-hybrid sail wide and right and finish in the water. But, after taking a drop and with Thitikul just through the back of the 18th green, she somehow regrouped and chipped in from 30 yards.<\/p>\n
If this had happened in the men\u2019s game, or even one of the other women\u2019s Majors, we\u2019d have been watching this on a loop ever since.<\/p>\n
The run-up to Kim\u2019s chip-in adds another layer of brilliance. She double-bogeyed the 12th to fall back to 10-under but she then birdied 15 and 16 before adding that eagle at the 72nd hole. Lottie Woad was already in the clubhouse at -13 so she knew she had to make a late run and she pulled it off.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously I was pretty bummed to find out that my ball was in the middle of the water,\u201d she explained afterwards.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, again, it\u2019s not quite finished until the very end. I wasn\u2019t worried, dropped the ball and it kind of ended up in a pretty decent lie and just wanted to make sure I got it there. Yeah, just happened to have chipped it in. I don\u2019t know if I can do it again. That was great.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a feeling that it was going to be a good chip shot. I\u2019ll definitely take the result. Just knowing that Jeeno was going to make a good shot, like just expect the good to make birdie from there as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew I had to give it my all. I lost a shot in the water. Just used that 58 and chipped it on and released and went in the hole. I don\u2019t know how it happened really. All three times I played that 18th hole I hit the same club, which was a 4-hybrid. That will be staying in the bag.\u201d<\/p>\n
One hole later she found the 18th green and rolled in a 12-foot eagle putt to become a Major champion.<\/p>\n
So she played the 18th hole three times in the space of an hour and played it in five under par.<\/p>\n