Kim Hyo-joo will be in pursuit of her second career LPGA major title this week in France, a dozen years after notching her maiden victory in the European nation. Kim will be among 21 Korean players teeing off at the Amundi Evian Championship, which will go from Thursday to Sunday at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France. They will vie for the total purse of $9.1 million, with the champion set to take home $1,365,000. At No. 3, Kim is the highest-ranked Korean player entering this week. She has won twice on the LPGA Tour this season and has also recorded two victories on the Korean tour, including at the Lotte Open in the western city of Incheon on Sunday. Kim won the 2014 Evian title as a 19-year-old, non-LPGA member, holding off Hall of Famer Karrie Webb by a stroke. Kim has won eight more LPGA tournaments since, but success at majors has proven elusive for the veteran. Since the start of 2024, Kim has managed only two top-10 finishes in 13 majors. After overcoming a three-stroke deficit to win the Lotte Open on Sunday, Kim said she will travel to France feeling more confiden