August 28-30
Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas
$2,300,000
Round 1, Round 2
Welcome back in the winnerโs circle, @AustinErnst92! 🏆
— LPGA (@LPGA) August 30, 2020
Ernst wins the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G! 👏 pic.twitter.com/qVta4ysayi
Austin Ernst closed with an 8-under 63 on Sunday to win her second LPGA Tour title agains Anna Nordqvist by two strokes.
She started her round four behind overnight leader Nordqvist but played the best round of the day making ten birdies and two bogeys. She joins Stacy Lewis as the only American winners of the tournament.
"I knew I needed a really low score," she said. "I kind of thought at the beginning of the week that 20 under would win and I think that's what I got to, so guess I was right on that one. But you knew that out here you needed to attack and you couldn't be afraid and couldn't just kind of middle-the-green it all day."
.@AustinErnst92 rolled in 10 birdies on her way to a winning 63 Sunday in Arkansas 👇 pic.twitter.com/TkEq4of6VB
— LPGA (@LPGA) August 31, 2020
Ernst had not won in 144 starts since the 2014 Portland Classic.
"It was long. A lot longer than I thought it would be. Oh, man, it feels good. I have worked really hard. I think this break was fantastic for me. Helped get my confidence back. I had a rough year last year. I played so well in 2018, and, man, just feels so good right now."
"I think what's kind of held me back in the past is I won't hit as many fairways and don't make quite as many putts, and today I hit the ball really well, really being under the gun all day," Ernst said. "Just I'm proud of all the hard work, and it's nice to see it pay off."
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
Austin Ernst | -20 |
65 |
65 |
63 |
193 |
2 |
Anna Nordqvist | -18 |
64 |
62 |
69 |
195 |
T3 |
Nelly Korda | -16 |
67 |
63 |
67 |
197 |
T3 |
Angela Stanford | -16 |
66 |
66 |
65 |
197 |
T5 |
Sei Young Kim | -15 |
65 |
64 |
69 |
198 |
T5 |
Jenny Shin | -15 |
67 |
63 |
68 |
198 |
T7 |
Katherine Kirk | -14 |
65 |
68 |
66 |
199 |
T7 |
Inbee Park | -14 |
67 |
67 |
65 |
199 |
T9 |
Kristy McPherson | -13 |
68 |
66 |
66 |
200 |
T9 |
Linnea Strom | -13 |
67 |
68 |
65 |
200 |
T11 |
Carlota Ciganda | -12 |
68 |
68 |
65 |
201 |
T11 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -12 |
67 |
67 |
67 |
201 |
T11 |
Mi Hyang Lee | -12 |
67 |
67 |
67 |
201 |
T11 |
Pernilla Lindberg | -12 |
69 |
66 |
66 |
201 |
T15 |
Maria Fassi | -11 |
67 |
67 |
68 |
202 |
T15 |
Caroline Hedwall | -11 |
69 |
64 |
69 |
202 |
T15 |
Esther Lee | -11 |
64 |
69 |
69 |
202 |
T15 |
Yealimi Noh | -11 |
68 |
69 |
65 |
202 |
T15 |
Morgan Pressel | -11 |
70 |
67 |
65 |
202 |
T15 |
Charlotte Thomas | -11 |
68 |
67 |
67 |
202 |
T21 |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | -10 |
68 |
71 |
64 |
203 |
T21 |
In Gee Chun | -10 |
67 |
70 |
66 |
203 |
T21 |
Caroline Masson | -10 |
68 |
69 |
66 |
203 |
T21 |
Annie Park | -10 |
69 |
67 |
67 |
203 |
T21 |
Emma Talley | -10 |
70 |
68 |
65 |
203 |
T21 |
Patty Tavatanakit | -10 |
69 |
68 |
66 |
203 |
T21 |
Lindsey Weaver | -10 |
70 |
67 |
66 |
203 |
T28 |
Matilda Castren | -9 |
70 |
68 |
66 |
204 |
T28 |
Chella Choi | -9 |
70 |
65 |
69 |
204 |
T28 |
Maria Fernanda Torres | -9 |
65 |
72 |
67 |
204 |
T28 |
Nasa Hataoka | -9 |
68 |
69 |
67 |
204 |
T28 |
Haeji Kang | -9 |
70 |
68 |
66 |
204 |
T28 |
Cheyenne Knight | -9 |
70 |
68 |
66 |
204 |
T28 |
Lydia Ko | -9 |
71 |
67 |
66 |
204 |
T28 |
Minjee Lee | -9 |
69 |
70 |
65 |
204 |
T28 |
Stacy Lewis | -9 |
66 |
68 |
70 |
204 |
T28 |
Azahara Munoz | -9 |
71 |
65 |
68 |
204 |
T28 |
Robynn Ree | -9 |
70 |
67 |
67 |
204 |
T28 |
Jackie Stoelting | -9 |
64 |
70 |
70 |
204 |
T28 |
Jasmine Suwannapura | -9 |
68 |
67 |
69 |
204 |
T41 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | -8 |
70 |
70 |
65 |
205 |
T41 |
Jeong Eun Lee | -8 |
69 |
70 |
66 |
205 |
T41 |
Caroline Inglis | -8 |
71 |
67 |
67 |
205 |
T41 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | -8 |
67 |
70 |
68 |
205 |
T41 |
Brittany Lang | -8 |
70 |
68 |
67 |
205 |
T41 |
Ruixin Liu | -8 |
68 |
65 |
72 |
205 |
T41 |
Ally McDonald | -8 |
68 |
71 |
66 |
205 |
T41 |
Alexa Pano (a) | -8 |
72 |
67 |
66 |
205 |
T49 |
Aditi Ashok | -7 |
69 |
68 |
69 |
206 |
T49 |
Jennifer Chang | -7 |
70 |
67 |
69 |
206 |
T49 |
Cydney Clanton | -7 |
69 |
68 |
69 |
206 |
T49 |
Gemma Dryburgh | -7 |
69 |
67 |
70 |
206 |
T49 |
Georgia Hall | -7 |
71 |
69 |
66 |
206 |
T49 |
Brooke M. Henderson | -7 |
71 |
66 |
69 |
206 |
T49 |
Danielle Kang | -7 |
69 |
66 |
71 |
206 |
T49 |
Christina Kim | -7 |
71 |
69 |
66 |
206 |
T49 |
Brooke Matthews (a) | -7 |
70 |
69 |
67 |
206 |
T49 |
Kelly Tan | -7 |
70 |
68 |
68 |
206 |
T59 |
Lindy Duncan | -6 |
69 |
71 |
67 |
207 |
T59 |
Brittany Lincicome | -6 |
70 |
70 |
67 |
207 |
T59 |
Gaby Lopez | -6 |
68 |
71 |
68 |
207 |
T59 |
Stephanie Meadow | -6 |
65 |
72 |
70 |
207 |
T59 |
Angel Yin | -6 |
70 |
69 |
68 |
207 |
T64 |
Jaye Marie Green | -5 |
73 |
67 |
68 |
208 |
T64 |
Lizette Salas | -5 |
66 |
72 |
70 |
208 |
T66 |
Yui Kawamoto | -4 |
72 |
68 |
69 |
209 |
T66 |
Cristie Kerr | -4 |
71 |
68 |
70 |
209 |
T66 |
Min Seo Kwak | -4 |
71 |
69 |
69 |
209 |
T66 |
Sarah Schmelzel | -4 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
209 |
T66 |
Jing Yan | -4 |
66 |
72 |
71 |
209 |
T71 |
Mina Harigae | -3 |
65 |
73 |
72 |
210 |
T71 |
Esther Henseleit | -3 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
210 |
T71 |
Sarah Kemp | -3 |
69 |
71 |
70 |
210 |
T71 |
Bronte Law | -3 |
70 |
68 |
72 |
210 |
T71 |
Haru Nomura | -3 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
210 |
T71 |
Bianca Pagdanganan | -3 |
70 |
68 |
72 |
210 |
77 |
Leona Maguire | -1 |
71 |
69 |
72 |
212 |
T78 |
Dana Finkelstein | E |
66 |
73 |
74 |
213 |
T78 |
Gerina Piller | E |
71 |
69 |
73 |
213 |
T80 |
Ashleigh Buhai | 1 |
68 |
70 |
76 |
214 |
T80 |
Isi Gabsa | 1 |
67 |
72 |
75 |
214 |
CUT |
Celine Boutier | -1 |
74 |
67 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Sarah Burnham | -1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Peiyun Chien | -1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Lauren Coughlin | -1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Brianna Do | -1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Kim Kaufman | -1 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Lee Lopez | -1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Ryann O'Toole | -1 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Su Oh | -1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Hee Young Park | -1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Pornanong Phatlum | -1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Mel Reid | -1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Alena Sharp | -1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Jennifer Song | -1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Lauren Stephenson | -1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Albane Valenzuela | -1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
|
CUT |
Youngin Chun | E |
71 |
71 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Katelyn Dambaugh | E |
72 |
70 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Kristen Gillman | E |
68 |
74 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Julieta Granada | E |
74 |
68 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Hannah Green | E |
72 |
70 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Clariss Guce | E |
70 |
72 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Natalie Gulbis | E |
68 |
74 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Celine Herbin | E |
70 |
72 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Dani Holmqvist | E |
70 |
72 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Jessica Korda | E |
70 |
72 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Andrea Lee | E |
68 |
74 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Louise Ridderstrom | E |
74 |
68 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Maia Schechter | E |
73 |
69 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Marissa Steen | E |
68 |
74 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Elizabeth Szokol | E |
69 |
73 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Alana Uriell | E |
72 |
70 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Cheyenne Woods | E |
70 |
72 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Amy Yang | E |
70 |
72 |
142 |
|
CUT |
Marina Alex | 1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
|
CUT |
Muni He | 1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
|
CUT |
Juli Inkster | 1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
|
CUT |
Jiwon Jeon | 1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
|
CUT |
Ariya Jutanugarn | 1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
|
CUT |
Ilhee Lee | 1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
|
CUT |
Alison Lee | 1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
|
CUT |
Jaclyn Lee | 1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
|
CUT |
Sarah Jane Smith | 1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
|
CUT |
Kris Tamulis | 1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
|
CUT |
Jenny Coleman | 2 |
68 |
76 |
144 |
|
CUT |
Kendall Dye | 2 |
69 |
75 |
144 |
|
CUT |
Linnea Johansson | 2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
|
CUT |
Liz Nagel | 2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
|
CUT |
Madelene Sagstrom | 2 |
75 |
69 |
144 |
|
CUT |
Brittany Altomare | 3 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
|
CUT |
Heather Bowie Young | 3 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
|
CUT |
Jacqui Concolino | 3 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
|
CUT |
Laura Diaz | 3 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
|
CUT |
Yu Liu | 3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
|
CUT |
Amy Olson | 3 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
|
CUT |
Dottie Ardina | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Na Yeon Choi | 4 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Mirim Lee | 4 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Xiyu Lin | 4 |
75 |
71 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Giulia Molinaro | 4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Mariah Stackhouse | 4 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
|
CUT |
Daniela Darquea | 5 |
69 |
78 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Jillian Hollis | 5 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Ayako Uehara | 5 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
|
CUT |
Jenny Haglund | 6 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
|
CUT |
Tiffany Joh | 6 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
|
CUT |
Jennifer Kupcho | 6 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
|
CUT |
Haley Moore | 6 |
71 |
77 |
148 |
|
CUT |
Tiffany Chan | 7 |
77 |
72 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Maria Hoyos | 7 |
72 |
77 |
149 |
|
CUT |
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | 9 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
|
CUT |
Suzuka Yamaguchi | 9 |
74 |
77 |
151 |
|
CUT |
Ela Anacona (a) | 10 |
75 |
77 |
152 |
|
CUT |
Kyung Kim | 10 |
74 |
78 |
152 |
|
WD |
Yujeong Son | -1 |
70 |
70 |