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Sunday 30 August 2020LPGA TourYear in Review
Ernst wins Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G
Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 28 to Sunday 30 August 2020 · Austin Ernst’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,300,000 USD · Walmart · Postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic from June 19-21, 2020
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Anna Nordqvist SWE · 195Led by three after 36 holes but closed with a 69, bogeying the 12th and 14th as Ernst shot 63 Austin Ernst shoots 63, rallies to win Walmart NW Arkansas title (AP via ESPN)
· cut -2, 81 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G
Pinnacle Country Club, Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Austin Ernst
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 August 2020
I think now having two wins seems so much more solid than just having one.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 August 2020
I had finished second I think every year from 2015 to 2018. Every single season.
Associated Press via ESPN
30 August 2020
I played great this week. Just felt like it wasn't really meant to be.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Ernst | 65 · 65 · 63 | 193 | −20 |
| 2 | Anna Nordqvist | 64 · 62 · 69 | 195 | −18 |
| T3 | Angela Stanford | 66 · 66 · 65 | 197 | −16 |
| T3 | Nelly Korda | 67 · 63 · 67 | 197 | −16 |
| T5 | Sei Young Kim | 65 · 64 · 69 | 198 | −15 |
| T5 | Jenny Shin | 67 · 63 · 68 | 198 | −15 |
| T7 | Katherine Kirk | 65 · 68 · 66 | 199 | −14 |
| T7 | Inbee Park | 67 · 67 · 65 | 199 | −14 |
| T9 | Kristy McPherson | 68 · 66 · 66 | 200 | −13 |
| T9 | Linnea Strom | 67 · 68 · 65 | 200 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1992-01-31, Greenville, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2012; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 58 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2020-08-24 (published by LPGA.com), row: 58 +18 +5 Ernst, Austin ‐ 4468 USA 43 75.2770 1.7506).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet