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Sunday 5 April 2026LPGA Tour · letYear in Review
Coughlin wins Aramco Championship
Shadow Creek Golf Course, North Las Vegas, Nevada · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 April 2026 · Lauren Coughlin’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · Aramco
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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/15°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 24 km/h N, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/13°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/15°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Nelly Korda USA · 286Two back entering the final round; three-putted the 8th (missing a 2-footer) as Coughlin holed a 45-footer, and closed 75 Lauren Coughlin wins the Aramco Championship by 5 shots at Shadow Creek (AP, Mark Anderson)
- Leona Maguire IRL · 286Closed 71 to tie for second at 2 under, never in contention Lauren Coughlin wins the Aramco Championship by 5 shots at Shadow Creek (AP, Mark Anderson)
120 started · cut +7, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Aramco Championship
Shadow Creek Golf Course, Shadow Creek Golf Course, North Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lauren Coughlin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via WSLS)
5 April 2026
What if I don’t ever get to do it again? What if that’s the best golf I every played in 2024? Those thoughts were hard not to think last year.
AP (via WSLS)
5 April 2026
It left a sour taste in my mouth. Second is a good consolation, but winning is really fun.
AP (via WSLS)
5 April 2026
I’m just going to stick to what I’m doing. I’m really happy with the way that my game is trending.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Coughlin | 67 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Leona Maguire | 70 · 71 · 74 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T2 | Nelly Korda | 68 · 74 · 69 · 75 | 286 | −2 |
| 4 | Miyu Yamashita | 67 · 75 · 71 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Aki Iwai | 72 · 71 · 76 · 69 | 288 | E |
| T5 | Karis Davidson | 72 · 75 · 70 · 71 | 288 | E |
| T7 | Ruoning Yin | 71 · 75 · 76 · 67 | 289 | +1 |
| T7 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 72 · 70 · 71 · 76 | 289 | +1 |
| T9 | Carlota Ciganda | 75 · 72 · 72 · 71 | 290 | +2 |
| T9 | Nasa Hataoka | 67 · 78 · 73 · 72 | 290 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1992-09-27, Minneapolis, Minnesota; USA; turned pro 2016; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 32 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2026-03-30 (published by LPGA.com), row: 32 ‐‐ ‐10 Coughlin, Lauren ‐ 5486 USA 42 98.6874 2.3497).
What’s in the bag
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