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Sunday 27 September 2026LPGA TourYear in Review
Nishimura wins Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G
Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September 2026 · Yuna Nishimura’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · Walmart · 54-hole event
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Aki Iwai JPN · 197Bogey-free 62 with six birdies in seven holes to start the back nine got within range, but Nishimura's eagle at 14 and back-nine 30 pulled away; T2, five back. Nishimura of Japan wins by five shots in Arkansas for her first LPGA victory (AP, via TSN)
- Chanettee Wannasaen THA · 197Closed with 65 to tie for second, five back. Nishimura of Japan wins by five shots in Arkansas for her first LPGA victory (AP, via TSN)
- In Gee Chun KOR · 197Closed with 67 to tie for second, five back. Nishimura of Japan wins by five shots in Arkansas for her first LPGA victory (AP, via TSN)
144 started · cut -4, 69 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
Yuna Nishimura
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 September 2026
So the second half is going to be when I had to kind of go aggressive, so I kind of went for it and it all the worked out.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 September 2026
I still can't believe it. I still shake my hand. But, yeah, I'm proud of myself and, yeah, I'm super happy.
Associated Press (via TSN)
27 September 2026
This week greens are so soft. Especially today. So I was like -- I need more aggressive.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuna Nishimura | 63 · 63 · 66 | 192 | −21 |
| T2 | Aki Iwai | 66 · 69 · 62 | 197 | −16 |
| T2 | Chanettee Wannasaen | 65 · 68 · 64 | 197 | −16 |
| T2 | In Gee Chun | 67 · 65 · 65 | 197 | −16 |
| T5 | Jenny Bae | 66 · 68 · 64 | 198 | −15 |
| T5 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 66 · 66 · 66 | 198 | −15 |
| T5 | Auston Kim | 67 · 64 · 67 | 198 | −15 |
| T8 | Miyu Yamashita | 70 · 63 · 66 | 199 | −14 |
| T8 | Julia López Ramirez | 69 · 64 · 66 | 199 | −14 |
| T8 | Jin Hee Im | 65 · 67 · 67 | 199 | −14 |
| T8 | Mary Liu | 67 · 64 · 68 | 199 | −14 |
The golfer
born 2000-08-04, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2019; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 350 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2026-09-21 (published by LPGA.com), row: 350 +8 ‐99 Nishimura, Yuna ‐ 7245 JPN 49 16.7946 0.3427).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet