Austin Ernst

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Austin Ernst
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Ernst in 2019
Personal information
Born (1992-01-31) January 31, 1992 (age 33)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Louisiana State University
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T14: 2017
Women's PGA C'ship T7: 2021
U.S. Women's Open T41: 2018
Women's British Open 5th: 2020
Evian Championship T2: 2018

Austin Ernst (born January 31, 1992) is an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.

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Amateur career

Ernst was born in Greenville, South Carolina. She played two years for the LSU Tigers, where she won three events including the individual 2011 NCAA Division I Championship. [1]

Professional career

In 2014, Ernst won the Portland Classic on the first playoff hole over In-Kyung Kim. [2]

In August 2020, Ernst won the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, for her second LPGA Tour title. In the final round, she shot 8-under 63 for a two-stroke victory over Anna Nordqvist. [3]

Ernst announced her "semi-retirement" from tournament play in June 2023 due to a lingering neck injury. Her last LPGA Tour event was the 2023 Women's PGA Championship, where she had to withdraw after the first round. She also accepted an assistant coaching position at Texas A&M University. [4]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 31, 2014 Portland Classic 69-69-69-67=274−14Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg In-Kyung Kim
2Aug 30, 2020 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship 65-65-63=193−202 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist
3Mar 7, 2021 LPGA Drive On Championship 67-67-69-70=273−155 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12014 Portland Classic Flag of South Korea.svg In-Kyung Kim Won with par on first extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship T49CUTT51T20T32T14T25T71T40T40T53
Women's PGA Championship CUT71CUTT64T29CUTCUTT58T7WD
U.S. Women's Open T48T47CUTT44T41T50CUTT57
The Evian Championship CUTCUTT70T67T48T2T25NTT35
Women's British Open CUTT62T56CUTCUTCUTT615CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 0000031110
Women's PGA Championship 000011105
U.S. Women's Open 00000086
The Evian Championship 01011286
Women's British Open 00011194
Totals0102374631

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career83–4–10–1–12–2–01–1–03.543.8
2017 42–2–00–1–0 lost to M. Sagström 3&21–1–0 lost w/ P. Creamer 3&1
won w/ P. Creamer 5&3		1–0–0 won w/ P. Creamer 2&12.050.0
2021 41–2–10–0–1 halved w/ Nanna Koertz Madsen 1–1–0 lost w/ D. Kang 1 down
won w/ D. Kang 1 up		0–1–0 lost w/ D. Kang 3&21.537.5

References

  1. ↑ "New Kids on the Block: Austin Ernst". LPGA Tour. March 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Austin Ernst wins Portland Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. August 31, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Austin Ernst shoots 63, rallies to win Walmart NW Arkansas title". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  4. ↑ Kellam, Sarah (June 7, 2023). "Austin Ernst Takes Assistant Coaching Position at Texas A&M, Will Step Away From LPGA Tour". LPGA Tour.


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