Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

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Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
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Tournament information
Location Rogers, Arkansas
Established 2007, 16 years ago
Course(s) Pinnacle Country Club
Par71
Length6,438 yards (5,887 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 54 holes
Prize fund $2.3 million
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate192 Nasa Hataoka (2018)
To par−21 as above
Current champion
Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Hae-ran
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Location in the United States

The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship is an annual women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in Rogers, Arkansas, north of Fayetteville. First played sixteen years ago in 2007, all editions of the tournament have been played at Pinnacle Country Club.

Contents

Procter & Gamble (P&G), a manufacturer of a wide range of consumer goods, became the title sponsor in 2008. The 2008 and 2009 editions were prefaced with "P&G Beauty", with the word "Beauty" dropped starting in 2010. Walmart, based in nearby Bentonville and the world's largest public corporation, became the presenting sponsor in 2010. [1] Walmart became the title sponsor in 2011, with P&G as the presenting sponsor.

History

Due to inclement weather in 2007, only the first round on Friday was completed which classified it as an "unofficial tournament." An LPGA event must be at least 36 holes to qualify as official. [2] Stacy Lewis, then a senior at the University of Arkansas, led after 18 holes and was declared the unofficial winner. The tournament purse was cut in half and all professionals received winnings based on 50% of what they would have earned had the tournament been completed. Because Lewis was an amateur she received no earnings, [2] and all earnings by LPGA members were considered unofficial.

Tournament names through the years:

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Location in Arkansas

Winners

YearDatesChampionScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2023 Sep 29–Oct 1 Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Hae-ran 194−193 strokes2,300,000345,000
2022 Sep 23–25 Flag of Thailand.svg Atthaya Thitikul 196−17Playoff2,300,000345,000
2021 Sep 24–26 Flag of Japan.svg Nasa Hataoka (2)197−161 stroke2,300,000345,000
2020 Aug 28–30 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Ernst 193−202 strokes2,300,000345,000
2019 Jun 28–30 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-hyun 195−181 stroke2,000,000300,000
2018 Jun 22–24 Flag of Japan.svg Nasa Hataoka 192−216 strokes2,000,000300,000
2017 Jun 23–25 Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu So-yeon 195−182 strokes2,000,000300,000
2016 Jun 24–26 Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko 196−173 strokes2,000,000300,000
2015 Jun 26–28 Flag of South Korea.svg Na Yeon Choi 198−152 strokes2,000,000300,000
2014 Jun 27–29 Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis (2)201−121 stroke2,000,000300,000
2013 Jun 21–23 Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park 201−12Playoff2,000,000300,000
2012 Jun 29 – Jul 1 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato 201−121 stroke2,000,000300,000
2011 Sep 9–11 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (2)201−12Playoff2,000,000300,000
2010 Sep 10–12 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng200−131 stroke2,000,000300,000
2009 Sep 11–13 Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin 204−9Playoff1,800,000270,000
2008 Jul 4–6 Flag of South Korea.svg Seon Hwa Lee 201−151 stroke1,700,000255,000
2007 Sep 7 Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis (a) 65−71 stroke625,0000*

* The 2007 tournament was reduced to 18 holes and declared unofficial because of multiple rain delays; [3] the $1.25 million purse was halved.
Lewis was an amateur (and reigning NCAA champion); three professionals at 66 tied for the top money spot. [4]
The original tournament dates in 2007 were September 7–9.

Tournament records

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18th Hole viewing box in 2015
YearPlayerScoreTo parRound
2008 Jane Park 62−103rd
2008 Angela Park 62−102nd
2017 Ryu So-yeon 61−102nd
2022 Atthaya Thitikul 61−102nd

Source: [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "September Date, Purse Increase Announced for 2010". P&G NW Arkansas Championship. November 18, 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "LPGA NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons: Post Round Story and Interviews". LPGA. September 9, 2007. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Scoreboard: LPGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. September 10, 2007. p. D2.
  4. ↑ "Golf roundup". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. September 10, 2007. p. E-5.
  5. ↑ "So Yeon Ryu shoots course-record 61, takes NW Arkansas Championship lead". ESPN. Associated Press. June 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Atthaya Thitikul Ties Tournament Record, Takes Lead At Walmart NW Arkansas Championship". LPGA. September 24, 2022.

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