Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Tournament information
LocationRogers, Arkansas
Established2007, 17 years ago
Course(s)Pinnacle Country Club
Par71
Length6,438 yards (5,887 m)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 54 holes
Prize fund$3.0 million
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate192 Nasa Hataoka (2018)
To par−21 as above
Current champion
Thailand Thidapa Suwannapura
Pinnacle CC is located in the United States
Pinnacle CC
Pinnacle CC
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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 seventeen years ago in 2007, all editions of the tournament have been played at Pinnacle Country Club.

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:

  • 2007: LPGA NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons
  • 2008–2009: P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons
  • 2010: P&G NW Arkansas Championship Presented by Walmart
  • 2011–present: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G
Pinnacle CC is located in Arkansas
Pinnacle CC
Pinnacle CC
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Location in Arkansas

Winners

Year Dates Champion Score To par Margin
of victory		 Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
2024 Sep 27–29 Thailand Thidapa Suwannapura 196 −17 Playoff 3,000,000 450,000
2023 Sep 29–Oct 1 South Korea Ryu Hae-ran 194 −19 3 strokes 2,300,000 345,000
2022 Sep 23–25 Thailand Atthaya Thitikul 196 −17 Playoff 2,300,000 345,000
2021 Sep 24–26 Japan Nasa Hataoka (2) 197 −16 1 stroke 2,300,000 345,000
2020 Aug 28–30 United States Austin Ernst 193 −20 2 strokes 2,300,000 345,000
2019 Jun 28–30 South Korea Park Sung-hyun 195 −18 1 stroke 2,000,000 300,000
2018 Jun 22–24 Japan Nasa Hataoka 192 −21 6 strokes 2,000,000 300,000
2017 Jun 23–25 South Korea Ryu So-yeon 195 −18 2 strokes 2,000,000 300,000
2016 Jun 24–26 New Zealand Lydia Ko 196 −17 3 strokes 2,000,000 300,000
2015 Jun 26–28 South Korea Na Yeon Choi 198 −15 2 strokes 2,000,000 300,000
2014 Jun 27–29 United States Stacy Lewis (2) 201 −12 1 stroke 2,000,000 300,000
2013 Jun 21–23 South Korea Inbee Park 201 −12 Playoff 2,000,000 300,000
2012 Jun 29 – Jul 1 Japan Ai Miyazato 201 −12 1 stroke 2,000,000 300,000
2011 Sep 9–11 Taiwan Yani Tseng (2) 201 −12 Playoff 2,000,000 300,000
2010 Sep 10–12 Taiwan Yani Tseng 200 −13 1 stroke 2,000,000 300,000
2009 Sep 11–13 South Korea Jiyai Shin 204 −9 Playoff 1,800,000 270,000
2008 Jul 4–6 South Korea Seon Hwa Lee 201 −15 1 stroke 1,700,000 255,000
2007 Sep 7 United States Stacy Lewis (a) 65 −7 1 stroke 625,000 0*

* 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

18th Hole viewing box in 2015
Year Player Score To par Round
2024 Lucy Li 60 −11 3rd

Source:[5]

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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Epson Tour Graduate Lucy Li Finishes Runner-Up in Arkansas After Final-Round 60". LPGA. September 29, 2024.

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