Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
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Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rogers, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Established | 2007 |
| Course(s) | Pinnacle Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,274 yards (5,737 m) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 54 holes |
| Prize fund | $2,000,000 |
| Month played | June / July in 2012 (formerly September) |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 200 Yani Tseng (2010) |
| To par | -15 Seon Hwa Lee (2008) |
| Current champion | |
 Yani Tseng |
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The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in Rogers, Arkansas. First played in 2007, all editions of the tournament have been played at Pinnacle Country Club.
Procter & Gamble (P&G), a manufacturer of a wide range of consumer goods, became the title sponsor in 2008. The 2008 and 2009 editions were prefaced with "P&G Beauty", with the word "Beauty" dropped starting in 2010. Walmart, the world's largest public corporation, became the presenting sponsor in 2010.[1] Walmart became the title sponsor in 2011, with P&G as the presenting sponsor.
Due to inclement weather in 2007, only the first round on Friday was completed which classified it as an "unofficial tournament." An LPGA event must be at least 36 holes to qualify as official.[2] Stacy Lewis, then a senior at the University of Arkansas, led after 18 holes and was declared the unofficial winner. The tournament purse was cut in half and all professionals received winnings based on 50% of what they would have earned had the tournament been completed. Because Lewis was an amateur she received no earnings,[2] and all earnings by LPGA members were considered unofficial.
Tournament names through the years:
- 2007: LPGA NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons
- 2008–2009: P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons
- 2010: P&G NW Arkansas Championship Presented by Walmart
- 2011-2012: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G
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Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Score | Margin of victory |
Tournament location |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jun 29–Jul 1 | Pinnacle Country Club | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |||
| 2011 | Sep 9–11 | Yani Tseng |
201 (−12) | Playoff | Pinnacle Country Club | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| 2010 | Sep 10–12 | Yani Tseng |
200 (−13) | 1 stroke | Pinnacle Country Club | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| 2009 | Sep 11–13 |  Jiyai Shin |
204 (−9) | Playoff | Pinnacle Country Club | 1,800,000 | 230,000 |
| 2008 | Jul 4–6 | Seon Hwa Lee |
201 (−15) | 1 stroke | Pinnacle Country Club | 1,700,000 | 225,000 |
| 2007 | Sep 7 |  Stacy Lewis |
65 (−7) | 1 stroke | Pinnacle Country Club | 625,000 | 90,000* |
* The 2007 tournament was reduced to 18 holes and declared unofficial because of multiple rain delays; the purse was halved.
Lewis was an amateur and did not receive the winner's share. The original tournament dates in 2007 were September 7–9.
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jane Park | 62 (−10) | 3rd | Pinnacle Country Club |
| 2008 | Angela Park | 62 (−10) | 2nd | Pinnacle Country Club |
References
- ^ P&G NW Arkansas Championship, September Date, Purse Increase Announced for 2010 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ a b LPGA (September 9, 2007). "LPGA NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons: Post Round Story and Interviews". LPGA.com. http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=12461. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
External links
- Official website
- LPGA.com – tournament microsite
- Pinnacle Country Club
Coordinates: 36°17′47″N 94°11′51″W / 36.2963°N 94.1974°W
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