Austin Ernst
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| Career | |
| College | Louisiana State University |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
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| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 3 |
| 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 |
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Austin Ernst (born January 31, 1992) is an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.
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. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | Aug 31, 2014 | Portland Classic | 69-69-69-67=274 | −14 | Playoff | Template:Flagicon In-Kyung Kim |
| 2 | Aug 30, 2020 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | 65-65-63=193 | −20 | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Anna Nordqvist |
| 3 | Mar 7, 2021 | LPGA Drive On Championship | 67-67-69-70=273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Jennifer Kupcho |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Portland Classic | Template:Flagicon In-Kyung Kim | Won with par on first extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T49 | CUT | T51 | T20 | T32 | T14 | T25 | T71 | T40 | T40 | T53 | CUT | |||
| U.S. Women's Open | T48 | T47 | CUT | T44 | T41 | T50 | CUT | T57 | |||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | 71 | CUT | T64 | T29 | CUT | CUT | T58 | T7 | WD | |||||
| The Evian Championship | CUT | CUT | T70 | T67 | T48 | T2 | T25 | NT | T35 | ||||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | T62 | T56 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T61 | 5 | CUT |
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CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 31 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2020 Evian – 2021 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Spirit International Amateur: 2011 (winners)
- Curtis Cup: 2012
- Espirito Santo Trophy: 2012
Professional
- Solheim Cup: 2017 (winners), 2021
Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 8 | 3–4–1 | 0–1–1 | 2–2–0 | 1–1–0 | 3.5 | 43.8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 0–1–0 lost to M. Sagström 3&2 | 1–1–0 lost w/ P. Creamer 3&1 won w/ P. Creamer 5&3 |
1–0–0 won w/ P. Creamer 2&1 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 0–0–1 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&2 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Kids on the Block: Austin Ernst". LPGA Tour. March 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Austin Ernst wins Portland Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. August 31, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Austin Ernst shoots 63, rallies to win Walmart NW Arkansas title". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kellam, Sarah (June 7, 2023). "Austin Ernst Takes Assistant Coaching Position at Texas A&M, Will Step Away From LPGA Tour". LPGA Tour.
External links
- Austin Ernst personal website
- Austin Ernst at the LPGA Tour official siteTemplate:EditAtWikidata
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- LSU Lady Tigers profile
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