Austin Ernst
Austin Ernst | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. | January 31, 1992
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | Louisiana State University |
Turned professional | 2012 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 3 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
ANA Inspiration | 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.
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]
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 | In-Kyung Kim |
2 | Aug 30, 2020 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | 65-65-63=193 | −20 | 2 strokes | Anna Nordqvist |
3 | Mar 7, 2021 | LPGA Drive On Championship | 67-67-69-70=273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Jennifer Kupcho |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2014 | Portland Classic | 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 |
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ANA Inspiration | T49 | CUT | T51 | T20 | T32 | T14 | T25 | T71 | T40 | T40 |
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 | |
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 |
Top 10
Did not play
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary[]
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 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 | 44 | 30 |
- 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[]
- ^ "New Kids on the Block: Austin Ernst". LPGA Tour. March 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014.
- ^ "Austin Ernst wins Portland Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. August 31, 2014.
- ^ "Austin Ernst shoots 63, rallies to win Walmart NW Arkansas title". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
External links[]
- Austin Ernst personal website
- Austin Ernst at the LPGA Tour official site
- Austin Ernst at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- LSU Lady Tigers profile
Categories:
- American female golfers
- LSU Lady Tigers golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Solheim Cup competitors for the United States
- Sportspeople from Greenville, South Carolina
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American golf biography stubs