Austin Ernst

 ( American Female Golfers ) 

Austin Ernst (born January 31, 1992) is an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.

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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.

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Professional career In 2014, Ernst won the Portland Classic on the first playoff hole over In-Kyung Kim.

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.

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.

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Amateur wins

• 2011 NCAA Division I Championship
• 2012 North and South Women's Amateur

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Professional wins (3)

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LPGA Tour (3)

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)

1	2014	Portland Classic	In-Kyung Kim	Won with par on first extra hole

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Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Chevron Championship

T49

CUT

T51

T20

T32

T14

T25

T71

T40

T40

T53

Women's PGA Championship

CUT

71

CUT

T64

T29

CUT

CUT

T58

T7

WD

U.S. Women's Open

T48

T47

CUT

T44

T41

T50

CUT

T57

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

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied

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Summary

10

5

6

6

4

• Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2020 Evian – 2021 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

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U.S. national team appearances Amateur

• Spirit International Amateur: 2011 (winners)
• Curtis Cup: 2012
• Espirito Santo Trophy: 2012

Professional

• Solheim Cup: 2017 (winners), 2021

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Solheim Cup record

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/ Paula 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/ Danielle Kang 1 down won w/ D. Kang 1 up	0–1–0 lost w/ D. Kang 3&2	1.5	37.5

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External links

• Austin Ernst personal website
• LSU Lady Tigers profile

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