Austin Ernst

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| lpga = T7: 2021

| wusopen = T41: 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/blogs/2013/3/new-kids-ernst.aspx |title=New Kids on the Block: Austin Ernst |publisher=LPGA Tour |date=March 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140914223755/http://www.lpga.com/golf/blogs/2013/3/new-kids-ernst.aspx |archive-date=2014-09-14 |url-status=dead }}

Professional career

In 2014, Ernst won the Portland Classic on the first playoff hole over In-Kyung Kim.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/11446678/austin-ernst-wins-lpga-tour-portland-classic-playoff |title=Austin Ernst wins Portland Classic |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=August 31, 2014}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/29775164/austin-ernst-shoots-63-rallies-win-walmart-nw-arkansas-title |title=Austin Ernst shoots 63, rallies to win Walmart NW Arkansas title |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=August 30, 2020 |access-date=August 31, 2020}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2023/austin-ernst-takes-assistant-coaching-position-at-texas-am-will-step-away-from-lpga-tour |title=Austin Ernst Takes Assistant Coaching Position at Texas A&M, Will Step Away From LPGA Tour |publisher=LPGA Tour |first=Sarah |last=Kellam |date=June 7, 2023}}

Amateur wins

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

Professional wins (3)

=LPGA Tour (3)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=center|Aug 31, 2014

|Portland Classic

|align=right|69-69-69-67=274

|align=center|−14

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|KOR}} In-Kyung Kim

align=center|2

|align=center|Aug 30, 2020

|Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

|align=right|65-65-63=193

|align=center|−20

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Anna Nordqvist

align=center|3

|align=center|Mar 7, 2021

|LPGA Drive On Championship

|align=right|67-67-69-70=273

|align=center|−15

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Kupcho

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|align=center|2014

|Portland Classic

|{{flagicon|KOR}} In-Kyung Kim

|Won with par on first extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

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!! Tournament !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023

align=left|Chevron Championship

|T49

|CUT

|T51

|T20

|T32

|T14

|T25

|T71

|T40

|T53

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align=left|Women's PGA Championship

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|CUT

|71

|CUT

|T64

|T29

|CUT

|T58

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

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|WD

align=left|U.S. Women's Open

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|T48

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|T47

|CUT

|T44

|T41

|T50

|CUT

|T57

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align=left|The Evian Championship

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|CUT

|T70

|T67

|T48

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|T25

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|T35

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align=left|Women's British Open

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|CUT

|T62

|T56

|CUT

|T61

|style="background:yellow;"|5

|CUT

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LA = Low amateur

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

NT = no tournament

T = tied

=Summary=

Totals	0	1	0	2	3	7	46	31
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Chevron Championship	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	10
align=left\|Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	10	5
align=left\|U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	6
align=left\|The Evian Championship	0	1	0	1	1	2	8	6
align=left\|Women's British Open	0	0	0	1	1	1	9	4

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=

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! Year !! Total
matches !! Total
W–L–H !! Singles
W–L–H !! Foursomes
W–L–H !! Fourballs
W–L–H !! Points
won !! Points
%

Career

|3–4–1

|0–1–1

|2–2–0

|1–1–0

|3.5

|43.8

2017

|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

|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

External links

[https://austinernstgolf.com Austin Ernst] personal website
{{LPGA player|austin-ernst/98213}}
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[http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204956764 LSU Lady Tigers profile]

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