Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G

The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship is one of the most anticipated women's golf events on the LPGA Tour network and is known to have the best of the best female golfers teeing off in Rogers, Arkansas. It is a relatively new championship, debuting in 2007, and has since been played at the beautiful yet challenging course, the Pinnacle Country Club. Although it was a successful tournament and had been going on since the Walmart NW Arkansas, it did not have a smooth start. The tournament had to be cut short in its first year due to terrible weather conditions. Stacy Lewis, a then-senior at the University of Arkansas was named the unofficial winner.

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Next year, in 2008, Procter and Gamble became the tournament's title sponsor, branded the tournament under its "P&G" beauty line, and continued to do so till 2010. Soon, in 2010 again, Walmart joined as a presenting sponsor, and in 2011, it took over and became the title sponsor, and P&G ended up becoming the presenting sponsor.

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The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship 2024

This year, the tournament was back at the Pinnacle Country Club and took place from September 27-29. The Walmart NW Arkansas had a purse of $3 million, while it had a field full of talents. Lilia Vu, Andrea Lee, Sarah Schmelzel, Jennifer Kupcho, Allisen Corpuz, Megan Khang, Ally Ewing, and Lauren Coughlin made up the team. The assistant captains were Brittany Lincicome and Angela Stanford, while Stacy Lewis was the U.S. captain. The tournament continued supporting the local initiatives.

Here is a full list of players who teed off.

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Past Champions (4):

Haeran Ryu

(2023), Jeeno Thitikul

(2022), Nasa Hataoka (2021, 2018), Stacy Lewis

(2014, 2007)

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2024 LPGA Tour Winners (8 of 17):

Lauren Coughlin (CPKC Women’s Open, ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open), Haeran Ryu (FM Championship), Yuka Saso (U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally), Linnea Strom (ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer), Bailey Tardy (Blue Bay LPGA), Jeeno Thitikul (Dow Championship), Lilia Vu (Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give), Amy Yang (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship).

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2024 U.S. Solheim Cup Team Members:

Captain:

Stacy Lewis

Assistant Captains:

Brittany Lincicome and Angela Stanford

Players:

Allisen Corpuz, Lauren Coughlin, Ally Ewing, Megan Khang, Jennifer Kupcho, Lexi Thompson and Lilia Vu

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2024 European Solheim Cup Team Members:

Players:

Celine Boutier, Carlota Ciganda, Georgia Hall, Leona Maguire, Emily Pedersen, Madelene Sagstrom and Maja Stark

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2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (22 of 26):

Isabella Fierro, Alexandra Forsterling, Savannah Grewal, Nataliya Guseva, Jin Hee Im, Mone Inami, Minji Kang, Gurleen Kaur, Auston Kim, So Mi Lee, Mary Liu, Kaitlin Milligan, Benedetta Moresco, Malia Nam, Hira Naveed, Ana Pelaez Trivino, Yue Ren, Gabriela Ruffels, Mao Saigo, Gigi Stoll, Yuri Yoshida, Liqi Zeng

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2024 Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (3 of 10):

Lilia Vu (No. 2), Amy Yang (No. 6), Haeran Ryu (No. 9)

Area Connections:

Arkansas Residents –

Maria Fassi, Lilly Russell

University of Arkansas Alum –

Maria Fassi (2019), Stacy Lewis (2008), Gaby Lopez (2016)

Current University of Arkansas players –

Maria Jose Marin (a)

Sponsor Exemptions:

Shyla Brown (a), Maria Jose Marin (a), Lilly Russell