Austin Ernst

Austin Ernst
Ernst in 2019
Personal information
Born (1992-01-31) January 31, 1992 (age 32)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeLouisiana State University
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT14: 2017
Women's PGA C'shipT7: 2021
U.S. Women's OpenT41: 2018
Women's British Open5th: 2020
Evian ChampionshipT2: 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]

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
1 Aug 31, 2014 Portland Classic 69-69-69-67=274 −14 Playoff South Korea In-Kyung Kim
2 Aug 30, 2020 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship 65-65-63=193 −20 2 strokes Sweden Anna Nordqvist
3 Mar 7, 2021 LPGA Drive On Championship 67-67-69-70=273 −15 5 strokes United States Jennifer Kupcho

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2014 Portland Classic South Korea 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
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
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
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 11 10
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 5
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6
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 46 31
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2020 Evian – 2021 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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

  1. ^ "New Kids on the Block: Austin Ernst". LPGA Tour. March 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "Austin Ernst wins Portland Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. August 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Austin Ernst shoots 63, rallies to win Walmart NW Arkansas title". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  4. ^ Kellam, Sarah (June 7, 2023). "Austin Ernst Takes Assistant Coaching Position at Texas A&M, Will Step Away From LPGA Tour". LPGA Tour.


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