{{use mdy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox golf tournament | name = Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | image = File:Walmart NW Arkansas Championship logo.png | location = [[Rogers, Arkansas]] | establishment = [[2007 LPGA Tour|2007]], {{Time ago|2007}} | course = [[Pinnacle Country Club]] | par = 71 | yardage = {{convert|6438|yd}} | tour = [[LPGA Tour]] | format = [[Stroke play]] – 54 holes | purse = $3.0 million | month_played = September | final_year = <!--Use if no longer played--> | aggregate = 192 [[Nasa Hataoka]] ([[2018 LPGA Tour|2018]]) | to-par = −21 ''as above'' | current_champion = {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thidapa Suwannapura]] | final_champion = <!--Use if no longer played--> }} {{Location map |USA |relief = 1 |label = <small>Pinnacle CC</small> |lat = 36.297 |long = -94.199 |caption = Location in the [[United States]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 240 }} The '''Walmart NW Arkansas Championship''' is an annual women's professional golf tournament on the [[LPGA Tour]] in [[Rogers, Arkansas]], north of [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]. First played {{Time ago|2007|spellout=yes}} in [[2007 LPGA Tour|2007]], all editions of the tournament have been played at [[Pinnacle Country Club]].
[[Procter & Gamble|Procter & Gamble (P&G)]], a manufacturer of a wide range of consumer goods, became the title sponsor in [[2008 LPGA Tour|2008]]. The 2008 and [[2009 LPGA Tour|2009]] editions were prefaced with "P&G Beauty", with the word "Beauty" dropped starting in [[2010 LPGA Tour|2010]]. [[Walmart]], based in nearby [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]] and the world's largest public corporation, became the presenting sponsor in 2010.<ref name="walmart">{{cite web|publisher=P&G NW Arkansas Championship |url=http://nwachampionship.com/2009/11/18/september-date-purse-increase-announced-for-2010 |title=September Date, Purse Increase Announced for 2010 |date=November 18, 2009 |access-date=September 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405224734/http://www.nwachampionship.com/2009/11/18/september-date-purse-increase-announced-for-2010 |archive-date=April 5, 2010 }}</ref> Walmart became the title sponsor in [[2011 LPGA Tour|2011]], with P&G as the presenting sponsor.
==History== Due to inclement weather in [[2007 LPGA Tour|2007]], only the first round on Friday was completed which classified it as an "unofficial tournament." An LPGA event must be at least 36 holes to qualify as official.<ref name="2007unofficial">{{cite web |title=LPGA NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons: Post Round Story and Interviews |publisher=LPGA |date=September 9, 2007 |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=12461 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525052055/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=12461 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |access-date=September 9, 2007}}</ref> [[Stacy Lewis]], then a senior at the [[Arkansas Razorbacks|University of Arkansas]], led after 18 holes and was declared the unofficial winner. The tournament purse was cut in half and all professionals received winnings based on 50% of what they would have earned had the tournament been completed. Because Lewis was an [[amateur]] she received no earnings,<ref name="2007unofficial"/> and all earnings by LPGA members were considered unofficial. In [[2025 LPGA Tour|2025]], heavy rain also resulted in only one round being completed. Similar to 2007, the win was considered unofficial, however, the players received two-thirds ($2 million of $3 million) the original purse payout.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2025/2025-walmart-nw-arkansas-championship-presented-by-pg-shortened-to-18-holes |title=2025 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G Shortened to 18 Holes |publisher=LPGA |date=September 21, 2025}}</ref>
Tournament names through the years: *2007: '''LPGA NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons''' *2008–2009: '''P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons''' *2010: '''P&G NW Arkansas Championship Presented by Walmart''' *2011–present: '''Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G'''
{{Location map |USA Arkansas |relief = 1 |label = <small>Pinnacle CC</small> |lat = 36.297 |long = -94.199 |caption = Location in [[Arkansas]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 150 }}
==Winners== {| class="wikitable" !Year || Date || Champion || Score || To par || Margin<br>of victory || Purse ([[United States dollar|$]]) || Winner's<br>share ($) |- |align=center|[[2025 LPGA Tour|2025]]† || Sep 21 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Minami Katsu]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sarah Schmelzel]] (tie) || align=center|63 || align=center|−8 || n/a || align=center|''2,000,000''|| align=center|''183,095<br>(each)'' |- |align=center|[[2024 LPGA Tour|2024]] || Sep 29 || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thidapa Suwannapura]] || align=center|196 || align=center|−17 || Playoff || align=center|3,000,000 || align=center|450,000 |- |align=center|[[2023 LPGA Tour|2023]] || Oct 1 || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ryu Hae-ran]] || align=center|194 || align=center|−19 || 3 strokes || align=center|2,300,000 || align=center|345,000 |- |align=center|[[2022 LPGA Tour|2022]] || Sep 25 || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Atthaya Thitikul]] || align=center|196 || align=center|−17 || Playoff || align=center|2,300,000 || align=center|345,000 |- |align=center|[[2021 LPGA Tour|2021]] || Sep 26 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nasa Hataoka]] <small>(2)</small> || align=center|197 || align=center|−16 || 1 stroke || align=center|2,300,000 || align=center|345,000 |- |align=center|[[2020 LPGA Tour|2020]] || Aug 30 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Austin Ernst]] || align=center|193 || align=center|−20 || 2 strokes || align=center|2,300,000 || align=center|345,000 |- |align=center|[[2019 LPGA Tour|2019]] || Jun 30 || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Sung-hyun (golfer)|Park Sung-hyun]] || align=center|195 || align=center|−18 || 1 stroke || align=center|2,000,000 || align=center|300,000 |- |align=center|[[2018 LPGA Tour|2018]] || Jun 24 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nasa Hataoka]] || style="text-align: center; background: #ACE1AF"|192 || style="text-align: center; background: #ACE1AF"|−21 || style="background: #ACE1AF"|6 strokes || align=center|2,000,000 || align=center|300,000 |- |align=center|[[2017 LPGA Tour|2017]] || Jun 25 || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ryu So-yeon]] || align=center|195 || align=center|−18 || 2 strokes || align=center|2,000,000 || align=center|300,000 |- |align=center|[[2016 LPGA Tour|2016]] || Jun 26 || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Lydia Ko]] || align=center|196 || align=center|−17 || 3 strokes || align=center|2,000,000 || align=center|300,000 |- |align=center|[[2015 LPGA Tour|2015]] || Jun 28 || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Na Yeon Choi]] || align=center|198 || align=center|−15 || 2 strokes || align=center|2,000,000 || align=center|300,000 |- |align=center|[[2014 LPGA Tour|2014]] || Jun 29 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stacy Lewis]] <small>(2)</small> || align=center|201 || align=center|−12 || 1 stroke || align=center|2,000,000 || align=center|300,000 |- |align=center|[[2013 LPGA Tour|2013]] || Jun 23 || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Inbee Park]] || align=center|201 || align=center|−12 || Playoff || align=center|2,000,000 || align=center|300,000 |- |align=center|[[2012 LPGA Tour|2012]] || Jul 1 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ai Miyazato]] || align=center|201 || align=center|−12 || 1 stroke || align=center|2,000,000 || align=center|300,000 |- |align=center|[[2011 LPGA Tour|2011]] || Sep 11 || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Yani Tseng]] <small>(2)</small> || align=center|201 || align=center|−12 || Playoff || align=center|2,000,000 || align=center|300,000 |- |align=center|[[2010 LPGA Tour|2010]] || Sep 12 || {{flagicon|TWN}} Yani Tseng || align=center|200 || align=center|−13 || 1 stroke || align=center|2,000,000 || align=center|300,000 |- |align=center|[[2009 LPGA Tour|2009]] || Sep 13 || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jiyai Shin]] || align=center|204 || align=center|−9 || Playoff || align=center|1,800,000 || align=center|270,000 |- |align=center|[[2008 LPGA Tour|2008]] || Jul 6 || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seon Hwa Lee]] || align=center|201 || align=center|−15 || 1 stroke || 1,700,000 || align=center|255,000 |- |align=center|[[2007 LPGA Tour|2007]]* || Sep 7 || {{flagicon|USA}} Stacy Lewis [[Amateur|(a)]] || align=center|65 || align=center|−7 || 1 stroke || align=right|625,000 || align=right|0 |} <nowiki>*</nowiki> The 2007 tournament was reduced to 18 holes and declared unofficial because of multiple rain delays;<ref name=ergscbd07>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I2FWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6839%2C2608461 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |title=Scoreboard: LPGA Tour |date=September 10, 2007 |page=D2 }}</ref> the $1.25 million purse was halved. Lewis was an amateur; three professionals at 66 tied for the top money spot.<ref name=glfrup>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XIdIAAAAIBAJ&pg=6440%2C5323270 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Golf roundup |date=September 10, 2007 |page=E-5}}</ref> The original tournament dates in 2007 were September 7–9.<br> † The 2025 tournament was reduced to 18 holes and declared unofficial because of multiple rain delays. The $3.0 million purse was reduced to $2.0 million. No CME points were awarded and the money was considered unofficial.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2025/2025-walmart-nw-arkansas-championship-presented-by-pg-shortened-to-18-holes |title=2025 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G Shortened to 18 Holes |publisher=LPGA |date=September 21, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/lpga/2025/09/21/walmart-nw-arkansas-championship-2025-payouts-prize-money-lpga/86281847007/ |title=2025 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship prize money payouts for each LPGA player after rain cancellation |magazine=Golfweek |first1=Beth Ann |last1=Nichols |first2=Cameron |last2=Jourdan |date=September 21, 2025}}</ref>
==Tournament records== [[File:18th Hole, Walmart LPGA.jpg|thumb|18th Hole viewing box in 2015<!-- Walmart NW Arkansas Championship-->]] {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !Year || Player || Score || To par || Round |- |2024 || align=left|[[Lucy Li]] || 60 || −11 || 3rd |} Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/epson-tour-graduate-lucy-li-finishes-runner-up-in-arkansas-after-final-round-60 |title=Epson Tour Graduate Lucy Li Finishes Runner-Up in Arkansas After Final-Round 60 |publisher=LPGA |date=September 29, 2024}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{official website|http://www.nwachampionship.com/}} *[http://www.lpga.com/golf/tournaments/lpga/walmart-nw-arkansas-championship-presented-by-p-and-g.aspx LPGA.com] – tournament microsite *[http://www.pinnaclecc.com/ Pinnacle Country Club]
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