Austin Ernst

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

Austin Ernst
Ernst in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1992-01-31) January 31, 1992 (age 33) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Louisiana State University
Turned professional	2012
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T14: 2017
Women's PGA C'ship	T7: 2021
U.S. Women's Open	T41: 2018
Women's British Open	5th: 2020
Evian Championship	T2: 2018

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

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

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	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)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2014	Portland Classic	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

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

Professional

• Solheim Cup: 2017 (winners), 2021

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