Austin Ernst

Austin Ernst
 Golfer 

Personal information
Born (1992-01-31) January 31, 1992
Greenville, South Carolina
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality  United States
Career
College Louisiana State University
Turned professional 2012
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T20: 2015
Women's PGA C'ship 71st: 2014
U.S. Women's Open T47: 2015
Women's British Open T56: 2015
Evian Championship T70: 2015

Austin Ernst (born January 31, 1992) is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based 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]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

LPGA Tour (1)

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

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2014 Portland Classic South Korea In-Kyung Kim Won with par on first extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. "New Kids on the Block: Austin Ernst". LPGA Tour. March 2013.
  2. "Austin Ernst wins Portland Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. August 31, 2014.

External links


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