The world’s best female golfers, including 18 players in the top 20 Rolex World Rankings and 19 of the top 20 in the LPGA Official Money List, are headed to Rogers next week when the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G returns to Pinnacle Country Club June 17-23. World Rankings No. 1 Inbee Park, former Arkansas Razorback Stacy Lewis, Suzann Pettersen, Na Yeon Choi and two-time tournament champion Yani Tseng lead the field of competitors vying for the $2 million purse, one of the largest on the LPGA Tour. Players had until Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. to register to participate in this year’s tournament.
To date, the 98 of the top 100 on the LPGA Official Money List have committed to play making the field one of the strongest in event history.
Other notable LPGA Tour players scheduled to compete include defending champion Ai Miyazato, Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer, the world’s top amateur Lydia Ko and University of Arkansas freshman Gaby Lopez. Both Ko and Lopez received official sponsor’s exemptions last month.
FINAL FIELD:
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| Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G- List of Competitors | ||
| Chie Arimura | Nicole Jeray | Anna Nordqvist |
| Karlin Beck | Eun-Hee Ji | Ryann O'Toole |
| Amanda Blumenherst | Tiffany Joh | Ji Young Oh |
| Christel Boeljon | Felicity Johnson | Jin Young Pak |
| Julia Boland | Jennifer Johnson | Se Ri Pak |
| Danah Bordner | Sara-Maude Juneau | Brooke Pancake |
| Heather Bowie | Young Moriya Jutanugarn | Hee Young Park |
| Katie Burnett | Lorie Kane | Inbee Park |
| Dori Carter | Danielle Kang | Jane Park |
| Nicole Castrale | Haeji Kang | Suzann Pettersen |
| Silvia Cavalleri | Taylore Karle | Pornanong Phatlum |
| Sandra Changkija | Sarah Kemp | Gerina Piller |
| Irene Cho | Cristie Kerr | Stacy Prammanasudh |
| Esther Choe | Christina Kim | Morgan Pressel |
| Chella Choi | I.K. Kim | Jane Rah |
| Na Yeon Choi | Mindy Kim | Reilley Rankin |
| Carlota Ciganda | Song-Hee Kim | Beatriz Recari |
| Jacqui Concolino | Lydia Ko (a) | Jennifer Rosales |
| Paula Creamer | Jessica Korda | So Yeon Ryu |
| Laura Diaz | Candie Kung | Lizette Salas |
| Lauren Doughtie | Cindy LaCrosse | Dewi Claire Schreefel |
| Moira Dunn | Brittany Lang | Hee Kyung Seo |
| Kathleen Ekey | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | Giulia Sergas |
| Victoria Elizabeth | Ilhee Lee | Stephanie Sherlock |
| Austin Ernst | Jee Young Lee | Jenny Shin |
| Jodi Ewart Shadoff | Jennie Lee | Jiyai Shin |
| Veronica Felibert | Meena Lee | Nicole Smith |
| Shanshan Feng | Mi Hyang Lee | Sarah Jane Smith |
| Meaghan Francella | Seon Hwa Lee | Jennifer Song |
| Katie Futcher | Rebecca Lee-Bentham | Angela Stanford |
| Sandra Gal | Stacy Lewis | Marina Stuetz |
| Julieta Granada | Brittany Lincicome | Karen Stupples |
| Natalie Gulbis | Pernilla Lindberg | Thidapa Suwannapura |
| Numa Gulyanamitta | Gaby Lopez (a) | Kris Tamulis |
| Sophie Gustafson | Paige Mackenzie | Victoria Tanco |
| Hee-Won Han | Mo Martin | Yani Tseng |
| Mina Harigae | Caroline Masson | Momoko Ueda |
| Marcy Hart | Catriona Matthew | Ayako Uehara |
| Caroline Hedwall | Lisa McCloskey | Mariajo Uribe |
| Maria Hjorth | Kristy McPherson | Alison Walshe |
| Katherine Hull | Sydnee Michaels | Wendy Ward |
| Amy Hung | Ai Miyazato | Kim Welch |
| Mi Jung Hur | Mika Miyazato | Michelle Wie |
| Vicky Hurst | Paola Moreno | Lindsey Wright |
| Daniela Iacobelli | Becky Morgan | Amy Yang |
| Karine Icher | Kayla Mortellaro | Sun Young Yoo |
| Juli Inkster | Belen Mozo | |
| Jeong Jang | Azahara Munoz | |
RESOURCES:
For more tournament information visit www.nwachampionship.com
Facebook.com/NWAChampionship
Twitter @NWAChampionship
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