Austin Ernst (born January 31, 1992) is an American professional golfer. She played on the LPGA Tour and is currently a golf coach.
Early life and amateur career In 1992, 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.
Professional career In 2014, Ernst won the Portland Classic on the first playoff hole over In-Kyung Kim.
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.
In June 2023, Ernst announced her "semi-retirement" from tournament play 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.
Amateur wins 2011 NCAA Division I Championship 2012 North and South Women's Amateur
Professional wins (3) LPGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 31, 2014Portland Classic69-69-69-67=274−14Playoff In-Kyung Kim2Aug 30, 2020Walmart NW Arkansas Championship65-65-63=193−202 strokes Anna Nordqvist3Mar 7, 2021LPGA Drive On Championship67-67-69-70=273−155 strokes Jennifer Kupcho LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12014Portland 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 Chevron ChampionshipT49CUTT51T20T32T14T25T71U.S. Women's OpenT48T47CUTT44T41T50Women's PGA ChampionshipCUT71CUTT64T29CUTCUTThe Evian ChampionshipCUTCUTT70T67T48T2T25Women's British Open CUTT62T56CUTCUTCUTT61 Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Chevron ChampionshipT40T40T53CUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTT57Women's PGA ChampionshipT58T7WDThe Evian ChampionshipNTT35Women's British Open5CUT
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 madeChevron Championship 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 10U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 5The Evian Championship 0 1 0 1 1 2 8 6Women's British Open 0 0 0 1 1 1 9 4Totals 0 1 0 2 3 7 47 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 Totalmatches TotalW–L–H SinglesW–L–H FoursomesW–L–H FourballsW–L–H Pointswon Points%Career83–4–10–1–1 2–2–01–1–03.543.8201742–2–00–1–0 lost to M. Sagström 3&21–1–0 lost w/ P. Creamer 3&1 won w/ P. Creamer 5&31–0–0 won w/ P. Creamer 2&12.050.0202141–2–10–0–1 halved w/ Nanna Koertz Madsen1–1–0 lost w/ D. Kang 1 downwon w/ D. Kang 1 up0–1–0 lost w/ D. Kang 3&21.537.5
References
External links Austin Ernst personal website
LSU Lady Tigers profile