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Tournament Ends After 18 Rounds
ROGERS, Ark. — The 2025 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship has been canceled after relentless heavy rain made Pinnacle Country Club unplayable. The LPGA Tour made the difficult decision to scrap the remainder of the tournament on Sunday morning, leaving only the first round's results to count for a reduced prize payout. ☔.
Weather Washes Out Tournament
The cancellation came after a weekend of severe weather that suspended play and ultimately overwhelmed the course. Play for the second round was halted on Saturday due to dangerous conditions, and over three inches of rain fell overnight, making the course completely unusable. Given the forecast for more rain on Sunday and Monday, officials determined it was impossible to complete the 36 holes required to make the tournament an official LPGA event. This isn't the first time weather has affected this tournament; the inaugural event in 2007 was also shortened to 18 holes due to rain.
Unofficial Event, Reduced Payout
With the cancellation, the tournament is considered unofficial, and no valuable CME points will be awarded to players. Despite this, the sponsors, Walmart and P&G, have been lauded for their generosity. They committed to paying out $2 million of the original $3 million purse, which is more than the required amount for a cancelled event. Of this, $1.5 million was distributed based on Friday's 18-hole scores, while the remaining $500,000 was split evenly among all 144 players, ensuring everyone received compensation.
Americans Sarah Schmelzel and Minami Katsu of Japan were tied at the top of the leaderboard after the first round and will each take home a significant share of the prize money. The cancellation was particularly disheartening for players like American Alison Lee, who was having a strong showing in her second LPGA start since giving birth four months ago. Her momentum was stopped as her impressive second-round start, where she had made a birdie, no longer counted towards her official score.
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