Solheim Cup Stars Hull, Woad Lead Walmart Arkansas Field

By Staff Writer

September 23, 2026

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Charley Hull, one of the Solheim Cup stars in this week's Arkansas field

David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA / CC BY via Wikimedia Commons

Key takeaways

The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship marks the LPGA event's 20th anniversary, running Sept. 25-27 at Pinnacle Country Club.
Eighteen of the 24 players from this year's Solheim Cup are in the field, including Europe's Charley Hull and Lottie Woad.
Ten of Europe's 12 winning Solheim Cup players are entered, alongside eight members of the U.S. team, for a $3 million purse.
World No. 5 Miyu Yamashita, the event's defending champion, is the field's highest-ranked player.

The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship tees off this week at Pinnacle Country Club with 18 of the 24 players from this year's Solheim Cup in the field, a week after Europe beat the U.S. 15-13 in the Netherlands.

Which Solheim Cup players are in the Arkansas field?

Ten of Europe's 12 winning Solheim Cup players are competing, including Celine Boutier, Carlota Ciganda, Linn Grant, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Julia Lopez Ramirez, Leona Maguire, Nastasia Nadaud, Mimi Rhodes, Hull and Woad. Eight players from Angela Stanford's U.S. team will also tee it up for a share of the $3 million purse: Lauren Coughlin, Megan Khang, Auston Kim, Jennifer Kupcho, Andrea Lee, Yealimi Noh, Angel Yin and Rose Zhang.

Who is the top-ranked player in the field?

World No. 5 Miyu Yamashita headlines the field as the tournament's defending champion and the reigning AIG Women's British Open winner.

Which Arkansas players are in the field?

Current and former University of Arkansas players include Brooke Matthews, Gaby Lopez, Maria Jose Marin, Maria Fassi and Reagan Zibilski, with Marin, Fassi and Zibilski receiving sponsor invitations. Marin won the 2025 NCAA Championship and the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur. Mirabel Ting, who has already secured her 2027 LPGA card through the Epson Tour's Race for the Card, Monday-qualified for the field along with Siyun Liu.