Player Bio: Austin Ernst2021 U.S. Women's Open

Age: 29
Country: United States of America
College: Louisiana State
Worldwide professional victories: 3 (LPGA Tour)
Road to Olympic: Top 30 points leader in LPGA Tour's 2020 Race to CME Globe; Winner of LPGA Tour-sanctioned event from originally scheduled 2020 U.S. Women's Open to start of 2021 championship; Top 10 in 2021 Race to CME Globe as of April 14; Top 75 in Rolex Rankings as of April 14

The Greenville, S.C., native earned her third LPGA Tour victory earlier this year at the LPGA Drive On Championship in Ocala, Fla. Her second title came in last year's Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. That came six years after her maiden win in the 2014 Portland Classic. Her win in Arkansas came a week after she finished fifth in the AIG Women’s British Open at Royal Troon. Ernst enjoyed a successful amateur career, winning the 2011 NCAA individual title and the 2012 North & South Women’s Amateur. She represented the USA in the 2012 Curtis Cup Match, and in 2017, she was a member of the victorious USA Solheim Cup Team. 

U.S. Women's Open Playing Record