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ROGERS, AR – Tournament officials for the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship presented by John Q. Hammons have announced the final field of professional golfers that will be competing next week at Pinnacle Country Club. Golfers had until Tuesday, September 1 at 5:00 p.m. EST to register for the event. The 54-hole official LPGA Tour tournament will take place Friday, September 11 – Sunday, September 13.

Sixteen of the top-20 golfers on the LPGA Official Money List will compete for the $270,000 champion’s share. The most notable first-time competitors are 19 year-old rookie Michelle Wie, who comes to Arkansas following a breakout performance at the LPGA’s Solheim Cup, and Yani Tseng, the second-ranked golfer in the world.

The tournament will also have 11 of the 12 U.S. members from the winning Solheim Cup team. This includes Cristie Kerr (ranked 3rd in the world), Paula Creamer (ranked 4th) and Angela Stanford (ranked 8th). Kerr is also the leading money-winner on the LPGA Tour this season.

“This field is truly world class and is undoubtedly the best in our young history in Northwest Arkansas,” said Tournament Chairman Jay Allen.

Former Arkansas women’s golfer Lucy Nunn and Russian-born Maria Verchenova received the tournament’s two sponsor exemptions. Two golfers will earn the final spots in the field via an 18-hole qualifying round at Pinnacle on Tuesday, September 8.

Daily tickets are $15 Tuesday – Thursday of tournament week and $25 for championship play, Friday – Sunday. Week-long tickets can be purchased for $50. Fans can purchase online at www.PGBeautyChampionship.com or by calling (479) 715-6100. The tournament recently announced that Travis Tritt will perform a free, outdoor concert in association with the event that will be held on Dickson Street in Fayetteville. It will take place Friday, September 11 at 8:00 p.m.

Here is the complete field list (plus 2 qualifiers):

Shi Hyun Ahn
Helen Alfredsson
Beth Bader
Kyeong Bae
Marisa Baena
Erica Blasberg
Minea Blomqvist
Heather Bowie Young
Audra Burks
Angela Buzminski
Nicole Castrale
Silvia Cavalleri
Irene Cho
Jeanne Cho-Hunicke
Chella Choi
Hye Jung Choi
Na Yeon Choi
Il Mi Chung
Paula Creamer
Diana D'Alessio
Eva Dahllof
Dorothy Delasin
Laura Diaz
Danielle Downey
Meredith Duncan
Moira Dunn
Michelle Ellis
Tania Elosegui
Mollie Fankhauser
Shanshan Feng
Allison Fouch
Meaghan Francella
Louise Friberg
Katie Futcher
Sandra Gal
Jackie Gallagher-Smith
Sophie Giquel
Kate Golden
Julieta Granada
Anna Grzebien
Natalie Gulbis
Kim Hall
Hee-Won Han
Allison Hanna-Williams
Marcy Hart
Rachel Hetherington
Maria Hjorth
Katherine Hull
Jamie Hullett
Amy Hung
M.J. Hur
Pat Hurst
Vicky Hurst
Karine Icher
Becky Iverson
Brandi Jackson
Jeong Jang
Jimin Jeong
Eun-Hee Ji
Lorie Kane
Haeji Kang
Jimin Kang
Soo-Yun Kang
Sarah Kemp
Cristie Kerr
Christina Kim
In-Kyung Kim
Joo Mi Kim
Mindy Kim
Na Ri Kim
Song-Hee Kim
Young Kim
Candie Kung
Brittany Lang
Jee Young Lee
Jeehae Lee
Meena Lee
Sarah Lee
Seon Hwa Lee
Taylor Leon
Stacy Lewis
Brittany Lincicome
Leta Lindley
Carolina Llano
Stephanie Louden
Teresa Lu
Becky Lucidi
Paige Mackenzie
Meg Mallon
Charlotte Mayorkas
Jill McGill
Kristy McPherson
Ai Miyazato
Mika Miyazato
Janice Moodie
Becky Morgan
Johanna Mundy
Lucy Nunn
Liselotte Neumann
Ji Young Oh
Jin Young Pak
Se Ri Pak
Angela Park
Hee Young Park
Inbee Park
Jane Park
Mikaela Parmlid
Stacy Prammanasudh
Morgan Pressel
Reilley Rankin
Anna Rawson
Michele Redman
Samantha Richdale
Jennifer Rosales
Giulia Sergas
Alena Sharp
Jiyai Shin
Ashleigh Simon
Karin Sjodin
Sarah Jane Smith
Nontaya Srisawang
Louise Stahle
Angela Stanford
Lisa Strom
Karen Stupples
Kris Tamulis
Kris Tschetter
Yani Tseng
Maria Verchenova
Wendy Ward
Michelle Wie
Leah Wigger
Maggie Will
Carri Wood
Lindsey Wright
Amy Yang
Eunjung Yi
Sung Ah Yim
Sun Young Yoo