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LPGA Tour sees fifth rookie winner of 2023 at Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

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1 year ago

October 1, 2023

LPGA Tour sees fifth rookie winner of 2023 at Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

It was a packed leader board at the 2023 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, but Hae Ran Ryu bombarded Pinnacle Country Club with birdies and an eagle on the back nine to take home her first LPGA Tour trophy. She is the 49th player from South Korea to win on the LPGA Tour and took home a $345,000 winner’s check in the process.

“When I was in Korea I actually played in a lot of three-day events, so from that experience I knew I had to be a little bit more aggressive than usual,” Ryu said. “The LPGA Tour there aren’t that many three-day events, so I think I divided up my stamina and physical attributes well to get it done this week.”

Ryu’s win builds on quite the trend on the LPGA Tour in 2023: She is the 11th first-time winner this season. Not only that, she’s the fourth first-time winner in the last five events. The depth of the LPGA Tour’s talent is obvious, especially the young talent. Ryu is one of five rookies to win in 2023.

The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship is a three-day event, so when Ryu took the lead after the first round, she only had to hang on for two more to take the win. She fired rounds of 64-64-66 to get it done. For Ryu, it seemed it was only a matter of time before she won. The 2022 LPGA Tour Q School champion has finished in the top 10 five other times in 2023 – this is the breakthrough event she’s been waiting for. It’s not a coincidence that it happened at a three-round event, either. Ryu was the 2020 Korean LPGA rookie of the year and said in Korea, three-round events were common. She knew she had to put the pressure on early and maintain it, and that’s just what she did. Finishing with a 29 on the back nine is one way to let everyone know you’ve arrived.

It was a huge week for Bianca Padanganan. One of the longer hitters in women’s professional golf, the 25-year-old from the Philippines lost her full LPGA Tour status and has spent 2023 playing both Epson and LPGA Tour events. This was just her ninth LPGA event of 2023. The T-3 finish will help her move up on the CME points list. Before the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, she was No. 129 on that list. The top 100 at the end of the regular season keep their cards for the following year, so scoring points right now is critical for Padanganan.

There were some moments of brilliance from Lexi Thompson. She was five-under through 12 in the final round which put her high enough up on the leader board that one couldn’t help but wonder, If she keeps this up could it be enough to hold off the later finishers? Could Lexi win? But she finished the last six holes even par and settled for T-8. Keeping up with Ryu’s final-nine 29 would’ve been a lot to ask, but Thompson needed as high a finish as she could muster. She’s had a tough season, missing eight cuts and finishing in the top 20 just once. She’s low on the CME points list (No. 138 at the start of the week) late in the season, and that’s not a great place to be.

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Mizzou, Arkansas Official Availability Report Ahead of Week 14 Game

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6 hours ago

November 27, 2024

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Mizzou, Arkansas Official Availability Report Ahead of Week 14 Game

The No. 21 Missouri Tigers enter their final regular season game with the least injury questions than they have had for most other games since the beginning of November.

But, there was a few new additions to the team’s availability report ahead of the Week 14 game against Arkansas. Below is the full availability report for the Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

This post will be updated throughout the week with new availability reports posted Thursday, Friday and 90 minutes before the 3:15 p.m. kick off.

Missouri Initial Availability Report:

Note: Missouri players with injuries previously reported to be season-ending are not listed on this post.

• DB Shamar McNeil – OUT
• LS Brett Le Blanc – OUT
• OL Logan Reichert – OUT
• RB Kewan Lacy – QUESTIONABLE

True freshman running back Kewan Lacy took one carry against Mississippi State in Week 13 before exiting the game with injury. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said in the week leading up to that game that he would expect Lacy to see more opportunities going forward.

Le Blanc handles punting long snapping duties for Missouri, while Trey Flint takes care of field goals and extra points. Expect Flint to slide in for Le Blanc Saturday.

Arkansas Initial Availability Report:

• DL Nico Dalliver – OUT
• DB Jaylon Braxton – OUT
• K Kyle Ramsey – OUT
• DL Anton Juncaj – DOUBTFUL
• RB Braylen Russel – QUESTIONABLE
• DB Anthony Switzer – QUESTIONABLE

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Arkansas Children's enhances care with Press Ganey partnership

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14 hours ago

November 27, 2024

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Arkansas Children's enhances care with Press Ganey partnership

The partnership will improve Arkansas Children’s service and care for patients and their families. Credit: Vita Monart/Shutterstock.

Arkansas Children’s, a private, non-profit paediatric care organisation, has partnered with Press Ganey to improve paediatric patient experience.

Beginning 1 January 2025, this collaboration is aimed at bolstering the paediatric care organisation’s commitment to improving service and care for patients and their families.

Arkansas Children’s executive vice-president and chief operating officer Jamie Wiggins said: “We believe that every interaction with our patients is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

“By leveraging Press Ganey’s expertise and industry-leading pediatric benchmarks, we will gain valuable insights that will empower our teams to continuously improve and innovate in delivering compassionate care.”

Press Ganey will offer its patient experience and provider star-rating solutions to help Arkansas Children’s monitor feedback and enhance care quality.

The partnership will enable Arkansas Children’s to leverage Press Ganey’s AI-powered text analytics.

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This will help analyse open-ended feedback from online reviews and post-visit surveys, providing an understanding of patient and family perspectives.

The goal is to gain actionable insights that can further improve the patient experience.

Press Ganey provides experience measurement, data analytics and insights to health systems and caters to more than 65% of all freestanding paediatric hospitals.

This partnership will allow Arkansas Children’s to benefit from shared learning and innovation within Press Ganey’s network of institutions.

Press Ganey CEO and chairman Patrick Ryan said: “Families trust Arkansas Children’s to provide the highest quality care for their children.

“This partnership reflects their dedication to listening to families, responding to their needs, and innovating to create a world-class paediatric healthcare experience.”

Arkansas Children’s network includes two paediatric hospitals, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, a research institute, a USDA nutrition centre, and numerous education and outreach programmes.

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Homicide suspect causes barricade situation in east Arkansas jail

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21 hours ago

November 27, 2024

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Homicide suspect causes barricade situation in east Arkansas jail

PHILLIPS COUNTY, Ark. — A suspect in a Helena-West Helena homicide caused a barricade situation Tuesday as he was being processed in the Phillips County Detention Center.

Authorities said a prisoner who was being processed at the jail was able to get hold of some type of instrument and cause harm to himself.

He barricaded himself in the processing area and pepper spray was used to subdue him.

The prisoner was taken to the local emergency room for treatment. No one else was injured.

Helena-West Helena Police Chief Vincent Bell said he doesn’t know much more about what happened at the jail, but said the inmate is connected to a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon.

The suspect was being held in connection to an incident where a man was shot dead in the doorway of O’Reilly Auto Parts in West Helena.

The shooting was the result of a disagreement that started in front of a motel, and the victim ran to the front of O’Reilly’s where he was fatally shot.

Chief Bell offered no details on a motive or the name of the victim.

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