Spaniard Carlota Ciganda finished third in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, an LPGA Tour golf tournament that was reduced to a single 18-hole round due to heavy rains, which left the Pinnacle Country Club course in Rogers in poor condition and unfit for play.
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The Pamplona native shot a 7-under-par 64 with seven unerring birdies in the only round that could be played. The Navarre native shared third place with five other players, just one stroke behind American Sarah Schmelzel and Japanese Minami Katsu, who shared first place.
The organizers opted to reduce the tournament to a single round due to the weather forecast for the rest of Sunday and all of Monday and Tuesday.
"It is highly unlikely that the 36 holes required for the event to be played can be completed," they said. Because of this, the tournament will not be official, and no points will be awarded.
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The tournament's sponsoring companies, Walmart and P&G, "have generously committed to paying more than what is required in the event of a tournament cancellation. Additionally, they have also committed to ensuring that all players receive compensation, regardless of their position in the standings after 18 holes."
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