LPGA event set for June 21-23

Ladies Professional Golf Associations golfers will head to Rogers in late June during perhaps the most critical stretch in the season.

The LPGA released its 2013 schedule on Tuesday, showing that this year’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship is slated for June 21-23 at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers.

The tournament will give players a brief reprieve during a rough swing in June.

The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship is sandwiched on the schedule in between two of the LPGA’s major events, with the Wegmans LPGA Championship slated for June 6-9 in Pittsford, N.Y. and the U.S. Women’s Open scheduled for June 27-30 in Southampton, N.Y.

Ai Miyazato won last year’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship when she sank a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to finish at 12-under, then watched as longtime friend Mika Miyazato came up just short on a birdie putt a few minutes later.

This year’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship will be played a week later than last year’s event. In 2012, the tournament in Rogers took place from June 29 to July 1, again serving as a tune-up for the U.S. Women’s Open.

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