Five Hogs to play in LPGA Tour event in Rogers

ROGERS - Five Arkansas-connected golfers will take part in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club starting Friday.

Stacy Lewis, the 10th-ranked golfer on the LPGA Tour, is the most high-profile of the five. Lewis, who played at Arkansas through 2008, has twice won the tournament closest to her college home, most recently in 2014. Gabriela Lopez, who graduated last year, is also on the Tour and taking part. She was a 2015 NCAA National Runner-Up and is inside the top 150 on the tour rankings.

Alana Uriella and Maria Fassi are current Razorbacks, a junior and sophomore, also taking part, while Regina Plasencia (2016 graduate) will also compete.

The three-round event begins…