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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Fichardt wins Simmons Bank Championship; automaker eyes Port of Little Rock

Plus, an unnamed automaker is in advanced talks for a Port of Little Rock site.

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Darren Fichardt wins the Simmons Bank Championship with an eagle on the 18th at Pleasant Valley

Fichardt and Johnson both shot 64, but Fichardt won by one

PlayerAgeFinal roundResult
Darren Fichardt5164 (8 under)Won by 1 shot
Zach Johnson5064 (8 under)Lost by 1 shot

Source: The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

If you skipped Sunday at , you missed a finish. Darren Fichardt, 51, won the Simmons Bank Championship for his first PGA Tour Champions victory, beating Zach Johnson by one shot and breaking Steven Alker's tournament record by two.

Johnson led by a stroke on the 17th until Fichardt's 15-foot birdie putt tied them at 20 under. On 18, Fichardt put a 3-wood on the green and sank an eagle putt from about 8 feet. His wife Natasha, who caddied for him, was there to celebrate.

  • Points standings: Fichardt moved from 46th to 17th
  • 2027: he earned PGA Tour Champions status
  • First-time winners in 2026: Fichardt is the seventh
  • Next: Championship in Phoenix, Nov. 12-15

Johnson needed a win to catch Stewart Cink in the Schwab Cup standings. Instead, Cink's 10th-place finish left him just over 186,000 points ahead.

A Johnson win would have reshaped the Schwab Cup race

$365,000
winner's share of the purse
730,000
points available to the winner, with playoff events paying double
503,882
points Johnson trailed Cink before the week

Source: The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Also in the crowd: Jay Fox, a 67-year-old Pleasant Valley member and former Arkansas State Golf Association executive director. He made it out for the first time Sunday, after recent health issues kept him away until the last day.

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Port of Little Rock

Central Arkansas economic officials said Monday they're in advanced negotiations with an unnamed automotive manufacturer. The company has its eyes on a site at the . The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Museum

Stephanie Wade, the Historic Arkansas Museum's director for more than five years, was forced out over her objection to the Hinderliter project, according to two museum commission members. The proposal to turn a 200-year-old historically preserved building into a working tavern was later nixed. Arkansas Times

Foster care

Tiffany Wright, director of the Division of Children and Family Services, was running 160 laps around the Capitol Monday, about 50 miles by her estimate. The laps honored the 160 children in Arkansas' foster care system waiting to be adopted, according to DHS. KARK

Health coverage

Enrollment for the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace is open until Jan. 15, 2027. Before you enroll, look over plan benefits, provider networks, prescription drug coverage, monthly premiums and out-of-pocket costs. KATV

Women's hoops

Little Rock women's basketball opened the 2026-27 season with a 108-12 win over Central Baptist College on Monday night, with Hot Springs native Payton Futch leading with 18 points and four steals. The Trojans host Missouri on Fri., Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. at the . FOX16.com

Little Rock scored 108 points to Central Baptist's 12

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Fichardt wins Simmons Bank Championship; automaker eyes Port of Little Rock

Plus, an unnamed automaker is in advanced talks for a Port of Little Rock site.

The TLDR

  1. Fichardt wins the Simmons Bank Championship with an eagle on 18
  2. An unnamed automaker is in advanced talks for a Port of Little Rock site
  3. Historic Arkansas Museum director out after a Hinderliter dispute
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