Major Champions, Past Champions and World's Top-Ranked Players Headline 2025 Field
Fifteen of the Top-25 in the World Entered into the Championship
Three-time Champion Nelly Korda Looking to Become First LPGA Tour Player to Win Same Event Four Times Since Annika Sorenstam in 2005
Tickets on Sale at www.TheANNIKA.com
BELLEAIR, Fla., Nov. 6, 2025 – Entries are now closed for the 2025 The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, boasting one of its strongest fields in its six-year history with 108 of the world’s best female professional golfers set to converge upon Tampa Bay and Pelican Golf Club, Nov. 12-16.
Fifteen of the top-25 players in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings are committed to the championship, including World No. 2 and three-time champion of The ANNIKA Nelly Korda, 2025 AIG Women’s Open champion Miyu Yamashita (4), 2024 runner-up Charley Hull (6), 2025 Chevron Championship winner Mao Saigo (9), 2025 LPGA Tour winner and rookie Lottie Woad (10), Rio Takeda (13), Haeran Ryu (14), 2025 U.S. Open winner Maja Stark (15), Hannah Green (16), Hye-Jin Choi (17), Lauren Coughlin (18), Celine Boutier (21), Akie Iwai (22), Ayaka Furue (24) and A Lim Kim (25).
They join previously announced early commitments that include major champions Brooke Henderson, Lexi Thompson, 2023 The ANNIKA winner Lilia Vu and Tampa Bay resident Elizabeth Szokol.
Wake Forest senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen, Northwestern All-American Lauryn Nguyen and University of Miami commit Kai Trump are competing as sponsor invitations at The ANNIKA and making their LPGA Tour debuts. Den Dunnen and Trump will be competing as amateurs, while Nguyen will compete as a professional. For a complete list of tournament entries, click HERE.
The penultimate event of the 2025 LPGA Tour season and hosted by World Golf and LPGA Hall-of-Famer Annika Sorenstam, The ANNIKA will take place at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla., where the field will compete for a share of the $3.25 million purse, one of the largest on the LPGA Tour.
In total, the 108-player field features:
- Three players who have been ranked No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings: Nelly Korda, Sung Hyun Park and Lilia Vu.
- 23 major champions, including four major champions from the 2025 season.
- 18 winners during the 2025 LPGA Tour season.
- 51 alums of the ANNIKA Foundation.
- Two Olympic Medalists.
Tickets are on sale for The ANNIKA, including the Wednesday Pro-Am on Nov. 12 and tournament rounds Nov. 13-16, exclusively at www.TheANNIKA.com.
All military personnel (active, reserve, retired and veterans), as well as all first responders (fire, police and emergency medical service personnel) and a plus one will receive complimentary access to the championship, including access to exclusive hospitality venues – the Hero Outpost presented by FedData – overlooking the tournament’s signature par-3 12th green, and the Hero Outpost presented by SERVPRO, located on the par-4 16th green.
All military and first responders will receive complimentary admission to the championship and the Outposts by showing proper identification.
Children 17 and under also will be admitted free to the championship with a paid adult.
2025 The ANNIKA Ticket Options: There are three ticket options for fans interested in attending:
Daily Grounds
Wednesday, Nov. 12 (Pro-Am): $25.
Thursday, Nov. 13: $40.
Friday-Saturday, Nov. 14-15: $45 per day.
Sunday, Nov. 16: $50.
Weekly Grounds:
Wednesday-Sunday, Nov. 12-16: $140.
Lightning Lounge:
Offered in partnership with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Lightning Lounge provides a shared hospitality experience at the tournament’s signature par-3 12th hole. The Lightning Lounge includes complimentary food and beverages, TVs, private bathrooms, and parking.
Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 13-16: $225 per day.
Weekly (Thursday-Sunday): $800.
Nelly Korda captured her seventh LPGA Tour win in 2024 and third win in four seasons at The ANNIKA (2021 and 2022) by three strokes at 14-under par. Lilia Vu captured her fourth LPGA Tour win at The ANNIKA in 2023, with Sei Young Kim winning the inaugural event in 2020.
For more information on The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, visit www.TheAnnika.com and on social media: @TheAnnikaLPGA on X, @TheAnnikaLPGA on Instagram, and The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican on Facebook.
