Eight Past Champions Returning to Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Including Celine Boutier, Ashleigh Buhai, Brooke Henderson, Defending Champion Jennifer Kupcho, Brittany Lincicome, Anna Nordqvist, Annie Park and Linnea Strom
Former Michigan State All-American Brooke Biermann to Compete as a Sponsor Invitation, Making LPGA Tour Tournament Debut as a Professional
Field of 144 to Compete for a Share of the $2 Million Purse, a $250,000 Increase From 2025
Tickets on Sale at www.ShopRiteLPGA.com
GALLOWAY, N.J., – The ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern will feature the return of eight of the tournament’s past champions headlining an elite field of early commitments to the 2026 edition of the championship, taking place May 29-31 at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway, N.J.
Past champions scheduled to compete include multiple major champion Brittany Lincicome (2011), 2026 European Solheim Cup captain Anna Nordqvist (2015-16), Annie Park (2018), major champions Celine Boutier (2021), Brooke Henderson (2022) and Ashleigh Buhai (2023), Linnea Strom (2024) and defending champion Jennifer Kupcho (2025).
Tournament officials also announced today that Epson Tour professional and former Michigan State All-American Brooke Biermann has accepted a sponsor invitation to be a part of the 144-player field competing on the historic Bay Course at Seaview. Biermann, who turned professional in April following her first appearance in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, will make her LPGA Tour debut as a professional at the ShopRite LPGA.
They will join the 144-player field competing for a share of the $2 million purse, an increase of $250,000 over 2025.
“We are excited to continue the LPGA Tour’s momentum in May with the return of the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern and a world-class field that will serve as Atlantic City’s kickoff sporting event of the summer,” said Ryan Dever, tournament director for the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern. “We are excited to welcome back many of the world’s best players, future stars of the game, and our South Jersey sports fanbase in what has become a Shore Tradition on the Bay Course at Seaview Hotel.”
For more than three decades, the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern has been a launchpad for several of the game’s preeminent players to kickstart their LPGA Tour careers, including Paula Creamer, Brooke Henderson and Lexi Thompson. The tournament features many of the game’s greatest players as past champions, including Juli Inkster, Betsy King, Dottie Pepper, Seri Pak, Annika Sorenstam, Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Karrie Webb, Henderson and Thompson.
Tournament officials will be announcing in the coming weeks special ancillary events taking place throughout the week at the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern and additional field commitments. Players have until Tuesday, May 19 to commit to the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern. For a complete list of tournament entries, click HERE.
Tickets on Sale: Tickets are on sale for the 2026 ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern, including exclusive hospitality and general admissions tickets offering a wide degree of entertainment and access. All tickets will be digital and will be emailed after purchase. Tickets can be viewed on either a mobile device or printed out where they will be scanned at the main gate.
ShopRite will once again offer ShopRite Price Plus Club Card holders two (2) free daily grounds tickets with a valid ShopRite Price Plus Club card. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey members will also receive two (2) complimentary free daily grounds tickets, valid during competition rounds.
All military (active, retired, reserve and veteran), first responders (police, fire, EMS) and accompanying family (4 tickets maximum) will receive complimentary admission to the three days of competition at the 2026 ShopRite LPGA (May 29-31), courtesy of SERVPRO. In addition, they will receive admission into a special hospitality area – the Hero Outpost presented by Braven Health and SERVPRO. All military and first responders must show proper identification at the main gate and at the Hero Outpost to gain entry. Children ages 17 and under will also be admitted free into the tournament with a paid adult.
Daily and weekly grounds tickets, Hard Rock Suite tickets and complimentary tickets can all be accessed at www.ShopRiteLPGA.com/tickets.
There are three ticket options for fans interested in attending the 2026 ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern:
· Daily Grounds:
o General admission daily grounds, valid for one round Friday-Sunday, May 29-31 (tournament rounds).
§ $20 plus taxes and fees ($22.32)
· Weekly Grounds:
o General admission daily grounds, valid Friday-Sunday, May 29-31(tournament rounds)
§ $40 plus taxes and fees ($43.65)
· Hard Rock Suite – 17th Green:
o Luxury greenside suite on the 17th green with climate control, private bathrooms, TV’s and upgraded food. Beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages included.
§ $200 plus taxes and fees ($214.24). One day, Friday-Sunday.
§ $500 plus taxes and fees ($532.31). Weekly, Friday-Sunday.
Volunteer Registration Open: Volunteer registration is open to support the 2026 ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern. Each year, hundreds of volunteers donate their time to serve critical needs such as marshaling, scoring, transportation, hospitality services and many other important roles. In 2026, the tournament is seeking more than 600 volunteers to fill a variety of roles tournament week. The $65 volunteer package includes one official tournament branded golf shirt, a hat or visor; volunteer pin; one volunteer badge allowing grounds access and free parking all week; two any-day grounds passes and one round of golf on Seaview’s Bay Course ($25 cart fee). For more information on volunteering at the 2026 ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern, visit www.ShopRiteLPGA.com/volunteer.
ShopRite continues its decades-long tradition of supporting women’s golf and giving back to community-based organizations through the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern. Since 1992, ShopRite has donated more than $45 million to area hospitals, food banks, education and youth programs and other community champions through its work with the LPGA. At the 2025 edition of the championship, dozens of nonprofits received donations totaling more than $1.8 million during a luncheon hosted by Wakefern and ShopRite.
For more information on the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern, visit www.ShopRiteLPGA.com, and on social media @ShopRiteLPGA on X, @ShopRiteLPGAon Instagram and ShopRite LPGA on Facebook.
About ShopRite
ShopRite is the registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative based in Keasbey, NJ, and the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. With hundreds of ShopRite supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland, ShopRite serves millions of customers each week. Through its ShopRite Partners In Caring program, ShopRite is dedicated to fighting hunger in the communities it serves. Since the program began in 1999, ShopRite Partners In Caring has donated $65 million to food banks that support more than 2,500 worthy charities. As a title sponsor of the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern, ShopRite has donated more than $45 million to local organizations, hospitals and community groups. For more information, please visit www.ShopRite.com.
About Wakefern Food Corp.
From a small, local cooperative that began with eight grocery store owners, Wakefern Food Corp. has grown into the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States. Founded in 1946, the cooperative today is made up of member families that independently own and operate hundreds of supermarkets under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Market, Gourmet Garage, Fairway Market, Di Bruno Bros. and Morton Williams banners in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. For more information, please visit www.wakefern.com.
About the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern
The ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern is one of the largest and most prestigious events on the LPGA Tour. It is held annually in Atlantic City on the Bay Course at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, and features the world’s best female professional golfers competing over three rounds for a share of the $2 million purse. The ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern is owned and operated by Outlyr, a global sports marketing and event management agency. For more information on the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern, visit www.ShopRiteLPGA.com.
About the LPGA
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is the world’s premier women’s professional golf organization. Created in 1950 by 13 pioneering female Founders, the LPGA, whose Members now represent nearly 40 countries, is the longest-standing professional women’s sports organization. Through the LPGA Tour, the Epson Tour, the LPGA Professionals, and a joint venture with the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA provides female professionals the opportunity to pursue their dreams in the game of golf at the highest level. In addition to its professional tours and teaching accreditation programs, the LPGA features a fully integrated Foundation, which provides best-in-class programming for female golfers through its junior golf programming, LPGA*USGA Girls Golf, and its LPGA Amateurs division, which offers its members playing and learning opportunities around the world. The LPGA aims to use its unique platform to inspire, transform and advance opportunities for girls and women, on and off the golf course.
Follow the LPGA online at www.LPGA.com and download its mobile apps on Apple or Google Play. Join the social conversation on Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram and YouTube.
About the LPGA Tour
The LPGA Tour is the world’s leading competitive destination for the best female professional golfers in the world. The Tour hosts 33 annual events across 13 countries for over 200 athletes, awarding total prize funds exceeding $132 million and reaching television audiences in more than 170 countries.
Media Contact:
Jeremy Friedman
ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern
Outlyr
407-721-9752
jfriedman@outlyr.com
