2024 runner-up Charley Hull and Major Champions Hannah Green, Brooke Henderson, Lexi Thompson and Lilia Vu Committed to the Championship
All Military and First Responders to Receive Complimentary Admission and Access to Special, Exclusive Hospitality Venues
Tickets on Sale at www.TheAnnika.com
BELLEAIR, Fla. – Three-time champion Nelly Korda will look to become the first four-time winner of an LPGA Tour event since tournament namesake Annika Sorenstam in 2005 when Korda tees it up in November at The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, the penultimate event for the 2025 LPGA Tour season. The ANNIKA will take place Nov. 10-16 at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla., where the world’s top female professional golfers will compete for a share of the $3.25 million purse, one of the largest purses on the LPGA Tour.
Korda headlines a stacked field of early commitments for The ANNIKA that includes several of the world’s top-ranked players and fan favorites, including Hannah Green, Brooke Henderson, 2024 runner-up Charley Hull, Lexi Thompson, and Lilia Vu, the 2023 The ANNIKA champion.
Tournament officials announced today that 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.
“We are excited to welcome back the greatest professional golfers in the world to Tampa Bay and Pelican Golf Club, providing a memorable experience for not only the players, but also for our loyal spectators and this great community,” said Ryan Dever, Tournament Director for The ANNIKA. “We are grateful to our veterans and first responders whose dedication and sacrifice ensure the freedom we often take for granted. On Veterans Day and throughout tournament week, we look forward to honoring their commitment to keeping our communities and country safe.
As previously announced, Wake Forest Senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen will join the field as a tournament sponsor invitation as a result of Wake Forest capturing the 2025 ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M in September. Wake Forest women’s golf coach Kim Lewellen selected den Dunnen as the recipient of the sponsor invitation for a second consecutive year. She finished T8 at 2-under par at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M.
Tournament officials will be announcing in the coming weeks additional enhancements taking place throughout the week at The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, including additional field commitments. For a complete list of tournament entries, click HERE.
Tickets on Sale: Ticket packages for The ANNIKA include premier hospitality and general admissions tickets offering a wide degree of entertainment and access. Tickets are available for purchase exclusively at www.TheAnnika.com. All 2025 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.
2025 The ANNIKA Ticket Options: There are three ticket options for fans interested in attending:
· Daily Grounds
o Wednesday, Nov. 12 (Pro-Am): $25.
o Thursday, Nov. 13: $40.
o Friday-Saturday, Nov. 14-15: $45 per day.
o Sunday, Nov. 16: $50.
· Weekly Grounds:
o Wednesday-Sunday, Nov. 12-16: $140.
· Lightning Lounge:
o 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.
o Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 13-16: $225 per day.
o 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.
About The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican
The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican is the LPGA’s annual tournament in the Tampa Bay region and features the world’s best female golfers competing over four rounds for a share of the $3.25 million purse, one of the largest on the LPGA Tour. The tournament is contested at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla., a Donald Ross original design and a Beau Welling redesign that offers world-class amenities and an unmatched golf experience. The sole namesake event on the LPGA Tour, Annika Sörenstam serves as tournament host with proceeds benefiting the ANNIKA Foundation. The championship is operated by Outlyr, a global sports, event management and lifestyle marketing agency. For more information on The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, visit www.TheAnnika.com.
About Pelican Golf Club
Celebrating its Centennial in 2025, Pelican Golf Club is a Donald Ross design and a Beau Welling redesign that offers world-class amenities and an unmatched golf experience. The 18-hole golf course plays to a par-70, stretches to 7,000 yards and features lush greenery, undulating terrain, and crushed quartz sand. Pelican Golf Club is the first location on the west coast of Florida to have Latitude 36 Bermudagrass on all Fairways, ensuring gorgeous grounds all season long. Pelican Golf Club is host site for the LPGA Tour’s annual stop in Tampa Bay, The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican.
About ANNIKA
During her 15-year, Hall-of-Fame career, Annika rewrote the LPGA and Ladies European Tour record books, won countless awards, and changed the way women’s golf was played, viewed and covered. She amassed over 95 worldwide wins, 72 on the LPGA Tour, 10 Major Championships, and the 2021 US Senior Women’s Open. She won a record eight Rolex Player of the Year awards, in 2003 was the first woman in 58 years to play a PGA TOUR event, is the only LPGA player to shoot 59, and is still the LPGA’s All-Time money leader with over $22 Million in earnings despite stepping away from competition in 2008.
In 2007, she created the ANNIKA Foundation, which has reached more than 8.000 girls since its inception and will be impacting another 1,300 females this year. In 2014 it started the ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M, featuring 12 of the top DI schools in the country. The winner gets an invite into The ANNIKA Driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, the only signature event on the LPGA schedule.
In 2014 the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award was established to recognize the player who, during a current LPGA Tour season, has the most outstanding record in all five major championships. In 2020, Annika was elected the President of the International Golf Federation which oversees golf in the Olympic Games. In 2021, she became the first female golfer to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 2022, the ANNIKA Development Program was established in partnership with Old Barnwell, a private golf club near Aiken, South Carolina to support college graduates who are pursuing professional golf careers. Four ANNIKA Ambassadors are selected per year, and they receive access for three years to Old Barnwell, housing, financial assistance, training, and mentorship from Annika.
The ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour was launched in 2024 to provide a better pathway for women to the Epson and LPGA Tours. In 2025, the Foundation launched the More Than Golf Invitational for women’s Mid-Major Conference Champions. The college player of the year wins the ANNIKA Award Presented by Stifel.
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, 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 more than 32 annual events across 12 countries for over 200 athletes, awarding total prize funds exceeding $129 million and reaching television audiences in more than 220 countries. Follow the LPGA Tour on its U.S. television home, Golf Channel.
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