By PAT EASTMAN
CLEARWATER, Florida – The 2025 The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, boasts 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 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.
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
For more information on The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, visit www.TheAnnika.com
Final Field: https://documents.directlync.com/500986/2025_ANNIKA_FinalEntryList_Alpha.pdf
Pat Eastman can be reached at eastmanpat@aol.com
