The LPGA Tour is in Belleair, Fla., this week for The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican. A share of a $3.25 million purse is up for grabs, as are Race to the CME Globe points, which are now even more valuable as those that finish in the top 60 at the end of the week will qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. Three past champions are set to tee it up at Pelican Golf Club, including last year’s winner Lilia Vu, Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings No. 1 and two-time ANNIKA winner Nelly Korda and major champion Sei Young Kim, and they will be joined by 17 of this season’s winners, including four of the five 2024 major champions. Seventeen of the 26 total LPGA Tour rookies and LPGA Tour veteran and local favorite Brittany Lincicome will also compete just outside Tampa.

Take a look at who else is in the field this week at The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican:

Past Champions (3 of 3):
Lilia Vu (2023), Nelly Korda (2022, 2021), Sei Young Kim (2020)

2024 LPGA Tour Winners (17 of 20):
Lauren Coughlin (CPKC Women’s Open, ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open), Hannah Green (HSBC Women’s World Championship, JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro), Moriya Jutanugarn (Portland Classic), A Lim Kim (LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei), Lydia Ko (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, AIG Women's Open, Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G), Nelly Korda (LPGA Drive On Championship, FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, Ford Championship presented by KCC, T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards, The Chevron Championship, Mizuho Americas Open), Haeran Ryu (FM Championship), Yuka Saso (U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally), Jasmine Suwannapura (Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G), Linnea Strom (ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer), Bailey Tardy (Blue Bay LPGA), Patty Tavatanakit (Honda LPGA Thailand), Lilia Vu (Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give), Amy Yang (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Ruoning Yin (Dow Championship, Buick LPGA Shanghai, Maybank Championship), Chanettee Wannasaen (Dana Open), Rose Zhang (Cognizant Founders Cup)

2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (18 of 26):
Isabella Fierro, Alexandra Forsterling, Savannah Grewal, Jin Hee Im, Mone Inami, Minji Kang, Gurleen Kaur, Auston Kim, Somi Lee, Mary Liu, Malia Nam, Hira Naveed, Yue Ren, Gabriela Ruffels, Mao Saigo, Yu Jin Sung, Yuri Yoshida, Liqi Zeng

Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (7 of 10):
Nelly Korda (No. 1), Ruoning Yin (No. 2), Lilia Vu (No. 3), Lydia Ko (No. 4), Hannah Green (No. 5), Haeran Ryu (No. 6), Celine Boutier (No. 8)

Local Connections (3):
Nelly Korda (Bradenton, Fla.), Brittany Lincicome (South Gulfport, Fla.), Elizabeth Szokol (Tampa, Fla.)

Sponsor Exemptions (3):
Rachel Kuehn, Brittany Lincicome, Louise Rydqvist (a)

Field Breakdown: 2024 The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican

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