BELLEAIR, Fla. — The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican marks the penultimate event of the 2025 LPGA Tour season. The field at Pelican Golf Club is chock full of the game’s top talent, with athletes like past champions and former Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings No. 1s Nelly Korda and Lilia Vu set to compete alongside Englishwoman Charley Hull and Canadian Brooke Henderson. There are also 14 rookies teeing it up, including 2025 champions Akie and Chisato Iwai, Ingrid Lindblad, Rio Takeda, Lottie Woad and Miyu Yamashita, all of whom became Rolex First-Time Winners in their inaugural campaigns on the LPGA Tour.

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

Past Champions (2):

Nelly Korda (2024, 2022, 2021), Lilia Vu (2023)

2025 LPGA Tour Winners (18 of 28):

Carlota Ciganda (Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give), Brooke Henderson (CPKC Women’s Open), Charley Hull (Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G), Jin Hee Im (Dow Championship), Akie Iwai (Standard Portland Classic), Chisato Iwai (MEXICO Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba), A Lim Kim (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Grace Kim (The Amundi Evian Championship), Jennifer Kupcho (ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer), Somi Lee (Dow Championship), Ingrid Lindblad (JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro), Haeran Ryu (Black Desert Championship presented by Greater Zion), Madelene Sagstrom (T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards), Mao Saigo (The Chevron Championship), Maja Stark (U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally), Rio Takeda (Blue Bay LPGA), Lottie Woad (ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open), Miyu Yamashita (AIG Women’s Open, Maybank Championship)

Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 25 (14 of 25):

Nelly Korda (2), Miyu Yamashita (3), Charley Hull (6), Mao Saigo (9), Lottie Woad (10), Haeran Ryu (13), Rio Takeda (14), Maja Stark (15), Hannah Green (16), Hye-Jin Choi (17), Lauren Coughlin (18), Celine Boutier (19), Akie Iwai (22), Ayaka Furue (24)

2025 LPGA Tour Rookies (14 of 22):

Saki Baba, Jenny Bae, Akie Iwai, Chisato Iwai, Ingrid Lindblad, Julia Lopez Ramirez, Caley McGinty, Cassie Porter, Jessica Porvasnik, Kate Smith-Stroh, Rio Takeda, Lottie Woad, Miyu Yamashita, Ina Yoon

Sponsor Exemptions (3):

Anne-Sterre den Dunnen (a), Lauryn Nguyen, Kai Trump (a)

Field Breakdown: 2025 The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican

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