October 25, 2024, Belleair, Florida — A stacked field of early commitments for The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican includes the top five players in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings: World No. 1 and two-time champion Nelly Korda, defending champion and World No. 2 Lilia Vu, former World No. 1 Lydia Ko and Ruoning Yin, and three-time 2024 winner Hannah Green. The world’s best female professional golfers will fight for a piece of the $3.25 million purse, one of the biggest on the LPGA Tour, at the ANNIKA, the final tournament of the 2024 season, which will be held Nov. 11–17 at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.
Today, tournament organizers declared that all active, reserve, retired, and veteran military members
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 with a paid adult. “We are excited to welcome back the greatest professional golfers in the world to Pelican Golf Club and providing a memorable experience for not only the players, but also for our loyal spectators,” said Justin Sheehan, Director of Golf and COO, Pelican Golf Club. “We also look forward to celebrating our heroes who have worked tirelessly in recent weeks in keeping our families safe and supporting Hurricane recovery.” Eight of the top-10 players in the World are early entries into The ANNIKA, including Nelly Korda (1), Lilia Vu (2), Lydia Ko (3), Ruoning
