The ANNIKA

The Annika, full name is The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, formerly the Pelican Women's Championship, is a women's professional golf tournament in Florida on the LPGA Tour. A new event in 2020, it was played at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair near Tampa.

The 2022 event was scheduled to be held November 10–13, but the Thursday, November 10 start date was eliminated due to the approach of Hurricane Nicole with rain and strong winds, and the tournament was shortened to 54 holes. The storm hit with a 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) wind, and 4.68 inches (11.9 cm) rain fell on the Tampa Bay area on Thursday. The sandy subsoil allowed for rapid drainage of the rainwater, and the golf course crew worked overnight so that play could begin as proposed at 6:55 a.m. on Friday, by which time the course was in notably good shape.

In 2024, Nelly Korda earned her third title with a 3-shot victory over Charley Hull, Im Jin-hee, and Zhang Weiwei. During the 2024 pro-am, Caitlin Clark, 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year played the front nine alongside Korda and the back nine with Annika Sörenstam.

Tournament names

2020–2022: Pelican Women's Championship
2023–present: The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican

Winners

Year	Date	Champion	Country	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Purse ($)	Winner's share ($)
2025	Nov 16	Linn Grant	Sweden	68-63-65-65=261	–19	3 strokes	3,250,000	487,500
2024	Nov 17	Nelly Korda (3)	United States	66-66-67-67=266	−14	3 strokes	3,250,000	487,500
2023	Nov 12	Lilia Vu	United States	67-66-62-66=261	−19	3 strokes	3,250,000	487,500
2022	Nov 13	Nelly Korda (2)	United States	66-66-64=196	−14	1 stroke	2,000,000	300,000
2021	Nov 14	Nelly Korda	United States	65-66-63-69=263	−17	Playoff	1,750,000	262,500
2020	Nov 22	Kim Sei-young	South Korea	67-65-64-70=266	−14	3 strokes	1,500,000	225,000

Tournament record

Year	Player	Score	Round
2023	Amy Yang	61 (−9)	3rd

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