The ANNIKA explained

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.^[1]

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.^[2] The storm hit with a 70mph wind, and 4.68inches 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 6:55am on Friday, by which time the course was in notably good shape.^[3]

In 2024, Nelly Korda earned her third title with a 3-shot victory over Charley Hull, Im Jin-hee, and Zhang Weiwei.^[4] 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.^[5]

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 ($)	Winner's share ($)	Ref
	Nov 17	Nelly Korda (3)		66-66-67-67=266	−14	3 strokes	3,250,000	487,500	[6]
	Nov 12			67-66-62-66=261	−19	3 strokes	3,250,000	487,500	[7]
	Nov 13	Nelly Korda (2)		66-66-64=196	−14	1 stroke	2,000,000	300,000	[8]
	Nov 14			65-66-63-69=263	−17	Playoff	1,750,000	262,500	[9]
	Nov 22			67-65-64-70=266	−14	3 strokes	1,500,000	225,000	[10]

Tournament record

Year	Player	Score	Round
		61 (−9)	3rd

External links

• Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site

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Notes and References

1. News: LPGA schedule features 33 events and record prize money . ESPN . Associated Press . November 22, 2019.
2. Web site: 2022 Pelican Women's Championship Shortened to 54 Holes . LPGA . November 9, 2022.
3. Web site: Post Hurricane Course Conditions Stuns Players . LPGA . November 11, 2022.
4. Web site: Nelly Korda Wins The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican to Claim Seventh 2024 Title . LPGA . November 17, 2024.
5. News: Fever's Caitlin Clark draws big crowd for LPGA pro-am . . . November 13, 2024 . November 18, 2024.
6. Web site: Nelly Korda Wins The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican to Claim Seventh 2024 Title . LPGA . November 17, 2024.
7. Web site: Lilia Vu Rallies to Win in Florida and Closes in on LPGA Player of the Year . LPGA . November 12, 2023.
8. Web site: Nelly Korda Rallies to Win Pelican and Returns to No. 1 . LPGA . November 13, 2022.
9. Web site: Nelly Korda, The Fresh Princess of Belleair . LPGA . November 14, 2021.
10. Web site: 2020 Pelican Women's Championship . LPGA . December 15, 2020.