2026 The ANNIKA news, field updates, highlights, and leaderboard movement from Pelican Golf Club.
Belleair, Florida — Pelican Golf Club
Explore The ANNIKA history, past champions, Annika Sorenstam's role as tournament host, Pelican Golf Club, and the event's late-season importance.
View HistoryFollow the 2026 preview, field developments, CME qualification storylines, tournament-week coverage, and highlights from Belleair.
Event PreviewReview Pelican Golf Club's Donald Ross roots, Beau Welling renovation, strategic bunkering, Bermuda surfaces, and approach-shot demands.
Pelican Golf Club GuideDates: November 12-15, 2026
Location: Belleair, Florida
Venue: Pelican Golf Club
Format: 72-hole LPGA Tour stroke play
Purse: $3.25 million
Tour: LPGA Tour
Defending Champion: Linn Grant
2025 Winning Score: 19-under 261
The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican returns to Pelican Golf Club in 2026. Hosted by Annika Sorenstam, the tournament is the final full-field LPGA event before the CME Group Tour Championship.
The 2026 The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican is scheduled for November 12-15 at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. This section will move from preview coverage into round-by-round recaps and highlights once tournament play begins.
CaddyBytes 🏆 Tournament Preview: The four-round LPGA event returns with a $3.25 million purse and 500 Race to the CME Globe points available to the winner. Pelican Golf Club presents a par-70 test where fairway position, precise approach play, Bermuda-grass control, short-game execution, and putting conversion can shape the championship.
Linn Grant enters as defending champion after winning the 2025 tournament at 19-under 261. She closed with a final-round 65 and finished three strokes ahead of Jennifer Kupcho.
Tournament-week coverage will follow the finalized field, withdrawals, tee times, Florida weather, Pelican Golf Club setup, opening-round scoring, cut-line movement, weekend contenders, CME qualification pressure, video highlights, and the latest news from Belleair.
| Coverage Area | Current Status | Tournament-Week Update |
|---|---|---|
| Field | Entries developing | Final field, withdrawals, alternates, past champions, and featured groups |
| Course | Pelican Golf Club | Setup, Florida weather, Bermuda conditions, scoring trends, and key holes |
| Live Scoring | Begins November 12 | Round-by-round leaderboard movement, cut-line notes, and CME projections |
| Highlights | Preview mode | Official video and CaddyBytes recap updates during play |
What to watch: Players who keep tee shots in position, control distance and spin into firm greens, handle Bermuda-grass recovery shots, and convert enough birdie chances should be positioned to contend.
Coverage plan: This preview will be replaced with the latest completed-round recap, scoreboard, highlights, and next-round outlook as the championship progresses.
The official preview or highlights video will be embedded here when available.
2026 The ANNIKA preview and tournament-update video area.