(Natchez, MS) – The Women’s All Pro Tour and the PXG Race to Stage II will be in Natchez, Mississippi for the Taco Bell Natchez Classic. Beau Pre Country Club is welcoming the WAPT for the fourth time with the field looking to take home a piece of this week’s purse. The field will include over 75 LPGA and Epson Tour hopefuls as they look to take home the fifth championship of the 2023 season.
DATES: May 16-19, 2023
OFFICIAL NAME: Taco Bell Natchez Classic
HASHTAGS: #WAPT #PXGRaceToStageII
SCHEDULE: Fifth event of the WAPT 2023 season
VENUE: Beau Pre Country Club
PAR/YARDS: 72 (36-36), 6,552 yards
PURSE MONEY: Estimated $55,000 (winner claims $10,000)
PAST CHAMPIONS: 2022 – Erika Smith, 2021- Ana Paula Valdez, 2020 – Katherine Patrick
CUT: After 36 Holes to top 40% of starting field and ties
EPSON EXEMPTIONS : Winner & runner-up earn exemptions into the Epson Tour’s FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship in Battle Creek, Michigan.
FIELD OVERVIEW
SIZE: 76 players
FIELD LIST: https://bit.ly/3MrhbIf
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Monday, May 15th:
Pro-Am – (All day)
Welcome Party – (6:00 – 9:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, May 16th:
Round 1 – (8:00 a.m. start)
After School Putt-Around Junior Clinic – (3:30 – 5:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, May 17th:
Round 2 and cut day – (8:00 a.m. start)
Thursday, May 18th:
Round 3 – (8:00 a.m. start)
Friday, May 19th:
Final Round – (8:00 a.m. start)
Awards Ceremony – (after final round)
PXG RACE TO STAGE II STANDINGS GOING INTO WEEK SIX
After four events of the 2023 Women’s All Pro Tour season, the PXG Race to Stage II has a top ten heading into week five in Natchez.
1 – Bi Shin (South Korea) – 786
2 – Gurleen Kaur (Houston,TX) – 716
3 – Samantha Vodry (Little Elm, TX) – 550
4 – Mikayla Fitzpatrick (Phoenix,AZ) – 531
5 – Ou Olankitkunchai (Thailand) – 490
6 – Elizabeth Wang (San Marino, CA) – 444
7 – Josee Doyon (Canada) – 351
T8 – Brigitte Thibault (Austin, TX) – 280
T8 – Alisa Rodriguez (Austin, TX) – 280
10 – Jessica Whitting (Perth, Australia) – 276
NOTES ON THE LIST OF COMPETITORS:
This week’s field is made up of 76 players from 19 countries.
The breakdown of the 76 players per country in the field this week: United States (48), Canada (4), Australia (4), Philippines (2), Sweden (2), Thailand (2), India (2), Argentina (1), Austria (1), Belgium (1), Brazil (1), Finland (1), United Kingdom (1), Guatemala (1), Indonesia (1), Japan (1), Myanmar (1), New Zealand (1), Paraguay (1)
Action gets underway at 7:30 A.M. CT the first two days of play. A cut will be made after 36-holes to the top 40% of the starting field, including ties. Amateurs are included in the cut number. The field will be repaired before the final two rounds based on score and players will go off in reverse horseshoe with leaders teeing off last. A trophy presentation by the clubhouse will follow the final round of play. Attendance is free to the public.