2024 Taco Bell Natchez Preview
(Natchez, MS) – The ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour and the Callaway Race to Stage II will be in Natchez, Mississippi for the Taco Bell Natchez Classic. Beau Pre Country Club is welcoming the ANNIKA WAPT for the fifth time with the field looking to take home a piece of this week's purse. The field will include over 70 LPGA and Epson Tour hopefuls as they look to take home the 3rd championship of the 2024 season.
DATES: April 10-13th, 2023
OFFICIAL NAME: Taco Bell Natchez Classic
HASHTAGS: #ANNIKAWAPT #PathOfThePros
SCHEDULE: 3rd event of the ANNIKA WAPT 2024 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: 2023- Emily Mahar-Gray, 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 Copper Rock Championship, May 16-18.
FIELD OVERVIEW
SIZE: 77 players
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Monday, April 15th:
Shoot-out - (1:00-4:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, April 16th:
Pro-Am - (1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.))
Wednesday, April 17th:
Round 1 - (8:30 a.m. start)
Thursday, April 18th:
Round 2 - (8:30 a.m. start)
Friday, April 19th:
Round 3 - (8:30 a.m. start)
Awards Ceremony - (after final round)
Saturday, April 20th:
Final Round - (8:30 a.m. start)
Awards Ceremony - (after final round)
NOTES ON THE LIST OF COMPETITORS:
This week’s field is made up of 77 players from 19 countries.
The breakdown of the 77 players per country in the field this week: United States (54), New Zealand (1), India (1), Mexico (1), Philippines (1), China (4), Canada (6), Austria (1), Finland (1), Myanmar (1), Australia (1), United Kingdom (1), Sweden (2), Thailand (1), Singapore (1),
Action gets underway at 8:30 A.M. CT all four 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.
