First Glance: 2024 Kathy Whitworth ‘88’ Championship
(Trophy Club, TX) – The ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour continues with its 10th tournament of the season in Trophy Club, Texas for the Kathy Whitworth Championship. The playing field looks to take on another Callaway Race To Stage II week as they compete for the title at Trophy Club Country Club.
DATES: July 17-20, 2024
OFFICIAL NAME: Kathy Whitworth Championship ‘88’
HASHTAGS: #ANNIKAWAPT #PathOfThePros
SCHEDULE: 10th event of the ANNIKA WAPT 2024 season
VENUE: Trophy Club Country Club
PAR/YARDS: 72 (36-36), 6,464 yards
PURSE MONEY: Estimated $55,000 (winner claims $10,000)
PAST CHAMPIONS: 2023 Brigitte Thibault (-9)
CUT: After 36 Holes to top 40% of starting field and ties
EPSON EXEMPTIONS : Winner & runner-up earn exemptions into the Epson Tour's Four Winds Invitational, Aug. 30- Sept. 1.
FIELD OVERVIEW
SIZE: 109 professionals, 23 collegiate players
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, July 16th: Pro-Am (1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, July 16th: Tournament Party (6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, July 17th: Round 1 (8:00 a.m.-2:40 p.m.)
Wednesday, July 17th: Ladies Sip-n-Putt (6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.)
Thursday, July 18th: Round 2 (8:00a.m.- 2:40 p.m.)
Friday, July 19th: Round 3 (starting times: 8:00 a.m.)
Saturday, July 20th: Final round (8:00 a.m.)
Awards ceremony to follow final round
CALLAWAY RACE TO STAGE II STANDINGS GOING INTO WEEK FIVE
After the first nine tournaments of the 2024 ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour season, the Callaway Race to Stage II standings has a familiar name.
Alison Muirhead (Scotland) moved back up to the number one standings spot with 1,756 points, after finishing in the top 20 at the Genesis of Conway Central Arkansas Open. Nannette Hill (Jupiter, FL) dropped down to the second spot with 1,621 points after missing the cut at the Genesis of Conway Central Arkansas Open. After playing only three events for the 2024 season, Hailee Cooper (Montgomery, TX) remains in No. 3 with 1,090 points, ahead of Victoria Gailey (Tigard, OR) who also remains in the 4th spot with 1,033 points. However, the biggest jump of the standings is Yeji Kwon (Canada) who moved to the No. 5 spot after securing a win at the Genesis of Conway Central Arkansas Open.
Here is a look at the top-10 heading into the Oscar Williams Classic:
Alison Muirhead (Scotland) - 1,756
Nannette Hill (Jupiter, FL) - 1,621
Hailee Cooper (Montomery, TX) - 1,090
Victoria Gailey (Tigard, OR) - 1,033
Yeji Kwon (Canada) - 966
Jean Reynolds (Newnan, GA) - 895
Anna Nordfors (Sweden) - 757
YounSoo Ju (Canada) - 687
Angelina Ye(Shanghai, China) -686
Siyan Chen - (Hangzhou, China) - 589
NOTES ON THE LIST OF COMPETITORS:
This week’s field is made up of 132 players from 15 countries.
The breakdown of the 106 players per country in the field this week: United States (102), Canada (7), Thailand (4) China (3), Sweden (3), Australia (2), Mexico (2), Philippines (1), New Zealand (1), Taiwan (1), Finland (1), Myanmar (1), Korea (1), Scotland (1), India (1), Indonesia (1).
Action gets underway at 8:00 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.
