First Glance: OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois Championship
(Peoria, IL) – The ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour continues with its eighth tournament of the season in Peoria, Illinois for the OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois Championship. The playing field looks to take on another Callaway Race To Stage II week as they compete for the title at Metamora Field Golf Club and WeaverRidge Golf Club. This event is a dual event for both the All Pro Tour and ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour.
DATES: June 26-29, 2024
OFFICIAL NAME: OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois Championship
HASHTAGS: #ANNIKAWAPT #PathOfThePros
SCHEDULE: Eighth event of the ANNIKA WAPT 2024 season
VENUE: Metamora Field Golf Club, WeaverRidge Golf Club
PAR/YARDS: Metamora Field GC- 71 (35-36), 6,209 yards, WeaverRidge GC- 72 (36-36), 6,280
PURSE MONEY: Estimated $60,000 (winner claims $10,000)
PAST CHAMPIONS: First Year
CUT: After 36 Holes to top 40% of starting field and ties
EPSON EXEMPTIONS : Winner & runner-up earn exemptions into the Epson Tour's Wildhorse Ladies Golf Class, August 9-11
FIELD OVERVIEW
SIZE: 106 players
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, June 25th: Pro-Am (1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, June 25th: Junior Clinic (2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, June 26th: Round 1 (7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.)
Thursday, June 27th: Round 2 (7:00a.m.- 2:00 p.m.)
Friday, June 28th: Round 3 (7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.)
Saturday, June 29th: Final round (7:00 a.m.)
Awards ceremony to follow final round
CALLAWAY RACE TO STAGE II STANDINGS GOING INTO WEEK FIVE
After the first seven tournaments of the 2024 ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour season, the Callaway Race to Stage II standings have familiar names in the top five.
Nannette Hill (Jupiter, FL) remains in the number one standings spot with 1,553 points after finishing T9 in the Redbird Championship. Hill’s season has included a win at the Mackie Construction Pro Golf Classic and four top 10 finishes. Alison Muirhead (Scotland) clenched her second win of the season at the Redbird Championship, moving her back up to the second place spot with 1,484.
Here is a look at the top-10 heading into the Oscar Williams Classic:
Nannette Hill (Jupiter, FL) - 1, 553
Alison Muirhead (Scotland) - 1,484
Hailee Cooper (Montomery, TX) - 1,090
Victoria Gailey (Tigard, OR) - 960
Anna Nordfords (Sweden) - 699
Angelina Ye (Shanghai, China) - 696
Elizabeth Wang (San Marino, CA) - 504 / Siyan Chen (Hangzhou, China) - 504
YounSoo Ju (Canada) -479
Sophie Zhang-Murphy - (Saratoga, CA) - 475
NOTES ON THE LIST OF COMPETITORS:
This week’s field is made up of 106 players from 16 countries.
The breakdown of the 106 players per country in the field this week: United States (73), New Zealand (2), Mexico (1), Philippines (1), Colombia (2), Thailand (1), China (3), Canada (9), Guatemala (1), Korea (4), Sweden (3), Australia (2), Finland (1), Myanmar (1), Scotland (1), India (1).
Action gets underway at 7:00 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.
