First Glance: Redbird Championship
(NORMAL, IL) – The ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour continues with its seventh tournament of the season in Normal, Illinois for the Redbird Championship. The playing field looks to take on another Callaway Race To Stage II week as they compete for the title at Weibring Golf Club. This will be the first year Weibring GC has welcomed the ANNIKA WAPT.
DATES: June 18-20, 2024
OFFICIAL NAME: Redbird Championship
HASHTAGS: #ANNIKAWAPT #PathOfThePros
SCHEDULE: Seventh event of the ANNIKA WAPT 2024 season
VENUE: Weibring Golf Club
PAR/YARDS: 72 (36-36), 6,443 yards
PURSE MONEY: Estimated $55,000 (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: 129 players
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, June 18th: Round 1 (7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.)
Wednesday, June 19th: Round 2 (7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.)
Thursday, June 20th: Final Round (7:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.)
Awards ceremony to follow final round
CALLAWAY RACE TO STAGE II STANDINGS GOING INTO WEEK FIVE
After the first six 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.
After finishing second in the FCA Women’s Championship, Nannette Hill (Jupiter, FL) remains in the number one standings spot with 1,483 points. Hill’s season has included a win at the Mackie Construction Pro Golf Classic and four top 10 finishes. Hailee Cooper (Montgomery, TX) also remains in the second spot after winning two out of the three tournaments she has played for the season. With claiming titles at L’Auberge Lake Charles Championship and the Oscar Williams Classic, the Montgomery native sits at 1,090 points.
Here is a look at the top-10 heading into the Oscar Williams Classic:
Nannette Hill (Jupiter, FL) - 1, 483
Hailee Cooper (Montomery, TX) - 1,090
Alison Muirhead (Scotland) - 984
Victoria Gailey (Tigard, OR) - 944
Angelina Ye (Shanghai, China) - 616
Anna Nordfords (Sweden) - 514
Siyan Chen (Hangzhou, China) - 484
Sophie Zhang-Murphy - (Saratoga, CA) - 470
Elizabeth Wang (San Marino, CA) - 459
Josee Doyon - (Canada) - 441
NOTES ON THE LIST OF COMPETITORS:
This week’s field is made up of 129 players from 17 countries.
The breakdown of the 129 players per country in the field this week: United States (94), Canada (7), China (5), Australia (3), Sweden (3), Korea (3), Thailand (3), Philippines (2), Mexico (2), Colombia (2), New Zealand (1), Guatemala (1), Finland (1), Myanmar (1), Scotland (1), India (1), Singapore (1), Indonesia (1).
Action gets underway at 7:30 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.
