Women’s Professional Golf Comes To Bloomington-Normal

Posted on June 4, 2024

Weibring Golf Club, Illinois State University Athletics and WJBC welcome Central Illinois’ return of women’s professional golf!

The Redbird Championship is an official event on the ANNIKA Women’s All-Pro Tour and provides a pathway for young women who dream of playing the LPGA Tour.

The Redbird Championship will be a three-day professional tournament hosted by Weibring Golf Club at Illinois State University from Tuesday, June 18th through Thursday, June 20th. The field includes 90 ANNIKA WAPT professionals and 36 Collegiate Series players. The top two players in the open field will receive an exemption into the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic, August 9-11 on the LPGA Epson Tour.

All net proceeds will benefit Redbird Athletics and the ANNIKA Foundation.

Sponsorships are now available for this exciting event! To secure your sponsorship, please Click Here

Interested in becoming a Volunteer or a Host Home for the event? Sign Up Here

Annika Women’s All Pro Tour

The Annika Women’s All Pro Tour is the nation’s leading developmental tour for aspiring LPGA stars and is an official partner of the LPGA Tour.

The tour is named after the LPGA Hall of Fame payer, Annika Sörenstam. “I am thrilled to embark on this journey with the Women’s All Pro Tour,” Annika said. I firmly believe the best way to improve your game and prepare for the next level is to play on a tour with great competition. By joining forces with the WAPT, we have a unique opportunity to solidify further an incredibly important platform that has already advanced the professional playing careers of many talented players.”

Each tournament emulates an LPGA tour week: practice rounds, parties, clinics, pro-ams, and a professional golf tournament.

Fields include recent college grads, conditional Epson Tour, and conditional LPGA players. Its primary goal is to provide more opportunities for women to advance in professional golf.

ANNIKA Foundation

Annika created the ANNIKA Foundation (www.annika foundation.org) to develop and empower the next generation of women worldwide through the game of golf.

More specifically, it provides opportunities in women’s golf at the junior, collegiate, and professional levels while teaching young people the importance of personal development, including living a healthy, active lifestyle through fitness and nutrition.

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