Overview
- Tournament officials announced Oct. 28 that the 18-year-old received a sponsor exemption to play The ANNIKA at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, Nov. 13–16.
- Trump is a senior at The Benjamin School and an amateur committed to join the University of Miami’s women’s golf program in 2026.
- She competes in AJGA and South Florida events and is ranked No. 461 in the AJGA Girls standings, with a recent top finish of third in July.
- The LPGA’s Ricki Lasky said sponsor invites spotlight emerging talent and noted Trump’s broad online reach; Pelican cited her audience as a way to introduce golf to younger fans, with Trump boasting more than six million followers and a new apparel and lifestyle brand.
- The ANNIKA is the penultimate LPGA stop with a $3.25 million purse; Nelly Korda is the defending champion, Caitlin Clark is slated for the Nov. 12 pro-am, and fellow sponsor invites include Anne-Sterre den Dunnen and Lauryn Nguyen.