Epson Tour winner Annabelle Pancake-Webb, who earned her LPGA Tour card for 2027 recently at the Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells, will kickstart her LPGA Tour career in November when she competes against the world’s best professional golfers as a Gainbridge sponsor invitation to The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican. The penultimate event on the 2026 LPGA Tour schedule.
The ANNIKA takes place Nov. 11-15 at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.
Pancake-Webb finished 4th in the season-long “Race for the Card” standings following the conclusion of the Epson Tour Championship, earning full LPGA Tour status for the 2027 season. In 19 starts on the Epson Tour in 2026, she recorded eight top 10 finishes, including her first Epson Tour win at the Greater Toledo Classic in July.
Pancake-Webb’s sponsor’s invitation has a hometown connection: she grew up in Zionsville, Ind., where Gainbridge is headquartered. Golf also runs in her family. Her mother, Libby (Akers) Pancake, is a member of the Indiana High School Golf Hall of Fame. Her father, Tony Pancake, is Director of Golf at famed Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind.
Pancake-Webb is a two-time winner (2019 and 2021) of the Indiana Women’s State Amateur Championship, the same tournament her mother won in 1985. She made her LPGA Tour debut as a high-school senior at the Indy Women in Tech Championship at the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course before enrolling at Clemson University.
She was a two-time All-ACC selection and holds the season stroke average record (71.27), which she accomplished in her senior year.
“I’m honored to tee it up at The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican in November as I prepare for the LPGA Tour in 2027,” said Pancake-Webb.
“Growing up in Zionsville, this feels full circle to participate in the ANNIKA. I’m super thankful to Gainbridge for believing in me, and I can’t wait to play against the world’s best at The ANNIKA in November.”
Pancake-Webb joins a field of 108 entered athletes, including 3-time tournament champion Nelly Korda, defending champion Linn Grant, Lydia Ko, Brooke Henderson, and 2025 Epson Tour Player of the year Melanie Green. Green is making her tournament debut. Visit https://theannika.com/tickets
The LPGA Tour announced the 2027 schedule last week, featuring 33 events and a total prize fund of over $147 million. The world’s best female golfers will play on additional iconic golf courses and compete for a record-breaking prize fund, which has nearly doubled since the start of the decade.
Five majors return to the schedule with The Chevron Championship marking the start of major season at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas, for the second time. The 2027 U.S. Women’s Open will be contested at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will take place at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. The Amundi Evian Championship will return to Evian Resort Golf Club in France. To close out major season, the AIG Women’s Open will take place at Royal St George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, England. While this is the first time, they will host a women’s major, they have hosted 15 Open Championships previously.
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