The first major of the 2026 LPGA Tour has arrived, as the Chevron Championship tees off tomorrow in Houston armed with an elite field and a $9 million prize pool.
The 2025 tournament featured a five-player playoff — the largest in LPGA major history — with Japan's Mao Saigo emerging as the eventual winner.
World No. 14 Saigo returns to the Chevron Championship field to defend her title, alongside No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul, No. 2 Nelly Korda, and No. 3 Hyo Joo Kim.
Beyond the $1.35 million winner’s purse, several elite golfers are also eyeing career milestones on one of the LPGA’s biggest stages.
In Gee Chun, Minjee Lee, and Anna Nordqvist are all staring down a Career Grand Slam, with three of five major titles under their belts.
Thitikul is hunting her first major win, after finishing second at last year’s Amundi Evian Championship.
“I think I focus on every tournament,” Thitikul told Golf Channel. “But I mean, obviously major is the one that every people want… Hopefully one day.”
How to Watch the 2026 Chevron Championship LPGA Tour Major
The Chevron Championship tees off Thursday at 8:15 AM ET, live on Golf Channel.
The LPGA is bringing star power to Florida this week, as a wealth of women's golf talent — and one basketball superstar — tee off at the 2025 edition of The ANNIKA.
Kicking off the event on Wednesday was the annual Pro-Am, with Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark headlining the field for the second straight year.
World No. 2 golfer Nelly Korda once again joined Clark through her first nine holes, as Fever teammates Sophie Cunningham and Lexie Hull served as guest caddies.
The four-day professional tournament will then tee off on Thursday, though current world No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul will not be in attendance for the second year in a row.
Korda, however, will lead the charge to both defend her 2024 title and secure her first win of the 2025 LPGA season — as well as add to her full trio of trophies collected at The ANNIKA.
Four other Top-10 players will look to upend Korda's back-to-back bid, including No. 3 Miyu Yamashita, No. 6 Charley Hull, No. 9 Mao Saigo, and No. 10 Lottie Woad.
With the 2025 CMA Group Tour Championship capping the LPGA season later this month, The ANNIKA will also see golfers on the bubble — like US stars Rose Zhang and 2023 champion Lilia Vu — try to snag enough points to make the end-of-year tournament's final 60-player cut.
How to watch The ANNIKA 2025 LPGA tournament
Coverage of the fifth edition of The ANNIKA continues through Sunday, airing live on the Golf Channel.