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Tournament play got underway on Wednesday and concludes on Friday. (submitted photo)

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NATCHEZ –  The ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour, the Official Partner for the LPGA’s Epson Tour, is back in Natchez for the sixth annual Taco Bell Natchez Classic. The three-day tournament features over 80 of the best LPGA hopefuls competing at the beautiful Beau Pré Country Club.

“We are extremely excited to be back in Natchez for Taco Bell Natchez Classic. The community and the Beau Pré Country Club members and staff have always welcomed us and the players with open arms. The hospitality of this tournament is second to none and the course provides unique challenges to the pros, making this event one of the top tournaments on our schedule,” said Abai O’Neill, ANNIKA WAPT Tournament Manager.

The Taco Bell Natchez Classic is scheduled forWednesday through Friday. The week includes a Pro-Am, Player Welcome party and a 54-hole championship finishing on Friday. The tournament purse is expected to be $55,000 with the tournament champion taking home $10,000 minimum. In addition, as the Official Partner of the LPGA’s Epson Tour, the tournament winner and runner-up will each receive an exemption into the EPSON Tour’s Rock Championship, May 15-17.

About the ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour

In 2019, K&G Sports LLC, launched the Women’s All-Pro Tour (WAPT).  The same year, the WAPT announced a partnership with the LPGA’s Epson Tour providing playing opportunities via Epson Tour tournament exemptions. The partnership expanded in 2021 with the addition of the Race To Qualifying program. The season-long program rewards the top five points winners exemptions directly to Stage II of the LPGA Qualifying School.

In July 2023, World Golf Hall of Famer Annika Sörenstam and the Women’s All Pro Tour (WAPT) announced a five year strategic alliance set to begin in 2024, in which the Women’s All Pro Tour would become the ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour. The ANNIKA Women’s All Pro Tour conducts 54-hole and 72-hole championships with full weeks of activities including parties, clinics, pro-ams and more. Most events partner with local philanthropic groups and raise money for charitable causes.

Follow the ANNIKA WAPT online at www.wapt.golf, on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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