LPGA Tour Winner Sandra Gal and Hall-of-Famer Karrie Webb Set to Return to LPGA Competition at the ShopRite LPGA Classic
Tickets on Sale at www.ShopRiteLPGAClassic.com
GALLOWAY, N.J., May 31, 2024 – Entries are now closed for the 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, with the tournament boasting an elite international field that features several of the world’s top-ranked players, Major Champions, multiple past champions and players who are returning to LPGA Tour competition. The ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer takes place Friday-Sunday, June 7-9 at Seaview, A Dolce Hotel in Galloway, N.J.
“We are excited to once again attract the world’s best professional golfers and legends of the game back to Seaview for the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer,” said media director Jeremy Friedman. “We have a tremendous international field for our great fans to experience Atlantic City’s kickoff sporting event of the summer.”
Headlining the latest commitments prior to entries closing include major champions Hannah Green and Danielle Kang, 2019 AIG Women’s Open Champion Hinako Shibuno, LPGA Tour winner Angel Yin, and LPGA Tour winner and fan favorite Sandra Gal, who is making her first U.S. start since 2022. LPGA and World Golf Hall-of-Famer Karrie Webb, a seven-time major champion and the 2013 ShopRite LPGA Classic winner, also is set to return to LPGA Tour competition next week after last competing at the ShopRite LPGA Classic in 2022.
They will join a 144-player field that will feature several of the world’s top-ranked players, headlined by defending champion Ashleigh Buhai, major champion and 2024 LPGA Tour winner Hannah Green, former World No. 1 players Jin Young Ko, Stacy Lewis and Atthaya Thitikul and past champions Brooke Henderson (2022), Annie Park (2018), In Kyung Kim (2017), Anna Nordqvist (2015, 2016), Stacy Lewis (2012, 2014), Karrie Webb (2013), Brittany Lincicome (2011) and Angela Stanford (2003). New Jersey native and multiple LPGA Tour winner Marina Alex also is set to return to South Jersey to compete in the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
The final two spots will be determined on Monday via the Monday Qualifier at the Bay Course at Seaview (two spots) along with the winner of the U.S. Women’s Open this week if not already eligible. For a complete list of tournament entries, click HERE.
Previously announced sponsor exemptions competing in the ShopRite LPGA Classic include four-time all-American Gianna Clemente and NCAA All-Americans Rachel Kuehn and Maisie Filler.
The ShopRite LPGA Classic has been a launchpad for several of the game’s preeminent players to kickstart their LPGA Tour careers, including Paula Creamer, Brooke Henderson and Lexi Thompson. The tournament also features many of the game’s greatest players as past champions, including Betsy King, Dottie Pepper, Seri Pak, Annika Sorenstam, Nancy Lopez, Cristie Kerr and Karrie Webb.
Atlantic City’s largest sporting event, the ShopRite LPGA Classic is one of the LPGA Tour’s longest running events. For three decades, golf fans from across the northeast have converged upon Atlantic City and the Jersey Shore to watch the top female golfers in the world compete on the famed waterfront course. The tournament not only hosts one of the strongest fields in women’s golf, it also annually creates more than $19 million in economic activity in the region.
The ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer continues its tradition of supporting several charitable organizations. Since 1992, more than $40 million has been donated to area hospitals, food banks, education and youth programs. At the 2023 ShopRite LPGA Classic, dozens of nonprofits received grants and donations totaling more than $1.5 million during a luncheon hosted by Wakefern Food Corp., the largest U.S. retailer-owned cooperative and the logistics, merchandising and distribution arm for ShopRite stores.
Tickets on Sale: Tickets are on sale for the ShopRite LPGA Classic exclusively at www.ShopRiteLPGAClassic.com. Ticket packages include exclusive hospitality and general admissions tickets offering a wide degree of entertainment and access. All 2024 tournament tickets will be completely digital and will be emailed after purchase. Tickets can be viewed on either a mobile device or printed out where they will be scanned at the main gate.
There are four ticket options for fans interested in attending the 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic (**Ticket prices do not include taxes and fees**):
- Daily Grounds:
- General admission daily grounds, valid for one round Friday-Sunday, June 7-9 (tournament rounds).
- $20
- General admission daily grounds, valid for one round Friday-Sunday, June 7-9 (tournament rounds).
- Weekly Grounds:
- General admission daily grounds, valid Friday-Sunday, June 7-9 (tournament rounds)
- $40
- General admission daily grounds, valid Friday-Sunday, June 7-9 (tournament rounds)
- Hard Rock Suite - 17th Green:
- Luxury greenside suite offering exclusive views of the 17th green. Includes upgraded food and beverages and cash bar. Each purchase valid for one round of competition rounds, Friday-Sunday.
- $175
- Luxury greenside suite offering exclusive views of the 17th green. Includes upgraded food and beverages and cash bar. Each purchase valid for one round of competition rounds, Friday-Sunday.
- Champions Club – 18th Green Hospitality:
- Luxury greenside suites overlooking the 18th green. Includes upgraded food and beverages and open bar for alcoholic beverages. Each purchase valid for one round of competition rounds, Friday-Sunday.
- $275
- Luxury greenside suites overlooking the 18th green. Includes upgraded food and beverages and open bar for alcoholic beverages. Each purchase valid for one round of competition rounds, Friday-Sunday.
For more information on the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, visit www.ShopRiteLPGAClassic.com, and on social media @ShopRiteLPGA on X (formerly Twitter), @ShopRiteLPGA on Instagram and ShopRite LPGA Classic on Facebook.
About Seaview Hotel and Golf Club
Set on 670 acres of Galloway, N.J., coast and woodlands, Seaview is home to two world-class golf courses and a 296-room hotel. The Bay Course opened in 1914 and was designed by Hugh Wilson and Donald Ross. The 6,300-yard layout is less a test of length, and more a test of imagination, accuracy and short game. The Bay Course presents a Scottish-links feel, dramatic seaside views, deep pot bunkers and small undulating greens. It is the current host of the ShopRite LPGA Classic, as well as nine holes of the 1942 PGA Championship.
The Pines Course opened in 1929 and was designed by William Flynn and Howard Toomey. Unlike the Bay Course, the Pines winds its way through New Jersey woodlands, presenting elevation changes and bountiful doglegs. The course measures 6,800 yards, and it features large bunkers and expansive, sloping greens. The 16th hole was the site of Sam Snead’s miraculous 60-foot chip-in to win the 1942 PGA Championship – his first major.
For more information on Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, visit www.seaviewgolf.com. Troon Golf, the resort and daily-fee division of Troon, manages the golf operations at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club.
About the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer
The ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer is one of the largest and most prestigious events on the LPGA Tour. It is held annually in Atlantic City on the Bay Course at Seaview, A Dolce Hotel, and features the world’s best female professional golfers competing over three rounds for a share of the $1.75 million purse. The ShopRite LPGA Classic is owned and operated by Outlyr, a global sports marketing and event management agency. For more information on the ShopRite LPGA Classic, visit www.ShopRiteLPGAClassic.com.
About the LPGA
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is the world’s premier women’s professional golf organization. Created in 1950 by 13 pioneering female Founders, the LPGA, whose members now represent more than 60 countries, is the longest-standing professional women’s sports organization. Through the LPGA Tour, the Epson Tour, the LPGA Professionals, and a joint venture with the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA provides female professionals the opportunity to pursue their dreams in the game of golf at the highest level. In addition to its professional tours and teaching accreditation programs, the LPGA features a fully integrated Foundation, which provides best-in-class programming for female golfers through its junior golf programming, and its LPGA Amateurs division, which offers its members playing and learning opportunities around the world. LPGA aims to use its unique platform to inspire, transform and advance opportunities for girls and women, on and off the golf course.
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About the LPGA Tour
The LPGA Tour is the world’s leading competitive destination for the best female professional golfers in the world. The Tour hosts more than 30 annual events across 10 countries for over 200 Active Players, awarding total prize funds exceeding $118 million and reaching television audiences in more than 220 countries. Follow the LPGA Tour on its U.S. television home, Golf Channel.
