GALLOWAY, N.J., May 6, 2025 – World No. 1 Nelly Korda, No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul and defending champion Linnea Strom headline an elite field of early commitments for the 2025 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, taking place June 6-8 at Seaview, A Dolce Hotel in Galloway, N.J.
Tournament officials also announced today that five-time junior All-American Gianna Clemente and Ohio State University junior Kary Hollenbaugh have accepted sponsor exemptions to be part of the 144-player field competing on the historic Bay Course at Seaview.
At the 2025 Therese Hession Regional Challenge collegiate championship in February at Palos Verdes Golf Club in California, a sponsor exemption for the ShopRite LPGA Classic was on the line for the individual champion. Hollenbaugh tied the scoring record at 10-under par, capturing the individual title. Hollenbaugh will make her LPGA Tour tournament debut at the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
“We are excited to continue the LPGA Tour’s momentum in June with the return of the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer and a world-class field that will serve as Atlantic City’s kickoff sporting event of the summer,” said Jeremy Friedman, ShopRite LPGA Classic media director. “We look forward to welcoming back to Seaview the world’s top-ranked players, including Nelly Korda and Jeeno Thitikul, the game’s future stars as well as our South Jersey sports fanbase in what has become a Shore Tradition.”
Korda, a 15-time LPGA Tour winner and the top-ranked player in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, won seven times in 2024, capturing the 2024 Rolex Player of the Year honors. Korda has recorded four top-20 finishes in six starts in 2025, headlined by a runner-up finish at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions and T7 at the Founders Cup.
Thitikul, currently ranked No. 2 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, is a four-time LPGA Tour winner and former World No. 1. She won two events in 2024, including the Dow Championship (teamed with Ruoning Yin) and the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.
Strom recorded one of the largest comebacks in LPGA Tour history at the 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic, shooting an 11-under par 60 – the lowest final round score by a winner in LPGA Tour history and matching the second-lowest raw core overall. The victory was her first LPGA Tour win and third professional victory overall.
Clemente, 17, a five-time junior All-American and the 2024 AJGA Girls Player of the Year, will make her second consecutive start at the ShopRite LPGA Classic as a sponsor exemption. The Estero, Fla. resident finished T16 at this year’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur and finished as the low amateur at the 2025 Chevron Championship, being the only amateur to make the cut. She is currently ranked No. 2 in the AJGA Rankings and 23rd in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Hollenbaugh, a junior at Ohio State University, a 2024 Honorable Mention All-American and 2025 All-Big Ten First Team member, competed in the 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur, making the cut and finishing T22. Hollenbaugh has recorded four wins during the 2024-25 collegiate season, helping the Buckeyes advance to the NCAA Women’s Regional Championships. She currently ranks 20th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
For more than three decades, 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 features many of the game’s greatest players as past champions, including Juli Inkster, Betsy King, Dottie Pepper, Seri Pak, Annika Sorenstam, Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Karrie Webb, Henderson and Thompson.
Tournament officials will be announcing in the coming weeks special ancillary events taking place throughout the week at the ShopRite LPGA Classic and additional field commitments. Players have until Wednesday, May 28 to commit to the ShopRite LPGA Classic. For a complete list of tournament entries, click HERE.
Ticket packages: 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 2025 tournament tickets will be completely digital and will be emailed after purchase. Tickets can be viewed on a mobile device or printed out, and will be scanned at the main gate.
There are four ticket options for fans interested in attending the 2025 ShopRite LPGA Classic (**Ticket prices do not include taxes and fees**):
Daily Grounds:
o General admission daily grounds, valid for one round Friday-Sunday, June 6-8 (tournament rounds).
- $20
Weekly Grounds:
o General admission daily grounds, valid Friday-Sunday, June 6-8 (tournament rounds)
- $40
Hard Rock Suite - 17th Green:
o 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
Champions Club – 18th Green Hospitality:
o 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
The ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer continues its decades-long tradition of supporting charitable organizations. Since 1992, ShopRite has donated more than $40 million to area hospitals, food banks, education and youth programs and other community champions. At the 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic, dozens of nonprofits received 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.
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 ShopRite
ShopRite is the registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative based in Keasbey, NJ, and the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. With hundreds of ShopRite supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland, ShopRite serves millions of customers each week. Through its ShopRite Partners In Caring program, ShopRite is dedicated to fighting hunger in the communities it serves. Since the program began in 1999, ShopRite Partners In Caring has donated $65 million to food banks that support more than 2,500 worthy charities. As a title sponsor of the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, ShopRite has donated $40 million to local organizations, hospitals and community groups. For more information, please visit www.ShopRite.com.
About Acer
Founded in 1976, Acer is one of the world's top ICT companies with a presence in more than 160 countries. As Acer evolves with the industry and changing lifestyles, it is focused on enabling a world where hardware, software and services will fuse with one another, creating ecosystems and opening up new possibilities for consumers and businesses alike. Acer's 7,700 employees are dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale, and support of products and solutions that break barriers between people and technology. Please visit www.acer.com for more information.
About Seaview
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, visit www.seaviewgolf.com. Troon Golf, the resort and daily-fee division of Troon, manages the golf operations at Seaview
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 nearly 40 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. The LPGA aims to use its unique platform to inspire, transform and advance opportunities for girls and women, on and off the golf course.
Follow the LPGA online at www.LPGA.com and download its mobile apps on Apple or Google Play. Join the social conversation on Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram and YouTube.
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 32 annual events across 12 countries for over 200 athletes, awarding total prize funds exceeding $129 million and reaching television audiences in more than 220 countries. Follow the LPGA Tour on its U.S. television home, Golf Channel.
Media Contact:
Jeremy Friedman
ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer
Outlyr
407-721-9752
jfriedman@outlyr.com