ShopRite LPGA Classic powered by Wakefern

The 2026 ShopRite LPGA Classic powered by Wakefern takes place at the Bay Course of the Seaview Hotel & Golf Club in Galloway, New Jersey from May 29 to 31, with 144 players competing over 54 holes for a $2 million purse in the Eastern Daylight Time zone (UTC-4). Wakefern Food Corp. takes over as presenting sponsor from Acer in the tournament's 38th year.

The Bay Course opened in 1914, designed by Hugh Wilson and Donald Ross on 670 acres of Jersey Shore coastline and woodlands just outside Atlantic City. The ShopRite LPGA Classic has been played here since 1986, making it one of the longest-running venue partnerships on the LPGA Tour and Atlantic City's largest annual sporting event. The course plays to a modest yardage by modern standards, but the seaside winds off the Atlantic and the firm, links-influenced playing surfaces make it a demanding test of ball flight control and creativity around the greens.

The tournament has produced winners who define eras of women's golf. Betsy King won three times (1987, 1995, 2001). Annika Sorenstam won three times (1998, 2002, 2005). Juli Inkster, Stacy Lewis, and Anna Nordqvist each won twice. In 2024, Linnea Strom shot a remarkable 60 in the final round, coming from 52nd place to win, one of the most dramatic comebacks in LPGA Tour history.

The 54-hole, three-day format gives the ShopRite LPGA Classic a different rhythm than the standard four-round tournament. There is no cut, and the compressed schedule means aggressive play from the first tee on Thursday. The Jersey Shore setting in late May delivers warm conditions with temperatures around 22-27 degrees Celsius and sea breezes that strengthen through the afternoon, making club selection on the exposed holes a matter of feel as much as calculation.

Galloway sits on the southern New Jersey coast, 15 minutes from Atlantic City's boardwalk. The tournament week coincides with the Memorial Day holiday weekend, drawing galleries that blend golf spectators with Jersey Shore visitors.

For European viewers, EDT timing places the Saturday finish in the evening. When the final group tees off around 13:00 EDT on Saturday (note: 54-hole event), it is 18:00 in London, 19:00 in Paris and Berlin. For viewers in East Asia, 13:00 EDT is 02:00 Sunday morning in Tokyo. For fans on the US West Coast, the 13:00 EDT start is 10:00 PDT.

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