Sweden’s Linn Grant clinched her second LPGA Tour title with an emphatic victory at The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican on Sunday.
Grant closed with a five-under-par 65 at Pelican Golf Club for a total of 19-under-par 261 (68-63-65-65), three shots ahead of American Jennifer Kupcho.
Grant had a chance to set the tournament record until a bogey on the final hole, which was her first dropped shot since her first hole in Friday’s second round.
“There are weeks where everyone feels like their game is really good and there could potentially be a win. It’s just really nice to like see it go all the way and to walk off 18 and be able to pat yourself on the shoulder, and feel like I actually did it this week,” said Grant, whose maiden LPGA Tour win came at the 2023 Dana Open.
Kupcho birdied the first hole to tie for the lead, but Grant birdied the next hole to regain her advantage and never trailed again. The Swede seized control at the par-three ninth hole with a 10-foot birdie, while Kupcho made her second bogey on the front nine to fall three back. It was smooth sailing for Grant from then on.
Grant is the 29th different winner of the 2025 LPGA Tour season, extending the record for most unique winners in single season. She is the fourth Swedish player to win on tour in 2025, joining Ingrid Lindblad (JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro), Madelene Sagstrom (T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards) and Maja Stark (U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally).
While Grant is the first player from Sweden to win The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, this is the second time that she has received a trophy from her legendary compatriot Annika Sorenstam. In 2022, Grant won the Scandinavian Mixed in Sweden, a co-sanctioned Ladies European Tour and DP World Tour event when Sorenstam and Henrik Stenson were co-hosts.
Grant used to attend Sorenstam’s clinics in Sweden when she was young, and recalls watching Sorenstam hitting wedges to someone who caught the balls with a baseball glove.
” I was so impressed with how you could hit a wedge and then just have someone stand there and catch it! I started doing that with my dad, so thanks for that,” said Grant.
Sorenstam noted that she was proud of Grant, who had endured a roller-coaster season with eight missed cuts from 19 starts before Pelican.
“I’m super proud of Linn to be here. As you know, this is one of the top tournaments on the LPGA, especially this time of year: limited field and everybody is ready to get some points for next week. There is a lot at stake, so we know the competition is really tough,” said Sorenstam, who amassed 72 LPGA Tour wins in her career.
Gaby Lopez of Mexico birdied four of her last six holes to card a 65 and finish solo third on 15-under-par, one shot ahead of England’s Charley Hull and Americans Auston Kim and Lucy Li.
Brooke Matthews scored a hole-in-one with a 9-iron from 140 yards at the 12th hole, winning a two-year lease on a Lamborghini Huracán. The American also chipped in for eagle at the par-five 14th hole, closing with a 65 to tie for ninth on 12-under-par. The strong finish moved her into the top 60 of the Race to the CME Globe rankings in 59thspot, qualifying for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.
Defending champion Nelly Korda, a three-time winner at Pelican Golf Club, closed with a 69 and tied for 15th on nine-under-par.
The LPGA Tour will conclude its 2025 season with the US$11 million CME Group Tour Championship, which takes place at Tiburón Golf Club from November 20-23. World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand will attempt to defend her title and chalk up her third victory of the 2025 season.
