ANNIKA Womens All Pro Tour (WAPT)

What ANNIKA Womens All Pro Tour (WAPT) does

The ANNIKA Women's All Pro Tour (WAPT) is a developmental professional women's golf tour operated by K&G Sports LLC, a privately held Texas LLC headquartered in Double Oak, Texas. Founded in 2019, the tour runs an annual slate of 54-hole and 72-hole stroke play tournaments (11 events in 2024, 13 in 2025 and 2026) across 11 U.S. states, with purses of $55,000-$70,000 per event and maximum fields of 132 players. Its core purpose is to serve as a developmental pathway for female professional golfers between amateur/NCAA competition and the LPGA's Epson Tour and LPGA Tour, with documented outcomes: 75% of top-10 WAPT players since 2021 have progressed to the Epson or LPGA Tour.

The tour's commercial model relies on title and presenting sponsorships (Callaway Golf as presenting sponsor under a five-year deal; Southern Company for the ANNIKA 20 program; per-event title sponsors), tournament entry fees, and a multi-stakeholder ecosystem of brand partners. Core product surfaces include the tournament series itself and the Callaway Race To Qualifying — a season-long points race that advances top-5 players directly to Stage II of LPGA Qualifying School. Supporting modules include the ANNIKA 20 program (top-20 recognition with Q-School scholarships), Callaway Career Assistance (tiered financial support of $10K/$5K/$3K/$2.5K/$2K for top-5 Race finishers), the Kathy Whitworth '88' Gift Award, and integrated Circles shot-data analytics. Technology is operational rather than proprietary: tournaments are run via BlueGolf (membership login, leaderboards, stats), and the Squarespace-hosted wapt.golf site drives registration and marketing.

Strategically, the tour sits inside a brand alliance with World Golf Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam and the ANNIKA Foundation (effective 2024) and maintains a three-year renewal with the LPGA's Epson Tour for exemption and Q-School pathways. International reach is evident in a player field spanning 15+ countries. The entity is small (13 employees), privately held under K&G Sports LLC, with no disclosed venture or private equity funding; revenue is not publicly reported.

Name

ANNIKA Womens All Pro Tour (WAPT)

Legal name

K&G Sports LLC

Website

https://wapt.golf

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Golf Tour / Sports Competition Services

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Tours & Professional Circuits (MPAKAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional Live Sports Leagues & Tours (MPAGAMAA)

Keywords

• Developmental women's golf tour
• Professional golf tournaments
• LPGA qualifying pathway
• Golf career development
• Epson Tour exemptions

Headquarters

HQ city

Double Oak

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tournament Operations and Sponsorship: The tour generates revenue through title sponsorships, presenting sponsorships, and tournament entry fees from professional women golfers seeking developmental competition and pathway opportunities to the LPGA and Epson Tours.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The ANNIKA Women's All Pro Tour is a developmental professional golf tour that stages a season-long series of competitive tournaments for female professional golfers seeking to advance to the LPGA's Epson Tour and ultimately the LPGA Tour. The tour conducts 54-hole and 72-hole stroke play events across multiple U.S. states with purses of $55,000-$70,000, awards Epson Tour exemptions to top finishers, and runs the Callaway Race To Qualifying points program providing Stage II LPGA Qualifying School access to the top five season performers.

Product overview

The ANNIKA Women's All Pro Tour is a developmental professional golf tour established in 2019, operating as a platform of interconnected programs and services. The core offering is the tournament series (54-hole and 72-hole stroke play events) that provides competitive opportunities for female professionals. Supporting modules include the Callaway Race To Qualifying (season-long points race advancing top players to LPGA Q-School Stage II), ANNIKA 20 (top 20 recognition with qualifying scholarships), Callaway Career Assistance (financial support for qualifying costs), and Kathy Whitworth '88' Gift Award (financial awards for aspiring LPGA players). The tour integrates with Circles for player analytics and connects to the Epson Tour and LPGA Tour as advancement pathways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Callaway Race To Qualifying: Season-long points race sponsored by Callaway Golf that rewards top players with advancement to LPGA Qualifying School
• Callaway Career Assistance
• ANNIKA 20
• Callaway Launch Programs

Products and services

• ANNIKA Women's All Pro Tour Tournament Events Season-long series of 54-hole and 72-hole stroke play professional golf tournaments for female golfers, with purses ranging from $55,000 to $70,000 and a maximum field of 132 players per event. Tournaments are held across 11 U.S. states, attracting an international field from 15+ countries, with the top two finishers per event earning Epson Tour exemptions.
• Callaway Race To Qualifying Season-long points race that rewards the top five players on the Callaway Race To Qualifying points list with direct advancement to Stage II of LPGA Qualifying School, bypassing pre-qualifying. Players finishing 6th-10th receive Stage I entry fee scholarships.
• ANNIKA 20 Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of top 10 ANNIKA WAPT players since 2021 progressed to Epson Tour or LPGA Tour
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Brand Asset PartnersminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Named title sponsor of 2026 ANNIKA WAPT Colorado Championship.
• Jupiter Neuroscience's NugeviaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Official Supplement of the ANNIKA Women's All Pro Tour.
• Golf Foundation of WisconsinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2025Non-profit partner for Wisconsin Women's Championship. All net proceeds benefit the Golf Foundation of Wisconsin to support introducing new players, junior development, and creating pathways for women and girls in golf.
• Crystal MountainminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Four-season resort and host venue for Michigan Women's Open (June 30-July 2, 2026). Mountain Ridge course recognized as 2025 Michigan Golf Course of the Year.
• Michigan PGAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Partnership to elevate Michigan Women's Open as official ANNIKA WAPT event beginning 2026, providing enhanced visibility and increased prize money.
• Get Golfing Women's Golf Championship / LET Access SeriesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 2 April 2024Partnership sends two top-ranked ANNIKA WAPT players to England to play in LET Access Series' Get Golfing Women's Golf Championship. Winner receives full ANNIKA WAPT membership and 5 complimentary starts. ANNIKA WAPT provides exemption for winner to play 5 tour events in 2025 season.
• Southern CompanycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Presenting sponsor of ANNIKA 20 program which recognizes top 20 athletes at season end and provides LPGA Qualifying Scholarships.
• Callaway GolfcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 December 2023Five-year partnership (effective 2024) making Callaway Golf the tour's presenting sponsor, 'Official Range Ball', and lead sponsor for Callaway Race To Stage II program. Callaway provides latest tour model balls for practice, expanded Race To Qualifying support for top 10 players, and Career Assistance scholarships for Q-School fees. New tour logo features 'Driven By Callaway'.
• Epson Tour (LPGA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 28 November 2023Three-year partnership extension (announced November 2023) providing weekly Epson Tour exemptions to top 2 ANNIKA WAPT finishers. Top 5 on Callaway Race To Stage II earn advancement to Stage II of LPGA Qualifying School. Partnership has graduated 75% of top 10 WAPT players to Epson/LPGA since 2021.
• ANNIKA FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2023Strategic alliance announced July 2023 with Annika Sorenstam and the ANNIKA Foundation, effective 2024. The Women's All Pro Tour renamed to ANNIKA Women's All Pro Tour. Foundation provides mentorship, development programs, and connection to Annika's ecosystem of junior, collegiate, and professional golf opportunities.
• TPC WisconsinminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHost venue for inaugural Wisconsin Women's Championship July 29-31. TPC Wisconsin opened August 1, 2023 as 30th TPC Network Golf Club. PGA TOUR star Steve Stricker co-designed course.
• SuniceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerApparel sponsor visible on tour website logo section.
• ClicgearminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGolf accessories sponsor.
• OGIOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBags sponsor.
• HypericeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecovery products sponsor.
• RolexminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRolex Rankings referenced in association with tour coverage.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ladies European Tour: The primary women's professional golf tour in Europe; comparable as a destination league and partner ecosystem for ANNIKA WAPT players seeking international competitive opportunities.
• LPGA Tour: The flagship women's professional golf tour and ANNIKA WAPT's primary destination league; relevant as a broad incumbent governing the developmental pathway via the Epson Tour and Q-School.
• PGA Tour Latinoamérica / PGA TOUR Americas: Regional developmental tours under the PGA TOUR umbrella that feed into the Korn Ferry Tour; comparable as a tour-operator model with international field composition and developmental pathway economics.
• Korn Ferry Tour: The PGA TOUR's official developmental tour feeding into the PGA TOUR; functions as the men's analog to ANNIKA WAPT's role below the LPGA Tour, providing a comparable scale and structure benchmark for developmental tour economics.

Others

• ANNIKA Foundation: Annika Sorenstam's nonprofit developing women's and junior golf; directly comparable ecosystem of junior, collegiate, and professional programming and a strategic partner/brand donor to ANNIKA WAPT.
• BlueGolf: Tour scoring, leaderboard, and tournament management platform used by ANNIKA WAPT (wapt.bluegolf.com); relevant as the technology backbone for tour operations and a peer in adjacent golf-tech services.

Direct peers

• Epson Tour (LPGA): The official developmental tour of the LPGA, providing competitive playing opportunities and the primary pathway to the LPGA Tour; directly comparable as a women's professional golf tour with similar membership, tournament, and exemption structure.
• Cactus Tour: US-based women's professional mini-tour operating multiple short-field events; comparable to ANNIKA WAPT in business model (entry-fee, purse-based events serving developmental women's professionals) and in serving as a feeder to higher tours.
• LET Access Series (Ladies European Tour Access): The developmental feeder tour for the Ladies European Tour; directly comparable in mission (developing women professionals) and in scope of tournament operations, and already a partner of ANNIKA WAPT via the Get Golfing Women's Golf Championship.

Emerging players

• APGA Tour: A developmental professional golf tour for underrepresented minority golfers; structurally similar in tournament format and developmental mission, though with a different target demographic; useful benchmark for tour operator scale and sponsor dynamics in non-mainstream pro golf circuits.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/womensallprotour
• Instagraminstagram.com/womensallprotour
• Xx.com/WomenAllProTour
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/womens-all-pro-tour

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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