​The Epson Tour’s 15th annual Four Winds Invitational is headed to Blackthorn Golf Club from Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12, drawing 144 players from 20 countries to South Bend. Now in its 46th season, the Epson Tour is recognized as the world’s most established women’s qualifying golf circuit. The top 15 players in the season-ending standings next October will earn spots on the 2027 LPGA Tour. Through ten events this season, each competition has produced a different winner, with Kaleiya Romero most recently triumphing at the June 28 invitational in Harris, Michigan. Lauren Olivares sits atop the 2026 season standings, just ahead of Romero. This year’s Four Winds Invitational purse totals $225,000, with last year’s champion Leah John taking home $33,750. The field will be cut to the top 60 players (including ties) after the first two rounds.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2026 Four Winds Invitational. The event returns to Blackthorn Golf Club for the first time since September 2020, after being held at South Bend Country Club for the previous five years. The initial nine editions of the tournament were played at Blackthorn. Specific tee times have not yet been released, but the official Four Winds Invitational website currently lists the following schedule: Friday, July 10 at 7:30 a.m. ET (1st and 10th tees); Saturday, July 11 at 7:30 a.m. ET (1st and 10th tees); Sunday, July 12 at 7:30 a.m. ET (1st and 10th tees). Spectators may attend free of charge, with concessions available each day; golf carts will not be provided for spectator use.
Annabelle Pancake-Webb, who sits seventh on the season leaderboard, is a Zionsville High School alumna. While with the Eagles, Pancake-Webb earned top-10 finishes at the IHSAA state finals in all four years. She played collegiate golf at Clemson, where she earned two All-ACC selections. Pancake-Webb did not make the cut in last year’s Four Winds Invitational.
Becca Huffer, a longtime Epson Tour veteran since 2013, called South Bend home for four years while playing collegiate golf at Notre Dame from 2009–2012. She was named Big East Freshman of the Year in 2009, and she was named the Irish team MVP in 2010 and 2012. Huffer earned four All-Big East honors during her college career. She shot one over par and tied for 36th at last year’s Four Winds Invitational, and she finished as one of two runners-up at the 2023 tournament with a score of -9.
Mary Parsons, in her second year on the Epson Tour, played collegiately at Indiana University from 2018–2022. She earned Academic All-Big Ten honors during her collegiate career, highlighting her strong performance both on the course and in the classroom.