2025 LPGA Legends Championship: Players to Watch

The LPGA Legends Championship field is full of icons, with multiple LPGA winners and major champions teeing it up in hopes of earning the $60,000 winner’s check. Past Champions are going for yet another title, while some new faces enter the mix after turning 45 and earning eligibility on the Legends Tour. No matter how long they’ve been playing, they have all proven that they have what it takes to continue competing against the best in the game. Here are some players to watch for the 2025 LPGA Legends Championship:

Angela Stanford

Stanford enters the week as the back-to-back defending champion of the LPGA Legends Championship, joining Trish Johnson as the only player to win the event more than once. The 47-year-old is making just her third appearance in the event and is coming off of being announced as the Captain for Team U.S.A. at the 2026 Solheim Cup.

During her time on the LPGA Tour, Stanford accumulated 100 top-10 finishes, as well as seven wins. Of the seven wins, the Texas native earned one major championship victory at the 2018 Evian Championship. When Saturday rolls around, Stanford will have a real chance of becoming the first player to win the LPGA Legends Championship three times.

Cristie Kerr

Kerr is arguably one of the more notable names in the 2025 LPGA Legends Championship field and is competing in the tournament for just the second time. In 2024, the Scottsdale, Ariz. native finished runner-up to Stanford, just three shots shy of forcing a playoff and a chance to win. The 47-year-old has earned over $20M in career earnings on the LPGA Tour, finding the winner’s circle 20 times. As of late, Kerr has teed it up on the LPGA and Epson Tours, missing the cut in both of her LPGA Tour appearances, but finishing in a share of 10th at the Epson Tour’s Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic. With competitive reps under her belt and unfinished business from last year’s tournament, Kerr is a name to watch once competition gets underway.

Laura Diaz

Diaz first joined the LPGA Tour in 1999 after turning professional in 1997. The 50-year-old earned three Epson Tour victories before earning her LPGA Tour card. During her time on the LPGA Tour, Diaz won twice, with her last victory coming at the 2002 LPGA Corning Classic. She also represented Team USA in the Solheim Cup four times and finished with 58 career top-10s on Tour. Could this be the week she finds herself in the winner’s circle for the first time since 2002?

Paula Pearson Tucker

Pearson Tucker was one of two athletes to qualify into the tournament on Monday, completing the field of 78 players. She is an LPGA Teaching & Club Professional and has been the head golf professional for the City of Lauderhill since 1999. Before turning professional in 2004, the Miami Gardens, Fla. native spent 14 years in the financial services industry, ultimately giving it up to pursue her passion for golf. The 68-year-old played on the Epson Tour, when it was then the LPGA Futures Tour, but never made it up to the biggest stage in women’s golf.