The Strait Cup Ladies Classic is gearing up for an exciting second edition, set to take place on September 2-4. Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan LPGA Tour and the China LPGA Tour, the 54-hole, RMB 800,000 event moves to Tianjin Songjiang Tuanbo Lake Golf Club this year after making its debut at Orient Xiamen a year ago.

A packed 116-player field will gather in Tianjin, China, led by former CLPGA Order of Merit winner Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong of Thailand, who captured the 2026 CTBC Ladies Open on the TLPGA Tour in May, and fellow Thai elite Kultida Pramphun, who was fresh off her maiden victory at the CLPGA Tianjin Ladies Open.

Taiwan’s Wu Chun-Wei (吳純葳) returns for her second straight Strait Cup Classic appearance. She is joined by a strong roaster of TLPGA Tour standouts, including Chen Chih-Min (陳之敏), Huang Ching (黃靖), Lin Tzu-Chi (林子麒), and Phoebe Yao (姚宣榆).

The Chinese lineup features a mix of top local performers in this season, including Ren Yijia (任怡嘉), Liu Wenbo (劉文博), Sui Xiang (隋響), Pang Runzhi (龐潤芝), and Wang Zixuan (王梓萱), as well as a solid group of international tour veterans, such as Thailand’s Pakin Kawinpakorn, Ornnicha Konsunthea, and Onkanok Soisuwan, alongside Singapore’s Koh Sock Hwee.

In its 2025 inaugural staging at Orient Xiamen, the tournament saw 15-year-old Chinese amateur phenom Zhou Shiyuan make history as she lifted the trophy and became the CLPGA Tour’s youngest three-time champion.

The 2026 Strait Cup Ladies Classic marks the first official co-sanctioning partnership between the CLPGA Tour and the TLPGA Tour in seven years, symbolizing a meaningful step forward in cross-strait sports collaboration.

The Tianjin Songjiang Tuanbo Lake Golf Club, backdrop for the 2026 Strait Cup Ladies Classic, was designed by five-time Open Champion Peter Thomson and established in 2002. 

Serving as the kickoff event for the 2026 CLPGA Tour’s second-half swing, the action will unfold across the C and D courses of the 36-hole venue, which feature a links-style layout with elevated greens and deep-pot bunkers. 

Bordered by water on three sides, the Tianjin setting intertwines wind, lush turf, and water hazards that will test every aspect of a player’s shot-shaping abilities. With seasonal changes bringing out totally different conditions, players will expect to face a new level of test compared to the Tianjin Ladies Open held here earlier in the spring.