The Epson Tour arrives in Pendleton, Oregon, this week for the 2026 Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic, set for August 21-23 at Wildhorse Golf Course. With a stacked field chasing points on the Road to the LPGA, here are four names to watch as play begins.

Anne Chen

Anne Chen enters Wildhorse in red-hot form. The 2024 Duke graduate closed out the 2025 season with a five-hole playoff win over Sophia Schubert at the Epson Tour Championship, a victory that locked up her spot in the 2025 Race for the Card's top 15 and earned her a 2026 LPGA Tour card. Despite her rookie LPGA status, Chen has continued to tee it up on the Epson Tour in 2026, and she brought that winning form to the Tour's newest stop two weeks ago, firing a 9-under 63 to seize the 36-hole lead at the inaugural Smoky Mountain Championship before finishing inside the top four. A Sugar Land, Texas, native, Chen was also named a Player to Watch at Wildhorse a year ago, and she'll look to turn that early-season form into another strong finish in Pendleton.

Sabrina Iqbal

No one in the field knows Wildhorse Golf Course quite like Sabrina Iqbal. The San Jose, California, native and University of Colorado graduate came within three shots of the title last year, co-leading through 36 holes with Minji Kang before finishing runner-up to eventual champion Erika Hara. It capped a breakout rookie season for Iqbal, who turned pro in 2024 after a decorated collegiate career split between TCU and Colorado and made her professional debut at the U.S. Women's Open at Lancaster Country Club. With a taste of contention already in hand at this course, Iqbal returns to Pendleton looking to finish the job.

Salma Ibrahim

One of the field's most compelling storylines belongs to Salma Ibrahim, who arrives at Wildhorse on an Epson Tour Contractual Invite. A sophomore at Southern University, Ibrahim won the SWAC Individual Championship and was named the conference's Women's Golf Freshman of the Year in the spring of 2025, and she's a scholarship recipient with the Congaree Foundation, which supports young golfers through educational and vocational opportunities in the game. The Culver City, California, native is making the leap from the SWAC to professional golf's developmental tour this week, and her performance in Pendleton will be one to track as she gets an early look at life on the Road to the LPGA.

Gabby Barker

Few players in the field carry a story quite like Gabby Barker's. A Caldwell, Idaho, native and member of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, Barker is one of the first female Native American professional golfers, a distinction she has used to advocate for representation in the game while pursuing her own career on tour. A Big 12 Player of the Year at Texas Tech, Barker has built a resume that includes a sponsor exemption into the LPGA's Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass in 2025, a berth in the 2025 U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills, and her first professional victory earlier this year at the NXXT Women's Championship. She enters Wildhorse on an Epson Tour Sponsor Invitation, looking to build on a career full of milestones with another strong week in Pendleton.

Players to Watch: 2026 Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic

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