SOUTH BEND, IN – The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana and its Four Winds Casinos announced that the 2026 Four Winds Invitational will return to Blackthorn Golf Club from Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12. This year’s Four Winds Invitational will offer a $225,000 purse for the players and the proceeds from the tournament will be donated to Beacon Children’s Hospital. The tournament is also seeking 150 volunteers for morning, afternoon, and evening shifts of all three days of the tournament. The Four Winds Invitational is part of the Epson Tour schedule, which entered its 46th year of structured competition in 2026 and is the most established women’s qualifying tour in the world as the one “Road to the LPGA.”
“The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and our Four Winds Casinos are very excited to announce the dates for the 15th edition of the Four Winds Invitational,” said Matthew Wesaw, Tribal Council Chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana. “We are proud to once again partner with the LPGA’s Epson Tour, as well as Blackthorn Golf Club, which hosted the tournament from 2012 through 2020. Over the last 14 years, we’ve donated close to $1.2 Million to Beacon Children’s Hospital using proceeds from the tournament and we couldn’t be more proud that these funds have been used to acquire life-saving equipment to better serve patients and families in the South Bend community.”
“The Four Winds Invitational is one of South Bend’s most important sporting events for summer, attracting top talent from around the world, as well as raising funds for Beacon Children’s Hospital,” said Tim Firestone, CEO of Blackthorn Golf Club. “We are excited to return as golf course host for the tournament and partner with the Pokagon Band, Four Winds Casinos, and LPGA’s Epson Tour to make the 15th edition of 2026 Four Winds Invitational the best tournament yet.”
