SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and its Four Winds Casinos announced three players have received sponsor exemptions to play in the 2025 Four Winds Invitational.

The players include Gabby Barker (Lemieux), Lauren Beaudreau, and Paige Warren.

Sponsor exemptions give amateurs and up-and-coming players the opportunity to play in professional tournaments.

The Four Winds Invitational, part of the Epson Tour, is now in its 45th year of structured competition, and is considered the most established women's qualifying tour in the world as the one "Road to the LPGA."

Barker (Lemieux), of Caldwell, Idaho, is a graduate of Texas Tech University and is part of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribe. She was also the first Native American to compete in the U.S. Women's Open in 2022.

Beaudreau, of Lemont, Ill., graduated from the University of Notre Dame with an undergraduate degree in marketing and a master's degree in business analytics.

In her final season of collegiate golf, she held the lowest scoring average in Notre Dame history at 71.88.

Warren, a citizen of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana, first played in the Four Winds Invitational in 2019 at age 16.

She played three years of varsity golf for Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Md. where she won the 2019 conference title and was the runner up in 2018.

Mary Smith, Chief Operating Officer of Four Winds Casinos, said, "We are excited to open doors for these deserving young ladies while also giving back to the community for a great cause. We wish Gabby, Lauren, and Paige the best of luck at this year's tournament."

The tournament takes place from Aug. 1-3 at South Bend Country Club. Proceeds from the tournament will be donated to Beacon Children's Hospital.