2017 Symetra Tour Explained
The 2017 Symetra Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2017 in the United States. The Symetra Tour is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in the United States and is the "official developmental tour" of the LPGA Tour. It was previously known as the Futures Tour. In 2017, total prize money on the Symetra Tour was $2,950,000, down from $3,200,000 in 2016.
Schedule and results
The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the Symetra Tour including that event.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Purse ($) |
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Mar 12 | | Florida | Olivia Jordan-Higgins (3) | 125,000 |
Mar 26 | | California | Daniela Darquea (1) | 100,000 |
Apr 1 | | Arizona | Liv Cheng (1) | 100,000 |
Apr 9 | | California | Kim Hye-min (1) | 100,000 |
Apr 23 | | Florida | Hannah Green (1) | 110,000 |
Apr 30 | | Georgia | Nanna Koerstz Madsen (1) | 150,000 |
May 14 | | South Carolina | Céline Boutier (1) | 200,000 |
Jun 4 | | New York | Nanna Koerstz Madsen (2) | 125,000 |
Jun 11 | | Indiana | Kendall Dye (2) | 150,000 |
Jun 18 | | Illinois | Chorphaka Jaengkit (1) | 130,000 |
Jun 25 | | Michigan | Emma Talley (1) | 150,000 |
Jul 2 | | Michigan | Yu Liu (1) | 100,000 |
Jul 9 | | Indiana | Erynne Lee (2) | 200,000 |
Jul 23 | | New York | Nanna Koerstz Madsen (3) | 150,000 |
Jul 30 | | Michigan | Erynne Lee (3) | 100,000 |
Aug 6 | | Wisconsin | Brittany Marchand (1) | 100,000 |
Sep 3 | | South Dakota | Céline Boutier (2) | 210,000 |
Sep 10 | | Kansas | Anne-Catherine Tanguay (1) | 150,000 |
Sep 17 | | Arizona | Hannah Green (2) | 100,000 |
Sep 24 | | Alabama | Lindsey Weaver (1) | 100,000 |
Oct 1 | | Florida | Hannah Green (3) | 100,000 |
Oct 8 | | Florida | Rachel Rohanna (2) | 200,000 | |
Source
[1] Leading money winners
The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained fully exempt cards on the LPGA Tour for the 2018 season.[2]
Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money ($) |
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1 | | | 20 | 124,492 |
2 | | | 20 | 113,880 |
3 | | | 20 | 112,044 |
4 | | | 12 | 93,115 |
5 | | | 21 | 86,110 |
6 | | | 22 | 80,780 |
7 | | | 22 | 76,755 |
8 | | | 20 | 76,663 |
9 | | | 21 | 76,556 |
10 | | | 12 | 63,023 | |
Source[3]
Awards
- Player of the Year, player who leads the money list at the end of the season
- Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year Award, first year player with the highest finish on the official money list
- Trainor Award, an individual or group that has made a significant contribution to women's golf.
- Potawatomi Nation tribes that support the Symetra Tour
- Heather Wilbur Spirit Award, a Symmetry Tour player who "best exemplifies dedication, courage, perseverance, love of the game and spirit toward achieving goals as a professional golfer."
Laura Wearn
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2017 Symetra Tour Schedule . https://web.archive.org/web/20170206185544/http://www.symetratour.com/-/media/files/symetra-schedule-pdf/2017/2017-symetra-tour-schedule.pdf . dead . February 6, 2017 . Symetra Tour . February 6, 2017.
- Web site: Symetra Tour Hands Out Ten LPGA Tour Cards for the 2018 Season . https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054614/http://www.symetratour.com/news/2017-symetra-tour-hands-out-10-cards-for-2018-lpga-season . dead . October 10, 2017 . Symetra Tour . October 9, 2017.
- Web site: Symetra Tour official money . October 9, 2017.