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2017 Symetra Tour

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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

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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 ($)
Mar 12 Florida's Natural Charity Classic Florida Jersey Olivia Jordan-Higgins (3) 125,000
Mar 26 IOA Championship California Ecuador Daniela Darquea (1) 100,000
Apr 1 Gateway Classic Arizona New Zealand Liv Cheng (1) 100,000
Apr 9 POC MED Golf Classic California South Korea Kim Hye-min (1) 100,000
Apr 23 Sara Bay Classic Florida Australia Hannah Green (1) 110,000
Apr 30 Symetra Classic Georgia Denmark Nanna Koerstz Madsen (1) 150,000
May 14 Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Classic South Carolina France Céline Boutier (1) 200,000
Jun 4 Fuccillo Kia Championship New York Denmark Nanna Koerstz Madsen (2) 125,000
Jun 11 Four Winds Invitational Indiana United States Kendall Dye (2) 150,000
Jun 18 Decatur-Forsyth Classic Illinois Thailand Chorphaka Jaengkit (1) 130,000
Jun 25 Island Resort Championship Michigan United States Emma Talley (1) 150,000
Jul 2 Tullymore Classic Michigan China Yu Liu (1) 100,000
Jul 9 Donald Ross Centennial Classic Indiana United States Erynne Lee (2) 200,000
Jul 23 Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic New York Denmark Nanna Koerstz Madsen (3) 150,000
Jul 30 FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship Michigan United States Erynne Lee (3) 100,000
Aug 6 PHC Classic Wisconsin Canada Brittany Marchand (1) 100,000
Sep 3 Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge South Dakota France Céline Boutier (2) 210,000
Sep 10 Garden City Charity Classic Kansas Canada Anne-Catherine Tanguay (1) 150,000
Sep 17 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout Arizona Australia Hannah Green (2) 100,000
Sep 24 Guardian Championship Alabama United States Lindsey Weaver (1) 100,000
Oct 1 IOA Golf Classic Florida Australia Hannah Green (3) 100,000
Oct 8 Symetra Tour Championship Florida United States Rachel Rohanna (2) 200,000

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Leading money winners

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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 ($)
1 Benyapa Niphatsophon  Thailand 20 124,492
2 Hannah Green  Australia 20 113,880
3 Céline Boutier  France 20 112,044
4 Nanna Koerstz Madsen  Denmark 12 93,115
5 Yu Liu  China 21 86,110
6 Erynne Lee  United States 22 80,780
7 Lindsey Weaver  United States 22 76,755
8 Anne-Catherine Tanguay  Canada 20 76,663
9 Emma Talley  United States 21 76,556
10 Katelyn Dambaugh  United States 12 63,023

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Awards

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  • 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."

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 Symetra Tour Schedule" (PDF). Symetra Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Symetra Tour Hands Out Ten LPGA Tour Cards for the 2018 Season". Symetra Tour. October 9, 2017. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Symetra Tour official money". Retrieved October 9, 2017.
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