2016 Symetra Tour

The 2016 Symetra Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from February through October 2016 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 2016, total prize money on the Symetra Tour was $3,200,000, up from $2,420,000 in 2015.

Leading money winners

The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained fully exempt cards on the LPGA Tour for the 2017 season.[1]

RankPlayerCountryEventsPrize
money ($)
1Madelene Sagström Sweden15167,064
2Ally McDonald United States18110,359
3Jackie Stoelting United States2097,886
4Wichanee Meechai Thailand1986,217
5Laura Gonzalez Escallon Belgium2077,997
6Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong Thailand1977,555
7Dana Finkelstein United States1976,314
8Marissa Steen United States2072,496
9Nelly Korda United States1970,129
10Peiyun Chien Chinese Taipei2167,577

Source[2]

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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerPurseNote
Feb 21IOA ChampionshipCaliforniaUnited States Erynne Lee (1)$100,000
Apr 10Florida's Natural Charity ClassicFloridaCanada Samantha Richdale (4)$175,000
Apr 17Chico's Patty Berg MemorialFloridaSweden Madelene Sagström (1)$200,000Joint event with the Legends Tour
Apr 24Guardian Retirement ChampionshipFloridaUnited States Brittany Altomare (1)$110,000
May 8Self Regional Healthcare Foundation ClassicSouth CarolinaSweden Madelene Sagström (2)$250,000Joint event with the Legends Tour
May 15Symetra ClassicNorth CarolinaUnited States Erica Popson (1)$150,000
May 21Gosling's Dark 'n Stormy ClassicGeorgiaUnited States Laura Wearn (1)$100,000
May 29W.B. Mason ChampionshipMassachusettsUnited States Natalie Sheary (1)$125,000
Jun 5Fuccillo Kia ChampionshipNew YorkUnited States Jackie Stoelting (3)$125,000
Jun 19Four Winds InvitationalIndianaUnited States Jackie Stoelting (4)$150,000
Jun 26Island Resort ChampionshipMichiganThailand Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong (2)$125,000
Jul 3Tullymore ClassicMichiganColombia Paola Moreno (3)$100,000
Jul 17Danielle Downey Credit Union ClassicNew YorkPhilippines Clariss Guce (1)$200,000
Jul 24FireKeepers Casino Hotel ChampionshipMichiganBelgium Laura Gonzalez Escallon (1)$100,000
Jul 31Kansas City ChampionshipMissouriChinese Taipei Peiyun Chien (1)$100,000
Aug 14Decatur-Forsyth ClassicIllinoisPhilippines Clariss Guce (2)$130,000
Aug 21PHC ClassicWisconsinBelgium Laura Gonzalez Escallon (2)$100,000
Sep 4Sioux Falls GreatLIFE ChallengeSouth DakotaUnited States Nelly Korda (1)$210,000
Sep 11Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo DunesKansasUnited States Dana Finkelstein (1)$150,000
Sep 18Garden City Charity Classic Presented by Mariah FundKansasUnited States Christine Song (5)$100,000
Oct 2Murphy USA El Dorado ShootoutArkansasSweden Madelene Sagström (3)$100,000Earned promotion to LPGA Tour
Oct 9IOA Golf ClassicFloridaCanceled due to Hurricane Matthew$100,000
Oct 16Symetra Tour ChampionshipFloridaDenmark Nicole Broch Larsen (1)$200,000

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Symetra Tour Hands Out Ten LPGA Tour Cards for the 2017 Season". Symetra Tour. October 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Symetra Tour official money". Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Symetra Tour Schedule 2016" (PDF). Retrieved January 21, 2016.
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