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 $3,200,000 in 2016.
Schedule and results
editThe number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the Symetra Tour including that event.
Source[1]
Leading money winners
editThe top ten money winners at the end of the season gained fully exempt cards on the LPGA Tour for the 2018 season.[2]
Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Source[3]
Awards
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "2017 Symetra Tour Schedule" (PDF). Symetra Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Symetra Tour official money". Retrieved October 9, 2017.