2009 Duramed Futures Tour

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The 2009 Duramed Futures Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through September 2009 in the United States. The Futures Tour is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in the United States and is the "official developmental tour" of the LPGA Tour. In 2009, total prize money on the Futures Tour was $1,795,000, the highest in the 29-year history of the Tour.

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Leading money winners

The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained membership on the LPGA Tour for the 2010 season, with those finishing in the top five positions gaining higher priority for entry into events than those finishing in positions six through ten. Finishers in positions six through ten had the option to attend LPGA Qualifying School to try to improve their membership status for 2010. [1]

PositionPlayerCountryEarnings (US$)
1 Mina Harigae Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 88,386
2 Jean Reynolds Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 76,647
3 Misun Cho Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 64,118
4 Samantha Richdale Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 59,292
5 Song Yi Choi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 42,939
6 Whitney Wade Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 41,393
7 Angela Buzminski Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 37,048
8 Christine Song Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 35,130
9 Alison Walshe Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 34,225
10 Dewi Claire Schreefel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30,600

Schedule and results

The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the Futures Tour including that event.

DatesTournamentLocationWinner
Mar 22 Florida's Natural Growers Charity Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Jean Reynolds (1)
Apr 5 iMPACT Invitational Florida Flag of South Korea.svg Misun Cho (1)
Apr 19 Louisiana Pelican Classic Louisiana Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samantha Richdale (2)
Apr 26 Historic Brownsville Open Texas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Angela Buzminski (5)
May 3 Texas Hill Country Classic Texas Flag of the United States.svg Allison Hanna-Williams (1)
May 17 Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship Kansas Flag of Spain.svg Elisa Serramia (1)
Jun 7 Ladies Titan Tire Challenge Iowa Flag of the United States.svg Mina Harigae (1)
Jun 14 Michelob Ultra Duramed Futures Players Championship Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Mina Harigae (2)
Jun 21 The Duramed Championship Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Wade (1)
Jun 28 Horseshoe Casino Classic at Lost Marsh Golf Course Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Jean Reynolds (2)
Jul 19 ING New England Golf Classic Connecticut Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dewi Claire Schreefel (1)
Jul 26 USI Championship New Hampshire Flag of South Korea.svg Misun Cho (2)
Aug 2 Alliance Bank Golf Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Suh (1)
Aug 9 Falls Auto Group Classic Kentucky Flag of the United States.svg Mina Harigae (3)
Aug 16 iMPACT Classic Virginia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lisa Meldrum (1)
Aug 23 Turkey Hill Classic Pennsylvania Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samantha Richdale (3)
Sep 6 ILOVENY Championship New York Flag of South Korea.svg Song Yi Choi (1)

Tournaments in bold are majors

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References

  1. "Ten Duramed Futures Tour Players Earn 2010 LPGA Membership". Futures Tour. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2009.