2010 Duramed Futures Tour

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The 2010 Duramed Futures Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through September 2010 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 2010, total prize money on the Futures Tour was $1,920,000, the highest in the 30-year history of the Tour, and for the first time ever, played outside the USA, with one tournament in La Riviera Nayarit, Mexico.

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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 2011 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 2011.

PositionPlayerCountryEarnings (US$)
1 Cindy LaCrosse Flag of the United States.svg  United States 94,578
2 Jennifer Song Flag of the United States.svg  United States 63,375
3 Christine Song Flag of the United States.svg  United States 63,036
4 Jenny Shin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53,686
5 Gerina Mendoza Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53,408
6 Angela Oh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50,156
7 Ryann O'Toole Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45,806
8 Tiffany Joh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 41,451
9 Hannah Jun Flag of the United States.svg  United States 40,406
10 Pornanong Phatlum Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 39,261

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 21 Florida's Natural Charity Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Angela Oh (1)
Mar 28 Riviera Nayarit Challenge Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Cindy LaCrosse (1)
Apr 11 Daytona Beach Invitational Florida Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristie Smith (1)
Apr 25 Historic Brownsville Open Texas Flag of South Korea.svg Sophie Jang (1)
May 2 Texas Hill Country Classic Texas Flag of Colombia.svg Paola Moreno (1)
May 16 Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship 1 Kansas Flag of the United States.svg Ryann O'Toole (1)
Jun 6 Ladies Titan Tire Challenge Iowa Flag of the United States.svg Christine Song (1)
Jun 13 The Teva Championship Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Christine Song (2)
Jun 20 Tate & Lyle Players Championship Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Song (1)
Jun 27 City of Hammond Classic Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Nannette Hill (1)
Jul 4 Falls Auto Group Classic Kentucky Flag of the United States.svg Ryann O'Toole (2)
Jul 18 ING New England Golf Classic Connecticut Flag of the United States.svg Tiffany Joh (1)
Jul 25 The International at Concord New Hampshire Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Shin (1)
Aug 1 Alliance Bank Golf Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Cindy LaCrosse (2)
Aug 8 Pennsylvania Classic Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Dori Carter (1)
Aug 16 Greater Richmond Golf Classic Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Song (2)
Sep 5 Price Chopper Tour Championship New York Flag of the United States.svg Cindy LaCrosse (3)

Tournaments in bold are majors
1Tournament shortened to 18 holes due to rain.

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