The Riviera Nayarit Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA Tour's developmental tour. It was the first full-field event on the Symetra Tour to be played outside the United States. [1] It is played at El Tigre Golf and Country Club in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico.
The tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most Symetra Tour tournaments, and included pre-tournament pro-am, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities.
Tournament names through the years:
Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
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2012 | Apr 27–29 | Esther Choe | United States | 207 (−12) | 125,000 | 18,750 |
2011 | Apr 8–10 | Ryann O'Toole | United States | 211 (−8) | 125,000 | 17,500 |
2010 | Mar 26–28 | Cindy LaCrosse | United States | 209 (−10) | 150,000 | 21,000 |
Year | Player | Score | Round |
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2011 | Ryann O'Toole | 67 (−6) | 3rd [2] |
2011 | Miriam Nagl | 67 (−6) | 1st [2] |
2010 | Victoria Elizabeth | 67 (−6) | 3rd [3] |
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