2016 Symetra Tour

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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.

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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 ($)
1 Madelene Sagström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15167,064
2 Ally McDonald Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18110,359
3 Jackie Stoelting Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2097,886
4 Wichanee Meechai Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1986,217
5 Laura Gonzalez Escallon Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2077,997
6 Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1977,555
7 Dana Finkelstein Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1976,314
8 Marissa Steen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2072,496
9 Nelly Korda Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1970,129
10 Peiyun Chien Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2167,577

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 21 IOA Championship California Flag of the United States.svg Erynne Lee (1)$100,000
Apr 10 Florida's Natural Charity Classic Florida Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samantha Richdale (4)$175,000
Apr 17 Chico's Patty Berg Memorial Florida Flag of Sweden.svg Madelene Sagström (1)$200,000Joint event with the Legends Tour
Apr 24 Guardian Retirement Championship Florida Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Altomare (1)$110,000
May 8 Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Classic South Carolina Flag of Sweden.svg Madelene Sagström (2)$250,000Joint event with the Legends Tour
May 15 Symetra Classic North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Erica Popson (1)$150,000
May 21 Gosling's Dark 'n Stormy Classic Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Laura Wearn (1)$100,000
May 29 W.B. Mason Championship Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Sheary (1)$125,000
Jun 5 Fuccillo Kia Championship New York Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Stoelting (3)$125,000
Jun 19 Four Winds Invitational Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Stoelting (4)$150,000
Jun 26 Island Resort Championship Michigan Flag of Thailand.svg Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong (2)$125,000
Jul 3 Tullymore Classic Michigan Flag of Colombia.svg Paola Moreno (3)$100,000
Jul 17 Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic New York Flag of the Philippines.svg Clariss Guce (1)$200,000
Jul 24 FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship Michigan Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laura Gonzalez Escallon (1)$100,000
Jul 31 Kansas City Championship Missouri Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Peiyun Chien (1)$100,000
Aug 14 Decatur-Forsyth Classic Illinois Flag of the Philippines.svg Clariss Guce (2)$130,000
Aug 21 PHC Classic Wisconsin Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laura Gonzalez Escallon (2)$100,000
Sep 4 Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge South Dakota Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda (1)$210,000
Sep 11 Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes Kansas Flag of the United States.svg Dana Finkelstein (1)$150,000
Sep 18 Garden City Charity Classic Presented by Mariah Fund Kansas Flag of the United States.svg Christine Song (5)$100,000
Oct 2 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout Arkansas Flag of Sweden.svg Madelene Sagström (3)$100,000Earned promotion to LPGA Tour
Oct 9 IOA Golf Classic FloridaCanceled due to Hurricane Matthew $100,000
Oct 16 Symetra Tour Championship Florida Flag of Denmark.svg Nicole Broch Larsen (1)$200,000

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Awards

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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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