2016 Symetra Tour

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.

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.

Rank Player Country Events Prize
money ($)
1 Madelene Sagström  Sweden 15 167,064
2 Ally McDonald  United States 18 110,359
3 Jackie Stoelting  United States 20 97,886
4 Wichanee Meechai  Thailand 19 86,217
5 Laura Gonzalez Escallon  Belgium 20 77,997
6 Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong  Thailand 19 77,555
7 Dana Finkelstein  United States 19 76,314
8 Marissa Steen  United States 20 72,496
9 Nelly Korda  United States 19 70,129
10 Peiyun Chien  Chinese Taipei 21 67,577

Source

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:

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

Awards

  • 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Symetra Tour Hands Out Ten LPGA Tour Cards for the 2017 Season". Symetra Tour. October 16, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Symetra Tour official money". Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Symetra Tour Schedule 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2016.