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 $2,420,000 in 2015.
Leading money winners[]
The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained fully exempt cards on the LPGA Tour for the 2017 season.[1]
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madelene Sagström |  Sweden |
15 | 167,064 |
| 2 | Ally McDonald |  United States |
18 | 110,359 |
| 3 | United States |
20 | 97,886 | |
| 4 | Wichanee Meechai |  Thailand |
19 | 86,217 |
| 5 | Laura Gonzalez Escallon |  Belgium |
20 | 77,997 |
| 6 | Thailand |
19 | 77,555 | |
| 7 | United States |
19 | 76,314 | |
| 8 | United States |
20 | 72,496 | |
| 9 | Nelly Korda | United States |
19 | 70,129 |
| 10 |  Chinese Taipei |
21 | 67,577 |
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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Purse | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21 | IOA Championship | California | (1) |
$100,000 | |
| Apr 10 | Florida's Natural Charity Classic | Florida |  (4) |
$175,000 | |
| Apr 17 | 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 | (1) |
$150,000 | |
| May 21 | Georgia | (1) |
$100,000 | ||
| May 29 | Massachusetts | (1) |
$125,000 | ||
| Jun 5 | Fuccillo Kia Championship | New York | (3) |
$125,000 | |
| Jun 19 | Four Winds Invitational | Indiana | (4) |
$150,000 | |
| Jun 26 | Island Resort Championship | Michigan | (2) |
$125,000 | |
| Jul 3 | Tullymore Classic | Michigan |  Paola Moreno (3) |
$100,000 | |
| Jul 17 | Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic | New York |  (1) |
$200,000 | |
| Jul 24 | FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship | Michigan | Laura Gonzalez Escallon (1) |
$100,000 | |
| Jul 31 | Kansas City Championship | Missouri | (1) |
$100,000 | |
| Aug 14 | Decatur-Forsyth Classic | Illinois | (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 | (1) |
$150,000 | |
| Sep 18 | 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 |
Source[3]
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[]
- ^ "Symetra Tour Hands Out Ten LPGA Tour Cards for the 2017 Season". Symetra Tour. October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Symetra Tour official money". Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ "Symetra Tour Schedule 2016" (PDF). Retrieved January 21, 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- Symetra Tour
- 2016 in women's golf