2012 Symetra Tour

The 2012 Symetra Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through September 2012 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 2012, total prize money on the Symetra Tour was $1,755,000.

Leading money winners

The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained fully exempt cards on the LPGA Tour for the 2013 season.[1] In previous years, only the top five players received fully exempt cards while the next five receiving partial status.

RankPlayerCountryEventsPrize
money ($)
1Esther Choe United States655,690
2Paola Moreno Colombia1250,908
3Victoria Elizabeth United States1646,565
4Thidapa Suwannapura Thailand1342,884
5Daniela Iacobelli United States1641,049
6Mi Hyang Lee South Korea1440,882
7Jenny Gleason United States1138,741
8Julia Boland Australia1638,447
9Nicole Smith United States1638,004
10Sara-Maude Juneau Canada1537,632

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.

Dates Tournament Location Winner
March 23–25 Florida's Natural Charity Classic Florida Megan McChrystal (1)
April 20–22 Sara Bay Classic Florida Esther Choe (1)
April 27–20 Riviera Nayarit Classic Mexico Esther Choe (2)
June 1–3 My Marsh Golf Classic Indiana Sara Brown (1)
June 8–10 Ladies Titan Tire Challenge Iowa Lauren Doughtie (1)
June 15–17 Tate & Lyle Players Championship Illinois Kristie Smith (2)
June 29 – July 1 Island Resort Championship Michigan Leah Wigger (2)
July 20–22 Northeast Delta Dental International New Hampshire Jenny Gleason (3)
July 27–29 Credit Union Classic New York Victoria Elizabeth (1)
August 3–5 The Credit Union Challenge New York Jaclyn Sweeney (1)
August 10–12 Four Winds Invitational Indiana Julia Boland (1)
August 17–19 Eagle Classic Virginia Paola Moreno (2)
August 24–26 Challenge at Musket Ridge Maryland Misun Cho (3)
September 14–16 Symetra Classic North Carolina Mi Hyang Lee (1)
September 21–23 Vidalia Championship Georgia Thidapa Suwannapura (1)
September 28–30 Daytona Beach Invitational Florida Daniela Iacobelli (1)

Source[3]

Awards
  • Player of the Year, player who leads the money list at the end of the season
    • Esther Choe
  • Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year Award, first year player with the highest finish on the official money list
  • Heather Wilbur Spirit Award, a player who "best exemplifies dedication, courage, perseverance, love of the game and spirit toward achieving goals as a professional golfer."
    • Nicole Jeray

See also

References
  1. "Ten Symetra Tour Players Graduate to 2013 LPGA Tour". Symetra Tour. September 30, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "Symetra Tour official money". Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. "Symetra Tour – 2012 Tournament Winners". Retrieved January 24, 2013.
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