2020 Symetra Tour
The 2020 Symetra Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2020 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.
Schedule and results
A number of tournament were postponed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
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 ($) |
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Mar 6–8 | Florida's Natural Charity Classic | Florida | Janie Jackson | 125,000 |
Windsor Golf Classic | California | Cancelled[1] | 150,000 | |
Zimmer Biomet Championship | Alabama | Cancelled[1] | 300,000 | |
The CDPHP Open | New York | Cancelled[1] | 150,000 | |
Island Resort Championship | Michigan | Cancelled | 200,000 | |
Prasco Charity Championship | Ohio | Cancelled | 175,000 | |
Donald Ross Classic | Indiana | Cancelled | 225,000 | |
Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic | New York | Cancelled | 175,000 | |
July 24–26 | FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship | Michigan | Ruixin Liu (4) | 175,000 |
PHC Classic | Wisconsin | Cancelled | 125,000 | |
Garden City Charity Classic | Kansas | Cancelled | 175,000 | |
Aug 14–16 | Founders Tribute at Longbow | Arizona | Sarah White (1) | 125,000 |
Aug 21–23[lower-alpha 2] | IOA Championship | California | Fátima Fernández Cano (1) | 125,000 |
Circling Raven Championship | Idaho | Cancelled | 200,000 | |
Copper Rock Championship | Utah | Cancelled | 200,000 | |
Sep 4–6[lower-alpha 3] | Four Winds Invitational | Indiana | Kim Kaufman (3) | 150,000 |
Guardian Championship | Alabama | Cancelled | 175,000 | |
Sep 25–27 | IOA Golf Classic | Florida | Laura Wearn (3) | 175,000 |
Oct 1–4[lower-alpha 4] | Symetra Classic | North Carolina | Peiyun Chien (2) | 175,000 |
Oct 15–17 | Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship | Florida | Matilda Castren (1) | 125,000 |
IOA Invitational | Georgia | Cancelled | 150,000 | |
Oct 28–31 | Carolina Golf Classic | North Carolina | Ana Belac (1) | 200,000 |
Nov 3–6[lower-alpha 6] | Symetra Tour Championship | North Carolina | Frida Kinhult (1) | 250,000 |
Source[2]
Leading money winners
Normally, the top ten money winners at the end of the season would have gained fully exempt cards on the LPGA Tour for the 2021 season.[3] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only the top five will gain cards. Those players will also receive entry in the 2020 U.S. Women's Open.[4]
Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Ana Belac | Slovenia | 9 | 49,081 |
2 | Fátima Fernández Cano | Spain | 8 | 48,069 |
3 | Kim Kaufman | United States | 10 | 44,459 |
4 | Frida Kinhult | Sweden | 8 | 42,057 |
5 | Janie Jackson | United States | 10 | 41,723 |
See also
References
- "Statement on Upcoming Symetra Tour Schedule and the LPGA Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- "Symetra Tour Releases 40th Anniversary Schedule". Symetra Tour. January 30, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- "Meet the Symetra Tour Graduates". LPGA. October 6, 2019.
- "Pre-Tournament Notes from the Symetra Tour Championship". LPGA. November 2, 2020.