Symetra Tour Championship

The Symetra Tour Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was played at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida from 2008 to 2019, except for 2016. In 2008 and 2009 the tournament was played on the Jones Course. Beginning in 2010, it has been played on the Champions Course. The 2016 event was played at Alaqua Country Club in Longwood, Florida due to course conditions at LPGA International caused by Hurricane Matthew.[1] In 2020, the event moved to River Run Country Club in Davidson, North Carolina.[2]

The tournament is a 72-hole event, as are most Symetra Tour tournaments, and includes pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. For professionals, it is a final chance to get into the top ten on the Symetra Tour's money list and earn an LPGA Tour card, or at least improve their status for LPGA Tour Qualifying School. The current benefiting charity of the Symetra Tour Championship is the Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia and Flagler Counties.

Tournament names through the years:

  • 2008: American Systems Invitational
  • 2009: iMPACT Invitational
  • 2010–2012: Daytona Beach Invitational
  • 2013–2020: Symetra Tour Championship

Winners
YearDatesChampionCountryScorePurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2020Nov 3–6Frida Kinhult Sweden278 (−10)175,00026,250
2019Oct 3–6Laura Wearn United States271 (−17)225,00034,500
2018Oct 4–7Ruixin Liu China269 (−19)225,00034,500
2017Oct 5–8 Rachel Rohanna United States203 (−13)200,00030,000
2016Oct 13–16Nicole Broch Larsen Denmark266 (−18)200,00030,000
2015Oct 15–18Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong Thailand274 (−14)150,00020,000
2014Sep 18–21Marita Engzelius Norway278 (−10)125,00018,750
2013Sep 26–30Megan McCrystal United States275 (−13)125,00018,750
2012Sep 28–30Daniela Iacobelli United States205 (−11)125,00018,750
2011Apr 1–3Haru Nomura Japan207 (−9)100,00014,000
2010Apr 9–11Kristie Smith Australia204 (−12)100,00014,000
2009Apr 3–5Misun Cho South Korea210 (−6)100,00014,000
2008Apr 4–6Leah Wigger United States212 (−4)100,00014,000

Tournament records
YearPlayerScoreRoundCourse
2019Pavarisa Yoktuan62 (−10)1stJones Course at LPGA International
2020Demi Runas66 (−6)4thRiver Run Country Club

References
  1. "Symetra Tour Championship Moving To Longwood Due To Hurricane Matthew". Symetra Tour. October 8, 2016.
  2. "Pre-Tournament Notes from the Symetra Tour Championship". LPGA. November 2, 2020.
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