2017 Symetra Tour
The 2017 Symetra Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2017 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 2017, total prize money on the Symetra Tour was $2,950,000, down from $3,200,000 in 2016.
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 |
Mar 12 | Florida's Natural Charity Classic | Florida | ![]() | 125,000 |
Mar 26 | IOA Championship | California | ![]() | 100,000 |
Apr 1 | Gateway Classic | Arizona | ![]() | 100,000 |
Apr 9 | POC MED Golf Classic | California | ![]() | 100,000 |
Apr 23 | Sara Bay Classic | Florida | ![]() | 110,000 |
Apr 30 | Symetra Classic | Georgia | ![]() | 150,000 |
May 14 | Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Classic | South Carolina | ![]() | 200,000 |
Jun 4 | Fuccillo Kia Championship | New York | ![]() | 125,000 |
Jun 11 | Four Winds Invitational | Indiana | ![]() | 150,000 |
Jun 18 | Decatur-Forsyth Classic | Illinois | ![]() | 130,000 |
Jun 25 | Island Resort Championship | Michigan | ![]() | 150,000 |
Jul 2 | Tullymore Classic | Michigan | ![]() | 100,000 |
Jul 9 | Donald Ross Centennial Classic | Indiana | ![]() | 200,000 |
Jul 23 | Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic | New York | ![]() | 150,000 |
Jul 30 | FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship | Michigan | ![]() | 100,000 |
Aug 6 | PHC Classic | Wisconsin | ![]() | 100,000 |
Sep 3 | Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge | South Dakota | ![]() | 210,000 |
Sep 10 | Garden City Charity Classic | Kansas | ![]() | 150,000 |
Sep 17 | Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout | Arizona | ![]() | 100,000 |
Sep 24 | Guardian Championship | Alabama | ![]() | 100,000 |
Oct 1 | IOA Golf Classic | Florida | ![]() | 100,000 |
Oct 8 | Symetra Tour Championship | Florida | ![]() | 200,000 |
Source
Leading money winners
The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained fully exempt cards on the LPGA Tour for the 2018 season.Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money |
1 | Benyapa Niphatsophon | 20 | 124,492 | |
2 | Hannah Green | 20 | 113,880 | |
3 | Céline Boutier | 20 | 112,044 | |
4 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 12 | 93,115 | |
5 | Yu Liu | 21 | 86,110 | |
6 | Erynne Lee | 22 | 80,780 | |
7 | Lindsey Weaver | 22 | 76,755 | |
8 | Anne-Catherine Tanguay | 20 | 76,663 | |
9 | Emma Talley | 21 | 76,556 | |
10 | Katelyn Dambaugh | 12 | 63,023 |
Source
Awards
- Player of the Year, player who leads the money list at the end of the season
- * Benyapa Niphatsophon
- Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year Award, first year player with the highest finish on the official money list
- * Hannah Green
- Trainor Award, an individual or group that has made a significant contribution to women's golf.
- * Potawatomi Nation tribes that support the Symetra Tour
- Heather Wilbur Spirit Award, a Symmetry Tour player who "best exemplifies dedication, courage, perseverance, love of the game and spirit toward achieving goals as a professional golfer."
- * Laura Wearn