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Symetra Tour
The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour. Tour membership is open to professional women golfers and to qualified amateurs. History The Futures Tour was founded in Florida in 1981 as the "Tampa Bay Mini Tour". It officially became the ''Futures Golf Tour'' in 1983 and in 1999 become a national tour designated as the "official developmental tour" of the LPGA Tour (the U.S.-based professional women's golf tour). Grace Park, Marilyn Lovander and Audra Burks were the first players to receive automatic LPGA Tour exempt status by finishing one, two, and three on the Futures Golf Tour Money List. The minimum age for participation was lowered to 17 prior to the 2006 season. On July 18, 2007, the LPGA officially announced that it had acquired the Futures Tour effective immediately, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. The region includes Middle America (Americas), Middle America (comprising the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico) and Northern America. North America covers an area of about , representing approximately 16.5% of Earth's land area and 4.8% of its total surface area. It is the third-largest continent by size after Asia and Africa, and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, fourth-largest continent by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. , North America's population was estimated as over 592 million people in list of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America, 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorena Ochoa
Lorena Ochoa Reyes (; born 15 November 1981) is a Mexican former professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 2003 LPGA Tour, 2003 to 2010 LPGA Tour, 2010. She was the Women's World Golf Rankings#World number ones, top-ranked female golfer in the world for 158 consecutive and total weeks (both are LPGA Tour records), from 23 April 2007 to her retirement on 2 May 2010, at the age of 28 years old. As the first Mexican golfer of either gender to be ranked number one in the world, because of her record, she is considered the best female golfer of all time. Ochoa was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017. Childhood and amateur career Born and raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Ochoa was the third of four children of a real estate developer and an artist. She took up golf at the age of five, won her first state event at the age of six, and her first national event at seven. An 11-year-old Ochoa approached the professional Rafael Alarcón (golfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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. 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 (g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Symetra Tour
The 2018 Symetra Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2018 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 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. 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 2019 season: See also * 2018 LPGA Tour *2018 in golf References External links * {{Epson Tour seasons Epson Tour seasons Symetra Tour The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the official dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Symetra Tour
The 2019 Symetra Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2019 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 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. 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 2020 season. Source See also * 2019 LPGA Tour *2019 in golf References External links * {{Epson Tour seasons Epson Tour seasons Symetra Tour The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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. Source 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. 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. See also *2020 LPGA Tour *2020 in golf References External links * {{Epson Tour season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Symetra Tour
The 2021 Symetra Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2021 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. This was the last season of the tour sponsored by Symetra. 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. 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 2022 season. Source: See also * 2021 LPGA Tour *2021 in golf References External links * {{Epson Tour seasons Epson Tour seasons Symetra Tour The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Epson Tour
The 2022 Epson Tour is a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2022 in the United States. The Epson 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 most recently known as the Symetra Tour. Schedule and results The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the Epson Tour including that event. 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 2023 season. Source: See also *2022 LPGA Tour *2022 in golf References External links * {{Epson Tour seasons Epson Tour seasons Epson Tour The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Epson Tour
The 2023 Epson Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2023 in the United States. The Epson 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 most recently known as the Symetra Tour. Changes for 2023 The number of tournaments were expanded from 21 to 22. Inaugural events are Hartford HealthCare Women's Championship and Black Desert Resort Championship, while the Ann Arbor's Road to the LPGA was removed from the schedule after only one installment. The Carolina Golf Classic in North Carolina changed name to Champions Fore Change Invitational. Schedule and results The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the Epson Tour including that event. Source: Leading money winners The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained fully exempt cards on the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Epson Tour
The 2024 Epson Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2024 in the United States. The Epson 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 most recently known as the Symetra Tour. Changes for 2024 The number of tournaments were reduced from 22 to 19 while total prize money remained at $5 million. Inaugural events were the Atlantic Beach Classic and Otter Creek Championship, while the Black Desert Resort Championship, French Lick Charity Championship, Circling Raven Championship, Inova Mission Inn Resort & Club Championship and Champions Fore Change Invitational were removed from the schedule. Schedule and results The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the Epson Tour including that event. Source: Race for the Card The top 15 under a new points-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karrie Webb
Karrie Anne Webb (born 21 December 1974) is an Australian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. She has 41 wins on the LPGA Tour, more than any other active player. Early life and amateur career Webb was born in Ayr, Queensland. She was a member of the Australian Amateur team, making six international appearances from 1992 to 1994, including a 1994 appearance in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships. This was the year she became the Australian Stroke Play Champion Professional career Webb began her professional golfing career in 1994 playing on the Ladies European Tour, where she finished second at the Women's Australian Open, and the Futures Tour in the U.S., where she won one tournament. In 1995 she became the youngest ever winner of the Weetabix Women's British Open in her rooki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Henderson
Brooke Mackenzie Henderson (born 10 September 1997) is a Canadian professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. Henderson was named the Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2015, 2017 and 2018. She won her first Women's major golf championships, major at age 18 in 2016 LPGA Tour, 2016 at the 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, KPMG Women's PGA Championship, becoming the event's youngest winner. With 13 LPGA wins as of January 2023, Henderson has the most victories of any Canadian golfer on major professional tours. She won her second career major title at the 2022 Evian Championship. In November 2019, she was named the winner of the 2019 Founders Award by a vote of fellow golfers on the LPGA Tour as someone "whose behaviour and deeds best exemplify the spirit, ideals, and values of the LPGA." Early years, family and education Henderson was raised in Smiths Falls, Ontario and initially learned golf at the Rideau Lakes Golf and Country Club. Her parents are Dave and Darlene. Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
