The 2012 Symetra Tour (formerly the Futures Tour) was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through September 2012 in the United States. It is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in the United States and the "official developmental tour" of the LPGA Tour. In 2012, its total prize money was $1,755,000.

Leading money winners

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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.

Rank Player Country Events Prize
money ($)
1 Esther Choe   United States 6 55,690
2 Paola Moreno   Colombia 12 50,908
3 Victoria Elizabeth   United States 16 46,565
4 Thidapa Suwannapura   Thailand 13 42,884
5 Daniela Iacobelli   United States 16 41,049
6 Mi Hyang Lee   South Korea 14 40,882
7 Jenny Gleason   United States 11 38,741
8 Julia Boland   Australia 16 38,447
9 Nicole Smith   United States 16 38,004
10 Sara-Maude Juneau   Canada 15 37,632

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Schedule and results

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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

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  • Player of the Year, player who leads the money list at the end of the season
  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Ten Symetra Tour Players Graduate to 2013 LPGA Tour". Symetra Tour. September 30, 2012. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "Symetra Tour official money". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Symetra Tour – 2012 Tournament Winners". Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
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