The 2016 Symetra Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from February through October 2016 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 2016, total prize money on the Symetra Tour was $3,200,000, up from $2,420,000 in 2015.
Leading money winners The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained fully exempt cards on the LPGA Tour for the 2017 season.
Rank Player Country Events Prize money ($) 1Madelene Sagström 15 167,064 2Ally McDonald 18 110,359 3Jackie Stoelting 20 97,886 4Wichanee Meechai 19 86,217 5Laura Gonzalez Escallon 20 77,997 6Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong 19 77,555 7Dana Finkelstein 19 76,314 8Marissa Steen 20 72,496 9Nelly Korda 19 70,129 10Peiyun Chien 21 67,577 Source
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:
DateTournamentLocationWinnerPurseNote Feb 21 IOA Championship California Erynne Lee (1) $100,000 Apr 10 Florida's Natural Charity Classic Florida Samantha Richdale (4) $175,000 Apr 17 Chico's Patty Berg Memorial Florida Madelene Sagström (1) $200,000 Joint event with the Legends Tour Apr 24 Guardian Retirement Championship Florida Brittany Altomare (1) $110,000 May 8 Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Classic South Carolina Madelene Sagström (2) $250,000 Joint event with the Legends Tour May 15 Symetra Classic North Carolina Erica Popson (1) $150,000 May 21 Gosling's Dark 'n Stormy Classic Georgia Laura Wearn (1) $100,000 May 29 W.B. Mason Championship Massachusetts Natalie Sheary (1) $125,000 Jun 5 Fuccillo Kia Championship New York Jackie Stoelting (3) $125,000 Jun 19 Four Winds Invitational Indiana Jackie Stoelting (4) $150,000 Jun 26 Island Resort Championship Michigan Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong (2) $125,000 Jul 3 Tullymore Classic Michigan Paola Moreno (3) $100,000 Jul 17 Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic New York Clariss Guce (1) $200,000 Jul 24 FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship Michigan Laura Gonzalez Escallon (1) $100,000 Jul 31 Kansas City Championship Missouri Peiyun Chien (1) $100,000 Aug 14 Decatur-Forsyth Classic Illinois Clariss Guce (2) $130,000 Aug 21 PHC Classic Wisconsin Laura Gonzalez Escallon (2) $100,000 Sep 4 Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge South Dakota Nelly Korda (1) $210,000 Sep 11 Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes Kansas Dana Finkelstein (1) $150,000 Sep 18 Garden City Charity Classic Presented by Mariah Fund Kansas Christine Song (5) $100,000 Oct 2 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout Arkansas Madelene Sagström (3) $100,000 Earned promotion to LPGA Tour Oct 9 IOA Golf Classic Florida Canceled due to Hurricane Matthew $100,000 Oct 16 Symetra Tour Championship Florida Nicole Broch Larsen (1) $200,000 Awards Player of the Year, player who leads the money list at the end of the season Madelene Sagström Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year Award, first year player with the highest finish on the official money list Madelene Sagström
See also 2016 LPGA Tour 2016 in golf
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