Symetra Tour Championship: Who will earn LPGA cards?

Here's the entire history of Symetra "graduates" ... and congrats to Christine Song who picked up her Bachelor's in 2009, her Master's in 2010, and her PHD in 2013.


www.symetratour.com/golf/news/race-for-the-card---history.aspx

TOUR GRADUATES:
The Symetra Tour annually awards LPGA membership to its top players on each official season money list. (Three LPGA cards were awarded from 1999-2002; five were awarded from 2003-2007; and 10 were awarded, starting in 2008). A total of 107 players have automatically "graduated” since 1999. They are as follows:

2014: Marissa Steen, Min Seo Kwak, Jackie Stoelting, Sadena Parks, Min Lee, Yueer Cindy Feng, Wei-Ling Hsu, Kendall Dye, Demi Runas, Mallory Blackwelder

2013: P.K. Kongkraphan, Giulia Molinaro, Marina Alex, Christine Song, Cydney Clanton, Sue Kim , Hannah Jun, Perrine Delacour, Alena Sharp, Jacyln Sweeney

2012: Esther Choe, Paola Moreno, Victoria Elizabeth, Thidapa Suwannapura, Daniela Iacobelli, Mi Hyang Lee, Jenny Gleason, Julia Boland, Nicole Smith, Sara-Maude Juneau

2011: Kathleen Ekey, Lisa Ferrero, Mo Martin, Sydnee Michaels, Jane Rah, Tiffany Joh, Valentine Derrey, Hanna Kang, Jenny Gleason, Tzu-Chi Lin

2010: Cindy LaCrosse, Jennifer Song, Christine Song, Jenny Shin, Gerina Mendoza, Angela Oh, Ryann O'Toole, Tiffany Joh, Hannah Jun, Pornanong Phatlum

2009: Mina Harigae, Jean Reynolds, Misun Cho, Samantha Richdale, Song Yi Choi, Whitney Wade, Angela Buzminski, Christine Song, Alison Walshe, Dewi Claire Schreefel

2008: Vicky Hurst, Mindy Kim, Sarah-Jane Kenyon, M.J. Hur, Jin Young Pak, Song Yi Choi, Jessica Shepley, Leah Wigger, Sophia Sheridan, Kim Welch

2007: Emily Bastel, Allison Fouch, Mollie Fankhauser, Violeta Retamoza, Seo-Jae Lee

2006: Song-Hee Kim, Charlotte Mayorkas, In-Bee Park, Kristy McPherson, Meaghan Francella

2005: Seon-Hwa Lee, Virada Nirapathpongporn, Kyeong Bae, Nicole Castrale, Sun Young Yoo

2004: Jimin Kang, Lindsey Wright, Nicole Perrot, Aram Cho, Malinda Johnson

2003: Stacy Prammanasudh, Soo Young Moon, Candy Hannemann, Ju (Birdie) Kim, Reilley Rankin

2002: Lorena Ochoa, Christina Kim, Miriam Nagl

2001: Beth Bauer, Angela Buzminski, Jung Yeon Lee

2000: Heather Zakhar, Michelle Ellis, Dodie Mazzuca

1999: Grace Park, Marilyn Lovander, Audra Burks


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Did some poking around to see how much the LPGA will rake in from Q-School this year.  Stage One in August had 272 entrants at $2,500 a pop which generated $680,000.  The top sixty players from Stage One will tee off at Stage Two next week...and will fork over another $3,000 each, plus 158 new players will kick in $4,000 each...so Stage Two will generate $812,000.

It's too early to say what they'll collect for Stage Three in November, as that field hasn't been determined yet (it will include top-80 plus ties from Stage Two)...they take credit cards only.


$0 (Players who started at Qualifying Stage I)

$1,500 (Players who advance from Qualifying Stage II)

$2,500 (LPGA and Symetra Tour members exempt into Stage III)

$5,500 (Top-40 Rolex-Ranked players)

OK....only Augusta James got knocked out of the top 10.

So will Golf Central give any air time to this event?

Just because GC doesn't cover it doesn't mean it's irrelevant, or esp. doesn't mean nobody cares.  Look at their very minimal coverage of the LPGA - and we all care!

i would agree that the last couple years it seems the Symetra Tour grads have had a hard time getting traction and sticking on the big tour, but part of that is the lack of opportunities to play once they get their card.

Speaking of the Symetra tour.
Longbow Golf course has Paula Creamer winning twice here on the Symetra Tour.
However there's no mention of her earning her card, on the tour.

They are having trouble getting a sponsor for next year.
I hope they do, because I like the tournament.

I also really like playing the course.

And hopefully Hannah O will defend her title.

Does the Symetra tour employ ropes?
I believe there's a nominal fee to attend.

I wish they had a Symetra event nearby.
I've been to many women's Cdn tour events here in Van City...no fee...no ropes.

I don't know why there are blank signs up there...the full list:

Rank Player Official Money Events Played
1 Park , Annie $68,673.00 11
2 Molinaro , Giulia $68,632.00 18
3 Do , Brianna $64,877.00 22
4 Iacobelli , Daniela $62,692.00 22
5 Holmqvist , Dani $62,160.00 20
6 Lopez , Lee $61,731.00 22
7 Llaneza , Alejandra $61,289.00 19
8 Hurst , Vicky $57,814.00 15
9 Grice , Casey $55,621.00 22
10 Rohanna , Rachel $53,867.00 21