2017 Symetra Tour
# 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 | Olivia Jordan-Higgins (3) | 125,000 |
| Mar 26 | IOA Championship | California | Daniela Darquea (1) | 100,000 |
| Apr 1 | Gateway Classic | Arizona | Liv Cheng (1) | 100,000 |
| Apr 9 | POC MED Golf Classic | California | Kim Hye-min (1) | 100,000 |
| Apr 23 | Sara Bay Classic | Florida | Hannah Green (1) | 110,000 |
| Apr 30 | Symetra Classic | Georgia | Nanna Koerstz Madsen (1) | 150,000 |
| May 14 | Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Classic | South Carolina | Céline Boutier (1) | 200,000 |
| Jun 4 | Fuccillo Kia Championship | New York | Nanna Koerstz Madsen (2) | 125,000 |
| Jun 11 | Four Winds Invitational | Indiana | Kendall Dye (2) | 150,000 |
| Jun 18 | Decatur-Forsyth Classic | Illinois | Chorphaka Jaengkit (1) | 130,000 |
| Jun 25 | Island Resort Championship | Michigan | Emma Talley (1) | 150,000 |
| Jul 2 | Tullymore Classic | Michigan | Yu Liu (1) | 100,000 |
| Jul 9 | Donald Ross Centennial Classic | Indiana | Erynne Lee (2) | 200,000 |
| Jul 23 | Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic | New York | Nanna Koerstz Madsen (3) | 150,000 |
| Jul 30 | FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship | Michigan | Erynne Lee (3) | 100,000 |
| Aug 6 | PHC Classic | Wisconsin | Brittany Marchand (1) | 100,000 |
| Sep 3 | Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge | South Dakota | Céline Boutier (2) | 210,000 |
| Sep 10 | Garden City Charity Classic | Kansas | Anne-Catherine Tanguay (1) | 150,000 |
| Sep 17 | Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout | Arizona | Hannah Green (2) | 100,000 |
| Sep 24 | Guardian Championship | Alabama | Lindsey Weaver (1) | 100,000 |
| Oct 1 | IOA Golf Classic | Florida | Hannah Green (3) | 100,000 |
| Oct 8 | Symetra Tour Championship | Florida | Rachel Rohanna (2) | 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 | Thailand | 20 | 124,492 |
| 2 | Hannah Green | Australia | 20 | 113,880 |
| 3 | Céline Boutier | France | 20 | 112,044 |
| 4 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | Denmark | 12 | 93,115 |
| 5 | Yu Liu | China | 21 | 86,110 |
| 6 | Erynne Lee | United States | 22 | 80,780 |
| 7 | Lindsey Weaver | United States | 22 | 76,755 |
| 8 | Anne-Catherine Tanguay | Canada | 20 | 76,663 |
| 9 | Emma Talley | United States | 21 | 76,556 |
| 10 | Katelyn Dambaugh | United States | 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
