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
[edit]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 |
WWGR
points |
Purse ($)
|
| Mar 18 |
Florida's Natural Charity Classic |
Florida |
 Lauren Kim (1) |
3 |
125,000
|
| Apr 8 |
IOA Championship |
California |
 Stephanie Meadow (1) |
4 |
100,000
|
| May 6 |
IOA Invitational |
Georgia |
Elizabeth Szokol (1) |
4 |
100,000
|
| May 13 |
Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women's Health Classic |
South Carolina |
Vicky Hurst (8) |
4 |
200,000
|
| May 19 |
Symetra Classic |
North Carolina |
 Jenny Haglund (1) |
4 |
175,000
|
| May 26 |
Valley Forge Invitational |
Pennsylvania |
Louise Ridderström (1) |
3 |
100,000
|
| Jun 10 |
Four Winds Invitational |
Indiana |
Maia Schechter (1) |
3 |
150,000
|
| Jun 17 |
Forsyth Classic |
Illinois |
 Isi Gabsa (1) |
3 |
130,000
|
| Jun 24 |
Island Resort Championship |
Michigan |
 Ruixin Liu (1) |
4 |
150,000
|
| Jul 1 |
Prasco Charity Championship |
Ohio |
Muni He (1) |
3 |
100,000
|
| Jul 14 |
Donald Ross Classic |
Indiana |
Stephanie Kono (1) |
6 |
200,000
|
| Jul 22 |
Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic |
New York |
 Seong Eun-jeong (1) |
4 |
150,000
|
| Jul 29 |
Fuccillo Kia Classic of NY |
New York |
Kendall Dye (3) |
3 |
125,000
|
| Aug 12 |
PHC Classic |
Wisconsin |
Lauren Coughlin (1) |
4 |
100,000
|
| Aug 19 |
FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship |
Michigan |
 Marta Sanz Barrio (1) |
4 |
100,000
|
| Sep 2 |
Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge |
South Dakota |
Linnea Ström (1) |
4 |
210,000
|
| Sep 9 |
Garden City Charity Classic |
Kansas |
Allyssa Ferrell (1) |
4 |
150,000
|
| Sep 16 |
Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout |
Arkansas |
Kim Hye-min (2) |
4 |
150,000
|
| Sep 23 |
Guardian Championship |
Alabama |
Kendall Dye (4) |
4 |
100,000
|
| Sep 30 |
IOA Golf Classic |
Florida |
Ruixin Liu (2) |
4 |
150,000
|
| Oct 7 |
Symetra Tour Championship |
Florida |
Ruixin Liu (3) |
4 |
225,000
|
Source[1]
Leading money winners
[edit]The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained fully exempt cards on the LPGA Tour for the 2019 season:[2]
| Rank |
Player |
Country |
Events |
Prize
money ($)
|
| 1 |
Ruixin Liu |
China |
21 |
124,839
|
| 2 |
Dottie Ardina |
 Philippines |
17 |
97,822
|
| 3 |
Pavarisa Yoktuan |
 Thailand |
18 |
80,313
|
| 4 |
Elizabeth Szokol |
 United States |
20 |
76,612
|
| 5 |
Linnea Ström |
Sweden |
20 |
70,685
|
| 6 |
Stephanie Meadow |
 England |
21 |
70,617
|
| 7 |
Kendall Dye |
United States |
13 |
63,579
|
| 8 |
Charlotte Thomas |
England |
21 |
60,952
|
| 9 |
Isi Gabsa |
Germany |
19 |
60,386
|
| 10 |
Dana Finkelstein |
United States |
18 |
60,168
|
China
Philippines
Thailand
United States
Sweden
England
Germany