Symetra Classic

The Symetra Classic is an annual golf tournament held in Charlotte, North Carolina for professional women golfers on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA Tour's developmental tour. The 2015 tournament will played May 21–23 at Raintree Country Club. The event has been a part of the Symetra Tour's schedule since 2009. Prior to moving to Charlotte in 2012, it was played at The Dominion Country Club in San Antonio, Texas from 2009 to 2011.

The tournament is a 54-hole event, as are most Symetra Tour tournaments, and includes pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. The title sponsor of the tournament is Symetra Financial Corporation, a life insurance corporation with headquarters in Bellevue, Washington.[1]

Tournament names through the years

Winners

Year Dates Champion Country Score Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
2015 May 21–23 Haruka Morita-WanyaoLu  China 204 (−12) 110,000 16,500
2014 May 22–24 Mallory Blackwelder  United States 206 (−10) 100,000 15,000
2013 May 9–11 Laura Kueny  United States 210 (−6) 100,000 15,000
2012 Sep 14–16 Mi Hyang Lee  South Korea 208 (−8) 100,000 15,000
2011 Apr 29 – May 1 Lisa Ferrero  United States 210 (−6) 125,000 17,500
2010 Apr 30 – May 2 Paola Moreno  Colombia 209 (−7) 125,000 17,500
2009 May 1–3 Allison Hanna-Williams  United States 209 (−7) 125,000 17,500

Tournament record

Year Player Score Round Course
2013 Jean Chua 66 (−6) 3rd Raintree Country Club
2012 Dori Carter 66 (−6) 2nd Raintree Country Club
2012 Allison Hanna 66 (−6) 1st Raintree Country Club
2012 Jaclyn Sweeney 66 (−6) 1st Raintree Country Club
2011 Stephanie Connelly 66 (−6) 2nd The Dominion Country Club
2011 Jodi Ewart 66 (−6) 2nd The Dominion Country Club
2011 Lisa Ferrero 66 (−6) 2nd The Dominion Country Club
2009 Alison Walshe 66 (−6) 2nd The Dominion Country Club

References

  1. "LPGA Futures Tour Announces Symetra Financial as Title Sponsor for San Antonio Tournament". Symetra Financial. November 10, 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2011.

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