The FUTURES Tour, known for sponsorship reasons since 2006 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the developmental tour in women's professional golf in the United States and is part of the LPGA. For information about professional golf see Professional golfer, which describes the various branches of the profession The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are
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History
The Futures Tour was founded in Florida in 1981 as the "Tampa Bay Mini Tour", officially became the FUTURES Golf Tour in 1983[1] and in 1999 become a national tour designated as the "official developmental tour," of the U.S. based professional women's golf tour, the LPGA Tour. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are Grace Park, Marilyn Lovander and Audra Burks were the first players to receive automatic LPGA Tour exempt status by finishing one, two, and three on the FUTURES Golf Tour Money List. Amateur career She moved to Hawaii at the age of 12 and then to Arizona. The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are [1] Duramed, a pharmaceutical company, became the tour's title sponsor in 2006.
On July 18, 2007, the LPGA announced that it had acquired the FUTURES Tour effective immediately, "bringing women's professional golf now under one umbrella. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " Previously the FUTURES Tour had operated as a licensee of the LPGA. [2]
Promotion to LPGA
The five leading money winners at the end of the season earn full membership in the following season's LPGA Tour. Starting with the sixth-ranked player at the end of the season, ten additional Duramed FUTURES Tour players who are not already members of the LPGA, automatically advance into the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, bypassing the sectional qualifying tournament. There is no "performance promotion" on the Duramed FUTURES Tour as there is on the Nationwide Tour, in which a player who wins three events in one season is given automatic entry onto the PGA Tour for the rest of the year. The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the US-based PGA Tour, and features Professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States.
2007 Money leaders
These top five money winners at the end of the 2007 season were awarded fully exempt status on the LPGA Tour for the 2008 season:
| Position | Player | Country | 2007 Earnings |
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| 1 | Emily Bastel |  United States |
$59,779 |
| 2 | Allison Fouch | United States |
$54,476 |
| 3 | Mollie Fankhauser | United States |
$50,128 |
| 4 | Violeta Retamoza |  Mexico |
$49,895 |
| 5 | Seo-Jae Lee |  South Korea |
$48,493 |
Players
Players come from around the world to compete on the FUTURES Tour. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Amateur Career Highlights Born and raised in Aguascalientes, Retamoza began playing golf at age eight The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː In recent years, a particularly strong contingent of players has come from South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː
FUTURES Tour graduates include LPGA tournament winners Laura Davies, Meaghan Francella, Cristie Kerr, Christina Kim, Lorena Ochoa, Grace Park, Stacy Prammanasudh, Sherri Steinhauer, and Karrie Webb. Amateur career As an amateur Davies was an international player for Great Britain with a notable record Early life and amateur career Francella was born in Port Chester New York and was twice the New York State Junior Champion Amateur career Kerr started playing golf at the age of eight She had a very successful amateur career won the 1994 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship Professional wins (3 Futures Tour (1 2002 (1 Hewlett-Packard Garden State FUTURES Summer Classic LPGA Tour (2 Childhood and amateur career Ochoa grew up next door to the Guadalajara Country Club and took up golf at the age of five Amateur career She moved to Hawaii at the age of 12 and then to Arizona. Amateur career Stacy was born to an American mother and a native Thai father from Thailand. Professional wins (8 LPGA Tour (8 1992 (1 du Maurier Classic 1994 (1 Sprint Championship 1998 Amateur career Webb was born in in Ayr Queensland. She was a member of the Australian Amateur team making six international appearances from 1992-1994 including a 1994
2008 Schedule and results
The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the FUTURES Tour including that event.
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| Mar 14-16 | Bright House Networks Open | Florida | Sunny Oh (1) |
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| Apr 4-6 | AMERICAN SYSTEMS Invitational | Florida | Leah Wigger (1) |
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| Apr 18-20 | Louisiana Pelican Classic | Louisiana | M. The Bright House Networks Open is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The American Systems Invitational is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The Louisiana Pelican Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America J. Hur (1) |
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| Apr 25-27 | Jalapeno Golf Classic | Texas | Vicky Hurst (1) |
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| May 2-4 | El Paso Golf Classic | Texas |  Kristina Tucker (1) |
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| May 16-18 | Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship | Kansas | Mindy Kim (1) |
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| May 30-Jun 1 | Aurora Health Care Championship | Wisconsin | Mindy Kim (2) |
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| Jun 12-15 | Michelob ULTRA Duramed FUTURES Players Championship | Illinois | ||
| Jun 20-21 | The Duramed Championship | Ohio | ||
| Jun 27-29 | Horseshoe Casino Classic at Lost Marsh Golf Course | Indiana | ||
| Jul 11-13 | CIGNA Golf Classic | Connecticut | ||
| Jul 18-20 | Alliance Bank Golf Classic | New York | ||
| Jul 25-27 | USI Championship | New Hampshire | ||
| Aug 8-10 | Commonwealth Crooked Creek Classic | Kentucky | ||
| Aug 15-17 | Greater Richmond Duramed FUTURES Classic | Virginia | ||
| Aug 22-24 | The Gettysburg Championship | Pennsylvania | ||
| Sep 5-7 | ILOVENY Championship | New York | ||
| Oct 17-19 | Georgia Invitational | Georgia |
Tournaments in bold are majors
Historical tour schedules and results
The Big Break
Many of the contestants on The Golf Channel's The Big Break III: Ladies Only, which aired in the Spring of 2005, played on the FUTURES Tour, including Danielle Amiee, who ended up being the show's overall champion. The Jalapeno Golf Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The El Paso Golf Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " The Aurora Health Care Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The Michelob ULTRA FUTURES Players Championship is an event on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The Duramed Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The Horseshoe Casino Classic at Lost Marsh Golf Course is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The CIGNA Golf Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Duramed FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Alliance Bank Golf Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The USI Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The Gettysburg Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The ILOVENY Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA 's developmental tour New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The 2007 Duramed FUTURES Tour was a series of professional women's Golf tournaments held from March through September 2007 in the United States. The 2006 Duramed FUTURES Tour was a series of professional women's Golf tournaments held from March through September 2006 in the United States. The Golf Channel, sometimes abbreviated as TGC, is an American Cable television network with coverage focused on the game of Golf. For the BBC snooker game show see Big Break. For the Soviet TV miniseries see Big School-Break The other players from the show that played on the Futures Tour were Jan Dowling, Valeria Ochoa, runner-up Pamela Crikelair, and LPGA veteran Cindy Miller. Show co-host Stephanie Sparks played on the FUTURES Tour from 1996 to 1999. Stephanie Sparks (born July 19, 1973) is an on-air personality at The Golf Channel and a former golfer whose best years in Golf came as an
The Big Break V: Hawaii, which aired in the spring of 2006, included six additional FUTURES Tour competitiors: Dana Lacey, Ashley Prange, Kim Lewellen, Kristina Tucker, Becky Lucidi and Jeanne Cho. The Big Break V Hawaii was the fifth edition of The Golf Channel 's Reality television competition program The Big Break. College and amateur career Prange is a 2004 graduate of the University of North Carolina where she won three events and recorded 15 top-10 finishes during her career Prange won the competition; Cho was runner-up.
The Big Break VI: Trump National, broadcast in the fall of 2006, included six more FUTURES Tour players: Rachel Bailey, the individual winner of the 2002 Sunbelt Conference Championship at New Mexico State University; Bridget Dwyer, a member of the 2004 NCAA Women's Golf Championship winning team at UCLA; Ashley Gomes, the 2004 WAC Player of the Year and individual winner of the 2004 WAC Championship while at San Jose State University; Sarah Lynn Johnston, the 2004 Southern Conference Player of the Year and individual winner of the 2004 Southern Conference Championship while at Furman University; Kristy McPherson, a three-time NCAA All-American First Team selection and two-time individual winner of the SEC Championship while at The University of South Carolina; and Briana Vega, who holds North Carolina State University's scoring records for 18-holes (68) and 54-holes (216). The Big Break VI Trump National was the sixth edition of The Golf Channel 's popular Reality television series The Big Break. Early life Bridget Dwyer was born on September 16 1980 in Oahu Hawaii Kristy McPherson (born May 28, 1981) is an American professional Golfer.
Notes and references
- ^ a b Lisa D. Mickey. Silver Anniversary Salute: FUTURES Tour Prepares For Next 25 Years. Duramed Futures Tour. Retrieved on 2007-04-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
- ^ LPGA acquires Duramed FUTURES Tour. LPGA. com (2007-07-18). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Retrieved on 2007-07-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic.
External links
- Official site
- Life lessons of the Future Tour ESPN. com July 14, 2006
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