THE LPGA FUTURES TOUR
The LPGA Futures Tour is the most well established women’s developmental tour in the world. The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) acquired the Duramed Futures Tour in 2007 and has since been labeled the “LPGA’s developmental tour.” The tour consists of 17 events in 14 different states, beginning in March and ending in September. More than 500 LPGA Futures Tour alumnae have earned LPGA status since the tour was established 30 years ago.
Other women’s professional mini tours include the Suncoast Tour and the Cactus Tour, located in Florida and Arizona, respectively. The major differences between the LPGA Futures Tour and the Suncoast/Cactus Tours are the purse sizes, location of events, and exposure. The LPGA Futures Tour offers greater purse amounts leading to higher prize money. They also have a better variety of locations for tournaments that span across the East Coast and in the Midwest. Most important, the LPGA Futures Tour generates better exposure and is a higher-profile tour with major sponsor deals.
To become a member of the LPGA Futures Tour and gain status for entry into tournaments, one must apply and compete in the LPGA Futures Tour qualifying tournament. This qualifying tournament is a 5-day event, with a cut after 4 days. The player’s finish in the event determines her status. Player status is divided into different categories (from highest to lowest): A, B, C, D, E, and F. The higher the category, the more likely that player will be accepted into each tournament the player enters.
At the completion of the 2009 LPGA Futures Tour qualifying tournament in November, I tied for 18th out of 287. Because I placed within the top 38, I received exempt status (Category A). Exempt status will allow me to compete in every Futures Tour event for the 2010 season.
The LPGA Futures Tour is the most well established women’s developmental tour in the world. The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) acquired the Duramed Futures Tour in 2007 and has since been labeled the “LPGA’s developmental tour.” The tour consists of 17 events in 14 different states, beginning in March and ending in September. More than 500 LPGA Futures Tour alumnae have earned LPGA status since the tour was established 30 years ago.
Other women’s professional mini tours include the Suncoast Tour and the Cactus Tour, located in Florida and Arizona, respectively. The major differences between the LPGA Futures Tour and the Suncoast/Cactus Tours are the purse sizes, location of events, and exposure. The LPGA Futures Tour offers greater purse amounts leading to higher prize money. They also have a better variety of locations for tournaments that span across the East Coast and in the Midwest. Most important, the LPGA Futures Tour generates better exposure and is a higher-profile tour with major sponsor deals.
To become a member of the LPGA Futures Tour and gain status for entry into tournaments, one must apply and compete in the LPGA Futures Tour qualifying tournament. This qualifying tournament is a 5-day event, with a cut after 4 days. The player’s finish in the event determines her status. Player status is divided into different categories (from highest to lowest): A, B, C, D, E, and F. The higher the category, the more likely that player will be accepted into each tournament the player enters.
At the completion of the 2009 LPGA Futures Tour qualifying tournament in November, I tied for 18th out of 287. Because I placed within the top 38, I received exempt status (Category A). Exempt status will allow me to compete in every Futures Tour event for the 2010 season.
Schedule & Results
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LPGA Futures Tour
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LPGA Futures Tour
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