July 26-29: Aberdeen Stan-
dard Investments Ladies
Scottish Open | Dundonald
Links | East Lothian, Scotland
| $1.5M | Mi Hyang Lee Aug. 23-26: CP Women’s
Open | Wascana CC | Regi-
na, Saskatchewan | $2.25M |
Sung Hyun Park
AUGUST Aug. 30-Sept. 2: Cambia
Portland Classic | Columbia
Edgewater CC | Portland, Ore.
| $1.3M | Stacy Lewis
Aug. 2-5: Ricoh Women’s
British Open | Royal Lytham
& St. Annes GC | Lan-
cashire, England | $3.25M |
In-Kyung Kim
›› The Women’s British Open
was officially recognized as a
major in 2001, and since then,
only two women from Great
Britain have won the title—
England’s Karen Stupples in
2003 and Scotland’s Catriona
Matthew in 2009. Matthew’s
title came in the last Women’s
British Open at Royal Lytham
& St. Annes.
JULY
July 5-8: Thornberry Creek
LPGA Classic | Thornberry
Creek at Oneida | Oneida,
Wis. | $2M | Katherine Kirk
July 12-15: Marathon Classic
presented by Owens Corning
& O-I | Highland Meadows
GC | Sylvania, Ohio | $1.6M |
In-Kyung Kim
Aug. 16-19: Indy Women in
Tech Championship present-
ed by Guggenheim | Brickyard
Crossing | Indianapolis | $2M |
Lexi Thompson
›› The course is located at
Indianapolis Motor Speed-
way, and four holes are locat-
ed in the speedway’s infield.
Cool optics.
2018 SYMETRA TOUR SCHEDULE
The top 10 on the season-long S ymetra Tour money list will earn a
2019 LPGA Tour card. The four-round LPGA Q School in December
gives players another opportunity to advance to the LPGA Tour.
Note: Schedule accurate as of Nov. 15, 2017.
Dates | Tournament |
Course | Location
March 9-11: SGIC Kickoff
Classic | Feather Sound CC |
Clearwater, Fla.
March 16-18: Florida’s Nat-
ural Charity Classic | CC of
Winter Haven | Winter Haven,
Fla.
April 6-8: IOA Championship
Presented by Morongo Casi-
no Resort & Spa | Morongo
GC at Tukwet Canyon | Beau-
mont, Calif.
vsga.org
May 4-6: IOA Invitational |
Atlanta National GC | Milton,
Ga.
May 10-13: Self Regional
Healthcare Foundation Wom-
en’s Health Classic | Links at
Stoney Point | Greenwood,
S.C.
May 17-19: Symetra Classic
| Site TBA
May 24-26 : Valley Forge Invi-
tational | Raven’s Claw Golf
Club | Pottstown, Pa.
June 8-10: Four Winds Invita-
tional | Blackthorn GC | South
Bend, Ind.
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 13-16: The Evian
Championship | Evian Resort
GC | Evian-les-Bains, France |
$3.85M | Anna Nordqvist
›› The season’s final major is
part of a huge golf month in
France, which hosts the Ryder
Cup two weeks later.
Sept. 27-30: Sime Darby
LPGA Malaysia | Kuala Lum-
pur G&CC | Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia | $1.8M | Cristie Kerr
OCTOBER
Oct. 4-7: UL International
Crown | Jack Nicklaus GC |
Incheon, South Korea | $1.6M
(unofficial money) | United States
›› Eight national teams com-
pete in a biennial match-play
competition. The U.S. finished
one point clear of South Korea
June 15-17: Decatur-Forsyth
Classic | Hickory Point GC |
Decatur, Ill.
June 22-24: Island Resort
Championship | Sweetgrass
GC | Harris, Mich.
June 29-July 1: Tournament
TBA | Site TBA
July 12-14: Donald Ross
Classic at French Lick Resort
| French Lick Resort | French
Lick, Ind.
July 19-22: Danielle Downey
Credit Union Classic | Brook
Lea CC | Rochester, N.Y.
July 27-29: Fuccillo Kia Clas-
sic of NY | Capital Hills at
Albany | Albany, N.Y.
Aug. 10-12: PHC Classic |
Brown Deer Park GC | Mil-
waukee, Wis.
in 2016, and Spain outdueled
Sweden in 2014.
Oct. 11-14: LPGA KEB Hana
Bank Championship | Sky 72 GG
(Ocean Course) | Incheon, South
Korea | $2M | Jin Young Ko
Oct. 18-21: Name TBA | Site
TBA | Shanghai, China | $2.1M
| New event
Oct. 25-28: Swinging Skirts
LPGA Taiwan Championship
| Miramar GC | New Tapei
City, Chinese Taipei | $2.2M |
Eun-Hee Ji
NOVEMBER
Nov. 2-4: TOTO Japan Clas-
sic | Site TBA | Shiga, Japan |
$1.5M | Shanshan Feng
Nov. 7-10: Blue Bay LPGA
| Jian Lake Blue Bay GC |
Hainan Island, China | $2.1M |
Shanshan Feng
Nov. 15-18: CME Group Tour
Championship | Tiburon GC
(Gold Course) | Naples, Fla. |
$2.5M | Ariya Jutanugarn
›› A limited-field affair featur-
ing the Tour’s top 70 players.
Aug. 17-19: FireKeepers
Casino Hotel Championship
| Battle Creek CC | Battle
Creek, Mich.
Aug. 30-Sept. 2: Sioux Falls
GreatLIFE Challenge | Willow
Run GC | Sioux Falls, S.D.
Sept. 7-9: Garden City Char-
ity Classic at Buffalo Dunes
| Buffalo Dunes GC | Garden
City, Kan.
Sept. 14-16: Tournament TBA
| Site TBA
Sept. 21-23: Guardian Cham-
pionship | Capitol Hill GC |
Prattville, Ala.
Sept. 28-30: IOA Golf Classic
| Alaqua GC | Longwood, Fla.
Oct. 4-7: Symetra Tour Cham-
pionship | LPGA International
(Jones) | Daytona Beach, Fla.
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