2008 Duramed FUTURES Tour

The 2008 Duramed FUTURES Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2008 in the United States. The FUTURES Tour is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in the United States and is the "official developmental tour" of the LPGA Tour.

2008 Leading money winners

The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained membership on the LPGA Tour for the 2009 season, with those finishing in the top five positions gaining higher priority for entry into events than those finishing in positions six through ten. Finishers in positions six through ten had the option to attend LPGA Qualifying School to try to improve their membership status for 2009.[1]

PositionPlayerCountryEarnings (US$)
1 Vicky Hurst  United States 93,107
2 Mindy Kim  United States 79,270
3 Sarah-Jane Kenyon  Australia 48,637
4 M. J. Hur  South Korea 45,137
5 Jin Young Pak  South Korea 42,368
6 Song Yi Choi  South Korea 38,349
7 Jessica Shepley  Canada 37,705
8 Leah Wigger  United States 36,719
9 Sophia Sheridan  Mexico 34,397
10 Kim Welch  United States 33,768

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.

Dates Tournament Location Winner
Mar 14-16 Bright House Networks Open Florida South Korea Sunny Oh (1)
Apr 4-6 AMERICAN SYSTEMS Invitational Florida United States Leah Wigger (1)
Apr 18-20 Louisiana Pelican Classic Louisiana South Korea M. J. Hur (1)
Apr 25-27 Jalapeno Golf Classic Texas United States Vicky Hurst (1)
May 2-4 El Paso Golf Classic Texas Sweden Kristina Tucker (1)
May 16-18 Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship Kansas South Korea Mindy Kim (1)
May 30-Jun 1 Aurora Health Care Championship Wisconsin South Korea Mindy Kim (2)
Jun 12-15 Michelob ULTRA Duramed FUTURES Players Championship Illinois United States Vicky Hurst (2)
Jun 20-22 The Duramed Championship Ohio United States Stephanie Otteson (1)
Jun 27-29 Horseshoe Casino Classic at Lost Marsh Golf Course Indiana United States Vicky Hurst (3)
Jul 11-13 CIGNA Golf Classic Connecticut United States Vicky Hurst (4)
Jul 18-20 Alliance Bank Golf Classic New York United States Kim Welch (1)
Jul 25-27 USI Championship New Hampshire United States Mo Martin (2)
Aug 8-10 Falls Auto Group Classic Kentucky South Korea Mindy Kim (3)
Aug 15-17 Greater Richmond Duramed FUTURES Classic Virginia South Korea Haeji Kang (1)
Aug 22-24 The Gettysburg Championship Pennsylvania Canada Samantha Richdale (1)
Sep 5-7 ILOVENY Championship New York Australia Sarah-Jane Kenyon (2)
Oct 17-19 Duramed Invitational Georgia United States Vicky Hurst (5)

Tournaments in bold are majors

See also

References

  1. "LPGA Tour Cards Award to Duramed Futures Tour Top 10". LPGA. Archived from the original on 23 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-25.

External links

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