The 2011 LPGA Futures Tour was a series of professional women's
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tournaments held from March through September 2011 in the
United States
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. The
LPGA Futures Tour
The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour ...
is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in the United States and is the "official developmental tour" of the
LPGA Tour. In 2011, total prize money on the Futures Tour was $1,765,000.
Leading money winners
The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained membership on the LPGA Tour for the 2012 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 2012.
Source and complete list
Futures Tour official website
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.
Tournaments in bold are majors.
Source
Futures Tour official website
Awards
*Player of the Year, player who leads the money list at the end of the season
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Kathleen Ekey
Kathleen Ekey (born November 8, 1986) is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
Early life
Ekey was born in Cleveland, Ohio on November 8, 1986 to Sam and Laura Ekey. She is a graduate of Walsh Jesuit High Sc ...
*Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year Award, first year player with the highest finish on the official money list
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Sydnee Michaels
Sydnee Michaels (born June 15, 1988) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour as of 2012. Michaels was a graduate of the 2011 LPGA Futures Tour.
Early life
Michaels was born in Upland, California, and is the youngest ...
*Heather Wilbur Spirit Award, a Futures Tour player who "best exemplifies dedication, courage, perseverance, love of the game and spirit toward achieving goals as a professional golfer."
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Izzy Beisiegel
See also
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2011 LPGA Tour
The 2011 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 17, 2011 and had its last official event end on November 20, 2011 in Florida. The tournaments were sanctio ...
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2011 in golf
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External links
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Futures Tour
The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour ...