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SYMETRAROAD TO THE LPGA TOUR HANNAH GREEN 2017 Symetra Tour Graduate 2019 Major Winner, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship 2019 Cambia Portland Classic Winner SYMETRAROAD TO THE LPGA TOUR Official Qualifying Tour of the LPGA 2020 will mark the Tour’s 40th year anniversary Top-10 money earners at the end of each season gain The Volvik Race for the Card money list is the official ranking system for Symetra Tour players during the season. At the completion of the LPGA Tour membership for the following year Symetra Tour Championship, the Top-10 players on the money list will earn their LPGA Tour card. More than 600 Symetra Tour alumnae have earned LPGA Tour membership Since 1999, a total of 157 players have graduated to the LPGA Tour. Meet the 2019 Symetra Tour graduates: Perrine Delacour (Paris, France), Since 2013, ten LPGA Tour majors have been won by former Patty Tavatanakit (Bangkok, Thailand), Symetra Tour alumnae and Tour champions, including Inbee Park, Jenny Coleman (Rolling Hills Estates, California), Mo Martin, Brooke Henderson, Pernilla Lindberg and Ssu-Chia Cheng (Taipei, Chinese Taipei), Jillian Hollis Hannah Green (Rocky River, Ohio), Julieta Granada (Asuncion, Paraguay), Leona Maguire (County Caven, Ireland), Robynn Ree (Redondo Beach, Of the 24 Solheim Cup members in 2019, nine Symetra Tour California), Esther Lee (Los Alamitos, California), Mind Muangkhumsakul graduates and alumnae participated in the Solheim Cup (Banphai, Thailand). Five of the six Rolex First-Time winners for the 2019 LPGA season were Symetra Tour Alumnae (Celine Boutier, Cydney Clanton, Hannah Green, Cheyenne Knight and Bronte Law) In 2019, the Symetra Tour MOVING UP TO THE LPGA TOUR played 23 events for $4 million in total purses. Comparatively, in 2013, the Tour played 15 times for $1.6 million. 10 CARDS CHEYENNE KNIGHT 2019 Volunteers of America Classic Winner 2018 Symetra Tour Alumna PROVING GROUND WITH A NATIONAL FOOTPRINT... Worley, Idaho (Spokane Metro) Harris, Michigan Rochester, New York Albany, New York Milwaukee, Wisconsin Battle Creek, Michigan South Bend, Indiana Sonoma County, California Cincinnati, Ohio St. George, Utah French Lick, Indiana Garden City, Kansas Charlotte, North Carolina Beaumont, California (Palm Springs Metro) Atlanta, Georgia El Dorado, Arkansas Auburn, Alabama Prattville, Alabama Daytona Beach, Florida Orlando (E), Florida Orlando (W), Florida IDENTIFYING THE LPGA’S FUTURE STARS INBEE PARK MO MARTIN ANNIE PARK NELLY KORDA HANNAH GREEN CELINE BOUTIER Career Earnings: $15M+ Career Earnings: $3M+ Career Earnings: $1.1M+ Career Earnings: $3.1M+ Career Earnings: $1.2M+ Career Earnings: $1M+ • 2006 Symetra Tour Graduate • 2011 Symetra Tour Graduate • 2015 Symetra Tour Graduate • 2016 Symetra Tour Graduate • 2017 Symetra Tour Graduate • 2017 Symetra Tour Graduate • 16th on Rolex Women’s • Played on the Symetra Tour • Member of the 2019 U.S. • 3rd on Rolex Women’s • 20th on Rolex Women’s • Member of the 2019 World Golf Rankings from 2006-2011 and won Solheim Cup Team World Golf Rankings World Golf Rankings European Solheim Cup Team • 99 career Top-10 finishes and three times • Eight career Top-10 finishes • Won the 2019 ISPS Handa • Won the 2019 Cambia • Five career Top-10 finishes 19 career victories • Won the 2014 RICOH • Won the 2018 ShopRite Women’s Australian Open Portland Classic • Won the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic • Seven-time LPGA Tour Women’s British Open LPGA Classic • Won the 2018 Swinging Skirts • Won the 2019 KPMG Open in 2019 season debut Major Champion LPGA Taiwan Championship Women’s PGA Championship SOCIAL MEDIA @ROAD2LPGA @ROAD2LPGA @ROAD2LPGA @ROAD2LPGA KEY CONTACTS BUSINESS MARKETING Mike Nichols Caitlyn Smith Chief Business Officer, Symetra Tour Manager, Tour Marketing [email protected] [email protected] (386) 274-6204 (386) 341-7722 David Lafrennie VP, Corporate Partnerships [email protected] (386) 274-6236 Tim Kramer Sr. Director, Tournament Business Affairs [email protected] (386) 852-6209 SYMETRATOUR.COM.