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series
that will be held
in the same general
geographic area over the
course of a few weeks,
potentially in October,
while the LPGA Tour is
out of the country on the
Asian swing. The series
would be an aggregate-
score competition.
• The field would be
approximately
120
players
, drawn from the
players who finish in the
top 25-30 on the Symetra
Tour money list, plus those
outside of the Top-100 on
the LPGA Tour money list,
as well as, invitations to
highly-ranked
players,
who do not already enjoy
LPGA status.
• 35-50 LPGA cards will
be issued to the winners
.
Currently, 20 players
earn LPGA Tour cards
through Q-school, with
an additional 25 receiving
limited status.
• The total series, which
will have a named title
sponsor, would offer a
total purse of $500,000,
and all three events will
be televised, possibly on
the Golf Channel.
The benefit to college players
is, they would not need to
attend final stage of LPGA
Q-school in December and
be forced to decide after that
tournament, whether they
want to turn pro right away or
go back to school.
College golfers who earn
Symetra Tour status, through
that Q-school, could delay
turning pro, as the SymetraTour
season does not start untilApril.
Those college players would
have time to wrap up school,
late season tournaments,
NCAA Championships and
then dive into the life of a
professional golfer.
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