Race For The Card - History

TOUR GRADUATES:
The Symetra Tour annually awards LPGA membership to its top players on each official season money list. (Three LPGA cards were awarded from 1999-2002; five were awarded from 2003-2007; and 10 were awarded, starting in 2008). A total of 87 players have automatically "graduated” since 1999. They are as follows:

2012: Esther Choe, Paola Moreno, Victoria Elizabeth, Thidapa Suwannapura, Daniela Iacobelli, Mi Hyang Lee, Jenny Gleason, Julia Boland, Nicole Smith, Sara-Maude Juneau

2011: Kathleen Ekey, Lisa Ferrero, Mo Martin, Sydnee Michaels, Jane Rah, Tiffany Joh, Valentine Derrey, Hanna Kang, Jenny Gleason, Tzu-Chi Lin

2010: Cindy LaCrosse, Jennifer Song, Christine Song, Jenny Shin, Gerina Mendoza, Angela Oh, Ryann O'Toole, Tiffany Joh, Hannah Jun, Pornanong Phatlum

2009: Mina Harigae, Jean Reynolds, Misun Cho, Samantha Richdale, Song Yi Choi, Whitney Wade, Angela Buzminski, Christine Song, Alison Walshe, Dewi Claire Schreefel

2008: Vicky Hurst, Mindy Kim, Sarah-Jane Kenyon, M.J. Hur, Jin Young Pak, Song Yi Choi, Jessica Shepley, Leah Wigger, Sophia Sheridan, Kim Welch

2007: Emily Bastel, Allison Fouch, Mollie Fankhauser, Violeta Retamoza, Seo-Jae Lee

2006: Song-Hee Kim, Charlotte Mayorkas, In-Bee Park, Kristy McPherson, Meaghan Francella

2005: Seon-Hwa Lee, Virada Nirapathpongporn, Kyeong Bae, Nicole Castrale, Sun Young Yoo

2004: Jimin Kang, Lindsey Wright, Nicole Perrot, Aram Cho, Malinda Johnson

2003: Stacy Prammanasudh, Soo Young Moon, Candy Hannemann, Ju (Birdie) Kim, Reilley Rankin

2002: Lorena Ochoa, Christina Kim, Miriam Nagl

2001: Beth Bauer, Angela Buzminski, Jung Yeon Lee

2000: Heather Zakhar, Michelle Ellis, Dodie Mazzuca

1999: Grace Park, Marilyn Lovander, Audra Burks

2012