The Epson Tour, the Road to the LPGA, returns to Syracuse for the 19th annual Credit Union Classic presented by Wegmans at Drumlins Country Club, East Course from Friday, August 1 through Sunday, August 3.
The 144-player field comprised of the future stars of the LPGA Tour will be competing for their share of the $100,000 total purse. The winner will earn $15,000 and take a significant step towards an LPGA Tour card for 2015. The top-10 on the year end Volvik Race for the Card money list will receive their LPGA Tour card for 2015.
The Epson Tour has been coming to Syracuse since 1996 when the inaugural Loretto FUTURES Golf Classic was played at The Links at Erie Village. This year will mark the sixth consecutive year at Dumlins Country Club, East Course dating back to 2009.
The Credit Union Classic is the 15th event on the Epson Tour schedule and the second during a stretch of four events in a row along the northeast. From 2013 to 2014, the Tour has grown from 15 to 20 events and the total purse has increased to $2.25 million, the largest in Tour history.
Last year at the Credit Union Classic, Olivia Jordan-Higgins got off to a great start with a first round 3-under 68 and a second-round 4-under 67 and then survived the final day to defeat P.K. Kongkraphan by one shot. The player Jordan-Higgins defeated is significant because Kongkraphan was number one on the Volvik Race for the Card money list at the end of the season. Jordan-Higgins had four top-10 finishes and missed an LPGA Tour card by only $114 last year.
This year, she has one top-10 finish and ranks 49th on the Volvik Race for the Card money list. The last time a player defending a title on the Epson Tour was 1994 and 1995 when Marilyn Lovander won back-to-back Ronald McDonald House FUTURES Classic’s at Town of Colonie Golf Course in Schenectady, N.Y.
The 144-player field comprised of the future stars of the LPGA Tour will be competing for their share of the $100,000 total purse. The winner will earn $15,000 and take a significant step towards an LPGA Tour card for 2015. The top-10 on the year end Volvik Race for the Card money list will receive their LPGA Tour card for 2015.
The Epson Tour has been coming to Syracuse since 1996 when the inaugural Loretto FUTURES Golf Classic was played at The Links at Erie Village. This year will mark the sixth consecutive year at Dumlins Country Club, East Course dating back to 2009.
The Credit Union Classic is the 15th event on the Epson Tour schedule and the second during a stretch of four events in a row along the northeast. From 2013 to 2014, the Tour has grown from 15 to 20 events and the total purse has increased to $2.25 million, the largest in Tour history.
Last year at the Credit Union Classic, Olivia Jordan-Higgins got off to a great start with a first round 3-under 68 and a second-round 4-under 67 and then survived the final day to defeat P.K. Kongkraphan by one shot. The player Jordan-Higgins defeated is significant because Kongkraphan was number one on the Volvik Race for the Card money list at the end of the season. Jordan-Higgins had four top-10 finishes and missed an LPGA Tour card by only $114 last year.
This year, she has one top-10 finish and ranks 49th on the Volvik Race for the Card money list. The last time a player defending a title on the Epson Tour was 1994 and 1995 when Marilyn Lovander won back-to-back Ronald McDonald House FUTURES Classic’s at Town of Colonie Golf Course in Schenectady, N.Y.
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