The 2008 Duramed FUTURES Tour was a series of professional women's golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

 tournaments held from March through October 2008 in the United States

United States

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. The FUTURES Tour

FUTURES Tour

The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES 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.

2008 Leading money winners

The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained membership on the LPGA Tour for the 2009 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 2009.

Position	Player	Country	Earnings (US$)
1	Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.She turned professional as a 17-year-old in 2008, while still in high school. Playing on the Futures Tour that year, she won five times and set a Tour record for single season earnings with $93,107.-Childhood and...		93,107
2	Mindy Kim		79,270
3	Sarah-Jane Kenyon		48,637
4	M. J. Hur		45,137
5	Jin Young Pak		42,368
6	Song Yi Choi		38,349
7	Jessica Shepley Jessica Shepley Jessica Ashley Shepley is an Canadian female professional golfer currently playing on the Futures Tour.-Personal:Shepley was born in Owen Sound, Ontario on April 4, 1983 to Bret and Lori Shepley. She resides in Oakville, Ontario....		37,705
8	Leah Wigger		36,719
9	Sophia Sheridan		34,397
10	Kim Welch		33,768

2008 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.

Dates	Tournament	Location	Winner
Mar 14-16	Bright House Networks Open Bright House Networks Open The Bright House Networks Open was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule from 1998 through 2008. From 1998 through 2003 it was played at The Club at Eaglebrooke. Since 2004 it...	Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	Sunny Oh (1)
Apr 4-6	AMERICAN SYSTEMS Invitational American Systems Invitational The Daytona Beach Invitational is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been played since 2008 at LPGA International Golf Club in Daytona Beach, Florida. In 2008 and 2009 the tournament was played on the Legends...	Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	Leah Wigger (1)
Apr 18-20	Louisiana Pelican Classic Louisiana Pelican Classic The Louisiana Pelican Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule since 2006...	Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...	M. J. Hur (1)
Apr 25-27	Jalapeno Golf Classic Jalapeno Golf Classic The Jalapeno Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule from 2005 to 2008...	Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...	Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.She turned professional as a 17-year-old in 2008, while still in high school. Playing on the Futures Tour that year, she won five times and set a Tour record for single season earnings with $93,107.-Childhood and...  (1)
May 2-4	El Paso Golf Classic El Paso Golf Classic The El Paso Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule from 2002 through 2008...	Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...	Kristina Tucker (1)
May 16-18	Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship The Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship was a golf tournament on the Futures Tour from 2007 to 2010. It was played place at Leawood South Country Club in Leawood, Kansas....	Kansas Kansas Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...	Mindy Kim (1)
May 30-Jun 1	Aurora Health Care Championship Aurora Health Care Championship The Aurora Health Care Championship was an annual United States golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour...	Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...	Mindy Kim (2)
Jun 12-15	Michelob ULTRA Duramed FUTURES Players Championship Michelob Ultra Futures Players Championship The Tate & Lyle Players Championship is an event on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule since 1985. It is held at the Hickory Point Golf Course in Decatur, Illinois....	Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...	Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.She turned professional as a 17-year-old in 2008, while still in high school. Playing on the Futures Tour that year, she won five times and set a Tour record for single season earnings with $93,107.-Childhood and...  (2)
Jun 20-22	The Duramed Championship The Duramed Championship The Teva Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been played since 2007 in the Cincinnati, Ohio area....	Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...	Stephanie Otteson (1)
Jun 27-29	Horseshoe Casino Classic at Lost Marsh Golf Course	Indiana Indiana Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...	Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.She turned professional as a 17-year-old in 2008, while still in high school. Playing on the Futures Tour that year, she won five times and set a Tour record for single season earnings with $93,107.-Childhood and...  (3)
Jul 11-13	CIGNA Golf Classic	Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...	Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.She turned professional as a 17-year-old in 2008, while still in high school. Playing on the Futures Tour that year, she won five times and set a Tour record for single season earnings with $93,107.-Childhood and...  (4)
Jul 18-20	Alliance Bank Golf Classic Alliance Bank Golf Classic The Alliance Bank Golf Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been played since 1996 in the Syracuse, New York area....	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Kim Welch (1)
Jul 25-27	USI Championship USI Championship The The International at Concord is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been played since 2004 in the Concord, New Hampshire area....	New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...	Mo Martin Mo Martin Melissa Linda "Mo" Martin is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the Futures Tour.-College career:Martin played college golf all four years at UCLA. She graduated in 2005 with a bachelors degree in Psychology....  (2)
Aug 8-10	Falls Auto Group Classic Falls Auto Group Classic The Falls Auto Group Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Futures Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was played from 2008 to 2010 in the London, Kentucky area....	Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...	Mindy Kim (3)
Aug 15-17	Greater Richmond Duramed FUTURES Classic IMPACT Classic The Eagle Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the official developmental tour of the LPGA. The event has been played since 2008 in the Richmond, Virginia area....	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...	Haeji Kang (1)
Aug 22-24	The Gettysburg Championship The Gettysburg Championship The Gettysburg Championship was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was played from 2006 through 2008 in the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania area....	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	Samantha Richdale (1)
Sep 5-7	ILOVENY Championship ILOVENY Championship The Price Chopper Tour Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour...	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Sarah-Jane Kenyon  (2)
Oct 17-19	Duramed Invitational	Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...	Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.She turned professional as a 17-year-old in 2008, while still in high school. Playing on the Futures Tour that year, she won five times and set a Tour record for single season earnings with $93,107.-Childhood and... (5)

Tournaments in bold are majors