Texas Hill Country Classic
Encyclopedia
The Symetra Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the LPGA Futures Tour, the LPGA
's developmental tour. The event has been a part of the Futures Tour's schedule since 2009. It takes place at The Dominion Country Club in San Antonio, Texas
.
The tournament is a 54-hole event, as are most Futures Tour tournaments, and includes pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. Since 2011 the title sponsor of the tournament is Symetra Financial Corporation
, a life insurance corporation with headquarters in Bellevue, Washington
.
Tournament names through the years
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
's developmental tour. The event has been a part of the Futures Tour's schedule since 2009. It takes place at The Dominion Country Club in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
.
The tournament is a 54-hole event, as are most Futures Tour tournaments, and includes pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. Since 2011 the title sponsor of the tournament is Symetra Financial Corporation
Symetra
Symetra Financial is a United States - based family of companies providing retirement plans, employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through independent distributors nationwide....
, a life insurance corporation with headquarters in Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
.
Tournament names through the years
- 2009-2010: Texas Hill Country Classic
- 2011: Symetra Classic
Winners
| Year | |Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*7–10 April: The Masters - South African Charl Schwartzel won his first major title with a two stroke margin over Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day.*16–19 June: U.S... |
April 29-May 1 | Lisa Ferrero Lisa Ferrero Lisa Ferrero is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and Futures Tour.-Personal:Ferrero was born in Stockton, California on November 3, 1982. She resides in Lodi, California.... |
210 (-6) | $125,000 | $17,500 | |
| 2010 2010 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*8–11 April: The Masters - American Phil Mickelson defeated Englishman Lee Westwood by three strokes. The event also marked Tiger Woods' return from a self-imposed absence after revelations of marital infidelity; he finished tied for fourth.*17–20 June: U.S... |
April 30-May 2 | Paola Moreno | 209 (-7) | $125,000 | $17,500 | |
| 2009 2009 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*9–12 April: The Masters - Argentina's Ángel Cabrera won his second major in a sudden death playoff over Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell .*18–22 June: U.S... |
May 1-3 | Allison Hanna-Williams | 209 (-7) | $125,000 | $17,500 | |
Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Lisa Ferrero Lisa Ferrero Lisa Ferrero is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and Futures Tour.-Personal:Ferrero was born in Stockton, California on November 3, 1982. She resides in Lodi, California.... |
66 (-6) | 2nd |
| 2011 | Stephanie Connelly | 66 (-6) | 2nd |
| 2011 | Jodi Ewart | 66 (-6) | 2nd |
| 2009 | Alison Walshe | 66 (-6) | 2nd |