2010 Duramed FUTURES Tour
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The 2010 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 September 2010 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. 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. In 2010, total prize money on the Futures Tour was $1,920,000, the highest in the 30-year history of the Tour.

2010 Leading money winners

The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained membership on the LPGA Tour for the 2011 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 2011.
Position Player Country Earnings (US$)
1 Cindy LaCrosse
Cindy LaCrosse
Cindy LaCrosse is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:...

 
94,578
2 Jennifer Song
Jennifer Song
Jennifer Song is a professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. In 2009 she won both the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the U.S. Women's Amateur...

 

63,375
3 Christine Song
Christine Song
Christine Song is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:Song was born in Burbank, California on June 14, 1991. She resides in Fullerton, California....

 
63,036
4 Jenny Shin  53,686
5 Gerina Mendoza  53,408
6 Angela Oh  50,156
7 Ryann O'Toole
Ryann O'Toole
Ryann Ashley O'Toole is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and the Futures Tour.-Amateur career:...

 
45,806
8 Tiffany Joh
Tiffany Joh
Tiffany Joh is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Futures Tour.-Childhood:...

 
41,451
9 Hannah Jun  40,406
10 Pornanong Phatlum
Pornanong Phatlum
Pornanong Phatlum is a Thai female professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins :*2006 Hong Kong Ladies Masters *2008 Thailand Ladies Open, DLF Women's Indian Open...

 
39,261

2010 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
March 19–21 Florida's Natural Charity Classic 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...

  Angela Oh (1)
March 26–28 Riviera Nayarit Challenge
Riviera Nayarit Challenge
The Santorini Riviera Nayarit Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Futures Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It was the first full-field event on the Futures Tour to be played outside the United States...

Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

  Cindy LaCrosse
Cindy LaCrosse
Cindy LaCrosse is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:...

 (1)
April 9–11 Daytona Beach Invitational 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...

  Kristie Smith
Kristie Smith
Kristie Lynn Smith is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the Futures Tour and the Ladies European Tour.Prior to turning professional, Smith was a member of the Golf Australia National Squad and travels the country, and the world, competing in amateur golf events...

 (1)
April 23–25 Historic Brownsville Open
Historic Brownsville Open
The Historic Brownsville Open 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 2009...

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...

  Sophie Jang (1)
April 30 – May 2 Texas Hill Country Classic
Texas Hill Country Classic
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...

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...

  Paola Moreno  (1)
May 14–16 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....

1
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...

  Ryann O'Toole
Ryann O'Toole
Ryann Ashley O'Toole is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and the Futures Tour.-Amateur career:...

 (1)
June 4–6 Ladies Titan Tire Challenge
Ladies Titan Tire Challenge
The Ladies Titan Tire Challenge 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 2009...

Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

  Christine Song
Christine Song
Christine Song is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:Song was born in Burbank, California on June 14, 1991. She resides in Fullerton, California....

 (1)
June 11–13 The Teva Championship 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...

  Christine Song
Christine Song
Christine Song is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:Song was born in Burbank, California on June 14, 1991. She resides in Fullerton, California....

 (2)
June 17–20 Tate & Lyle Players Championship 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,...

 /  Jennifer Song
Jennifer Song
Jennifer Song is a professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. In 2009 she won both the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the U.S. Women's Amateur...

 (1)
June 25–27 City of Hammond Classic 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...

  Nannette Hill (1)
July 2–4 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...

  Ryann O'Toole
Ryann O'Toole
Ryann Ashley O'Toole is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and the Futures Tour.-Amateur career:...

 (2)
July 16–18 ING New England 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...

  Tiffany Joh
Tiffany Joh
Tiffany Joh is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Futures Tour.-Childhood:...

 (1)
July 23–25 The International at Concord 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...

  Jenny Shin (1)
July 30 – August 1 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...

  Cindy LaCrosse
Cindy LaCrosse
Cindy LaCrosse is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:...

 (2)
August 6–8 Pennsylvania Classic
Pennsylvania Classic (Futures Tour)
The Pennsylvania Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the official developmental tour of the LPGA...

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...

  Dori Carter (1)
August 14–16 Greater Richmond Golf Classic 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...

 /  Jennifer Song
Jennifer Song
Jennifer Song is a professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. In 2009 she won both the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the U.S. Women's Amateur...

 (2)
September 3–5 Price Chopper Tour Championship 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...

  Cindy LaCrosse
Cindy LaCrosse
Cindy LaCrosse is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:...

(3)

Tournaments in bold are majors

1Tournament shortened to 18 holes due to rain.
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