The 2023 Epson Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2023 in the United States. The Epson Tour is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in the United States and is the "official developmental tour" of the LPGA Tour. It was most recently known as the Symetra Tour.

Changes for 2023

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The number of tournaments were expanded from 21 to 22. Inaugural events are Hartford HealthCare Women's Championship and Black Desert Resort Championship, while the Ann Arbor's Road to the LPGA was removed from the schedule after only one installment.

The Carolina Golf Classic in North Carolina changed name to Champions Fore Change Invitational.

Schedule and results

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The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the Epson Tour including that event.

Date Tournament Location Winner WWGR
points
Purse ($)
Mar 5 Florida's Natural Charity Classic Florida   Agathe Laisné (1) 6 200,000
Mar 19 Carlisle Arizona Women's Golf Classic Arizona   Gabriela Ruffels (1) 6 335,000
Mar 26 IOA Championship California   Wang Xinying (1) 4 200,000
Apr 2 Casino Del Sol Golf Classic Arizona   Gigi Stoll (1) 5 200,000
Apr 29 Copper Rock Championship Utah   Savannah Vilaubi (1) 5 230,000
May 7 Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes Kansas   Gabriela Ruffels (2) 4 200,000
May 21 IOA Golf Classic Florida   Jenny Coleman (1) 4 200,000
May 28 Inova Mission Inn Resort & Club Championship Florida   Jeon Ji-won (1) 4 200,000
Jun 4 Champions Fore Change Invitational North Carolina   Alena Sharp (2) 4 200,000
Jun 11 FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship Michigan   Liu Siyun (1) 4 200,000
Jun 25 Island Resort Championship Michigan   Tseng Tsai-ching (1) 4 225,000
Jul 16 Hartford HealthCare Women's Championship Connecticut   Jenny Bae (1) 4 200,000
Jul 23 Twin Bridges Championship New York   Jenny Bae (2) 4 200,000
Aug 6 French Lick Charity Championship Indiana   Jeon Ji-won (2) 6 335,000
Aug 12 Four Winds Invitational Florida   Gabriela Ruffels (3) 5 200,000
Aug 20 Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic Oregon   Yin Xiaowen (3) 4 200,000
Aug 27 Circling Raven Championship Idaho   Ren Yue (1) 4 225,000
Sep 9 Black Desert Resort Championship Utah   Nataliya Guseva (1) 4 375,000
Sep 17 Guardian Championship Alabama   Cydney Clanton (3) 4 200,000
Sep 24 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout Arkansas   Natasha Andrea Oon (1) 4 225,000
Oct 1 Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic Alabama   Isabella Fierro (1) 4 200,000
Oct 8 Epson Tour Championship Florida   Auston Kim (1) 4 250,000

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Leading money winners

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The top ten money winners at the end of the season gained fully exempt cards on the LPGA Tour for the 2024 season.[2]

Rank Player Country Events Prize
money ($)
1 Gabriela Ruffels   Australia 13 159,926
2 Natasha Andrea Oon   Malaysia 19 149,670
3 Auston Kim   United States 21 119,882
4 Jeon Ji-won   South Korea 18 115,772
5 Kang Min-ji   South Korea 22 112,342
6 Agathe Laisné   France 20 109,060
7 Jenny Coleman   United States 22 106,137
8 Roberta Liti   Italy 20 103,913
9 Isabella Fierro   Mexico 22 103,290
10 Kristen Gillman   United States 22 95,701

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Epson Tour Sets Total Purses Record for 2023 Season". LPGA Tour. January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Meet the 2023 Epson Tour Graduates". Epson Tour. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Epson Tour official money". Epson Tour. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
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