AUSSIE KRISTIE SMITH WINS ON SYMETRA (Futures) TOUR

Australian Kristie Smith won the top prize of $15,000 by three shots in the Symetra Tour (formerly the Futures tour) Tate and Lyle Players' Championship at Hickory Point Golf Club, Decatur, Illinois.

Over a par-72 course of 6,600yd, Kristie, pictured, daughter of a golf professional, shot 13-under-par 203.

Runner-up was American Leah Wigger from Louisville, Kentucky on 10-under- 206.

Two UK players won more than £1,500 between them.

Olivia Jordan-Higgins from the Channel Islands, who played on the US college circuit during her student days, tied for 23rd place and earned $942 while Rachel Connor, daughter of the Scots-born Manchester club pro, finished joint 33rd and earned $676

FINAL TOTALS AND PRIZE MONEY
par 216 (3x72)

1    Kristie Smith (Perth, Australia)             69-68-66 - 203   $15,000

2    Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.)                70-67-69 - 206   $9,162

3    Therese Koelbaek (Holte, Denmark)            67-70-72 - 209   $6,667

T4   Jamie Hullett (Mesquite, Texas)              70-72-68 - 210   $4,677

     Victoria Park (Chungjoo, South Korea)        68-73-69 - 210   $4,677

T6   Jean Chua (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)           69-72-70 - 211   $3,160

     Sue Kim (Langley, British Columbia)          68-74-69 - 211   $3,160

T8   Stacey Miller (Bloomington, Ill.)            71-73-68 - 212   $2,414

     Courtney Massey (Gold Coast, Australia)      71-72-69 - 212   $2,414

T10  Alejandra Llaneza (Mexico City, Mexico)      72-71-70 - 213   $1,889

     Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.)             72-75-66 - 213   $1,889

     Juliana Murcia Ortiz (Bogota, Colombia)      72-71-70 - 213   $1,889

     Fiona Puyo (Frankfurt, Germany)              78-70-65 - 213   $1,889

T14  P.K. Kongkraphan (Ratchasima, Thailand) 72-73-69 - 214   $1,338

     Julia Boland (Tamworth, NSW, Australia)      69-75-70 - 214   $1,338

     Mitsuki Katahira (Tokyo, Japan)              72-75-67 - 214   $1,338

     Samantha Richdale (Kelowna, British Columbia)71-72-71 - 214   $1,338

     Hanna Kang (Seoul, South Korea)              71-72-71 - 214   $1,338

     Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.)                     71-72-71 - 214   $1,338

     Nicole Jeray (Berwyn, Ill.)                  68-75-71 - 214   $1,338

     Megan McChrystal (Stuart, Fla.)              73-70-71 - 214   $1,338

     Camilla Lennarth (Stockholm, Sweeden)        69-73-72 - 214   $1,338

T23  Jessica Speechley (Perth, Australia)         71-75-69 - 215   $942

     Olivia Jordan-Higgins (Jersey, Channel Islands) 73-71-71 - 215   $942

     Thidapa Suwannapura (Bangkok, Thailand)      72-72-71 - 215   $942

     Sara Maude Juneau (Quebec, Canada)           74-70-71 - 215   $942

     Hannah Jun (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.)        74-70-71 - 215   $942

     Sarah Brown (Whitehall, Pa.)                 73-71-71 - 215   $942

     Mi Hyang Lee (Incheon, South Korea)          75-68-72 - 215   $942

     Joy Trotter (Chino Hills, Calif.)            74-69-72 - 215   $942

     Dolores White (Lakeland, Fla.)               70-71-74 - 215   $942

     Lauren Doughtie (Suffolk, Va.)               69-72-74 - 215   $942

T33  Eileen Vargas (Ibague, Colombia)             71-74-71 - 216   $676

     Rachel Connor (Manchester, England)          69-76-71 - 216   $676

     Victoria Alimonda Lovelady (Sao Paulo, Brazil73-72-71 - 216   $676

     Yu-Ling Hsieh (Chinese Taipei)               74-71-71 - 216   $676

     Valentine Derrey (Paris, France)             68-76-72 - 216   $676

     Cathryn Bristow (Auckland, New Zealand)      71-72-73 - 216   $676

     Marissa Steen (West Chester, Ohio)           75-73-68 - 216   $676

     Ginger Howard (Bradenton, Fla.)              72-76-68 - 216   $676

T41  Tzu-Chi Lin (Chinese Taipei)                 74-71-72 - 217   $526

     Nicole Smith (Riverside, Calif.)             74-71-72 - 217   $526

     Alexandria Buelow (Palm City, Fla.)          71-73-73 - 217   $526

     Emma De Groot (Coffs Harbour, Australia)     73-73-71 - 217   $526

     Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea)            73-70-74 - 217   $526

     Izzy Beisiegel (St. Hilaire, Quebec)         70-78-69 - 217   $526

T47  Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario)           72-73-73 - 218   $423

     Daniela Iacobelli (Viera, Fla.)              72-74-72 - 218   $423

     Brittany Johnston (Akron, Ohio)              74-72-72 - 218   $423

     Laura Kueny (Whitehall, Mich.)               74-70-74 - 218   $423

     Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.)                 72-75-71 - 218   $423

     Nannette Hill (Pelham, N.Y.)                 74-73-71 - 218   $423

     Cara Freeman (Chandler, Arizona)             74-69-75 - 218   $423

     Victoria Elizabeth (Dayton, Ohio)            73-75-70 - 218   $423

T55  Abby Bools (Hickory, N.C.)                   72-73-74 - 219   $359

     Calle Nielson (Nashville, Tenn.)             74-71-74 - 219   $359

     Erica Moston (Belmont, Calif.)               72-72-75 - 219   $359

     Laura Martin (West Chester, Ohio)            74-73-72 - 219   $359

T59  Melissa Eaton-Jackson (Port Shepstone, S. Afr72-74-74 - 220   $318

     Mallory Fraiche (New Orleans, La.)           70-76-74 - 220   $318

     Martina Gavier (Cordoba, Argentina)          74-72-74 - 220   $318

     Kimberly Kim (Hilo, Hawaii)                  74-74-72 - 220   $318

     Kendall Wright (Orlando, Fla.)               76-72-72 - 220   $318

     Nicole Hage (Coral Springs, Fla.)            75-73-72 - 220   $318

T65  Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.)                 73-72-76 - 221   $285

     Annie Brophy (Spokane, Wash.)                74-72-75 - 221   $285

     Ashley Knoll (The Woodlands, Texas)          72-74-75 - 221   $285

     Tracy Stanford (Midland, Texas)              74-73-74 - 221   $285

     Jessi Gebhardt (Bellingham, Wash.)           75-73-73 - 221   $285

     Rebecca Samuelsson (Gothenburg, Sweden)      73-75-73 - 221   $285

     Ashley Tait (Littleton, Colo.)               70-78-73 - 221   $285

T72  Catherine Matranga (Fort Worth, Texas)       74-73-75 - 222   $268

     Joanna Coe (Mays Landing, N.J.)              76-72-74 - 222   $268

T74  Blair O'Neal (Scottsdale, Ariz.)             74-72-77 - 223   $264

     Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico)               75-73-75 - 223   $264

T76  Selanee Henderson (Temecula, Calif.)         75-71-78 - 224   $259

     Marina Choi (Los Angeles, Calif.)            75-72-77 - 224   $259

78   Sydney Cox (Edmond, Okla.)                   73-75-77 - 225   $256

T79  Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Fla.)         74-73-79 - 226   $252

     Britney Choy (Wahiawa, Hawaii)               71-77-78 - 226   $252