ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Sydnee Michaels won the LPGA Futures Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship on Sunday to finish fourth on the money list and earn a 2012 LPGA Tour card.
Michaels, from Temecula, Calif., closed with a 5-under 65 for a one-stroke victory over Jessi Gebhardt of Chandler, Ariz. Michaels finished at 8-under 202 on the Capital Hills at Albany course and earned $16,800 for her second victory of the year to push her season total to $56,232.
The top 10 players on the money earned LPGA Tour cards. Kathleen Ekey of Sharon Township, Ohio, a two-time winner this season, topped the list with $66,412.
Lisa Ferrero of Lodi, Calif., also a two-time winner, was second at $58,808, followed by Mo Martin of Altadena, Calif., at $58,218; Michaels; Jane Rah of Torrance, Calif., at $46,669; Tiffany Joh of San Diego at $37,566; Valentine Derrey of France at $34,572; Hanna Kang of South Korea at $32,992; Jenny Gleason of Clearwater, Fla., at $30,331; and Tzu Chi Lin of Taiwan at $29,861.
