The Forsyth Classic presented by Decatur Park District

Hickory Point Golf Club | Decatur, Ill. | June 14-16

In the Winner’s Circle with Jillian Hollis

June 16, 2019

Hometown/Resides: Rocky River, Ohio

Birthdate: March 25, 1997; currently 22 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 9 days

Qualified for Symetra Tour: Finished T62 at the Final Stage of the 2017 LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn membership for the 2018 Symetra Tour season

Turned Professional/Rookie Year: May 2018

            

VICTORIES

Symetra Tour: 2nd career victory

LPGA Tour: N/A

PREVIOUS WIN: 2019 IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa

VOLVIK RACE FOR THE CARD

With her win, Hollis jumps to No. 1 in the Volvik Race for the Card with $84,327 in total season earnings.

MONEY

With her win, Hollis collects a winner’s check of $30,000; she has earned $84,327 this season and $111,688 for her Symetra Tour career (2019 is her second season on the “Road to the LPGA”)

PREVIOUS BEST SYMETRA TOUR AND LPGA TOUR FINISHES

Symetra Tour: Win at the IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa

LPGA Tour: 62nd at 2018 U.S. Women’s Open

2019 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE SYMETRA TOUR

Nine events played and eight cuts made including two wins and three top-10 finishes; $84,327 with two victories

OF NOTE 

• Hollis, 21, is from Rocky River, Ohio
• Made her professional debut at the 2018 U.S. Women’s Open
• Spent three years at the University of Georgia and was a three-time All-American
• Two-time All-SEC Second Team selection before being named to the First Team in 2018
• Competed in the 2014 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, as well as the 2016 and 2018 Marathon Classic on the LPGA Tour
• Lost in a sudden-death playoff in her Symetra Tour debut at the 2018 Forsyth Classic
• Made the cut in eight of 12 starts during her rookie campaign on the Symetra Tour last season

ABOUT SYMETRA TOUR

The Symetra Tour is the official qualifying tour of the LPGA Tour and enters its 39th competitive season in 2019. With the support of its entitlement partner Symetra, the Tour’s mission is to prepare the world’s best young women professional golfers for a successful career on the LPGA Tour. Since Symetra’s inaugural sponsorship year in 2012, the Symetra Tour has grown from 16 tournaments and $1.7 million in prize money to $4.0 million in prize money awarded over the course of 24 events. With more than 600 alumnae moving on to the LPGA, former Symetra Tour players have won a total of 43 LPGA titles. Follow the Symetra Tour on the web at www.SymetraTour.com, Facebook.com/Road2LPGA,Twitter.com/Road2LPGA, and YouTube.com/Road2LPGA.

ABOUT SYMETRA
Symetra Life Insurance Company is a subsidiary of Symetra Financial Corporation, a diversified financial services company based in Bellevue, Washington. In business since 1957, Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions and independent agents and advisors. Symetra began its partnership with the Road to the LPGA in 2010 as the title sponsor of the Symetra Classic. It secured naming rights for the Symetra Tour in November 2011. In addition to its title sponsorship of the Tour, which runs through 2021, Symetra sponsors two events on the tournament schedule—the Symetra Classic and the season-ending Symetra Tour Championship. For more information about Symetra, visit www.symetra.com.