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tive event for the players — a quarter of what the regular field would look like — we’re not going to have any spectators,” Miller said.

Among the Symetra players entered are Fatima Fernandez Cano, a 24-yearold Spaniard who won Sunday’s tour event in Beaumont, Calif., and Alison Walshe, who has five top-10 finishes in an 11-year LPGA career.

Other players who may be familiar to Capital Region fans of the tour include Daniella Iacobelli, who was runner-up in the 2017 Symetra event at Capital Hills, and Vicky Hurst, a 2011 Solheim Cup player who finished seventh in the 2015 local stop.

Here’s a look at the 34 featured players for the pro-am:

Shasta Averyhardt (Flint, Mich.):

75th on 2019 money list

■ Brittany Benvenuto (Langhorne, Pa.): Played on 2019 LPGA

■ Elise Bradley (Lakeview, La.): 28 career Symetra events

■ Jordan Britt (Duluth, Ga.): 76 career Symetra events

■ Colleen Cashman (Albany): Ualbany golf coach

■ Liz Choi (Syosset): Runner-up in Hartford Women’s Open

■ Kristin Coleman (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.): Six-year pro

■ Allison Emrey (Charlotte, N.C.): $86,127 in career earnings

■ Kathleen Ekey (Cleveland): Won $87,599 on LPGA Tour

■ Fatima Fernandez Cano (Spain): Third on money list

■ Hannah Gregg (Cool, Calif.): Has conditiona­l Symetra status

■ Megan Henry (Epping, England): Fifth season at Ualbany

■ Vicky Hurst (Melbourne, Fla.): 2008 Symetra Player of Year

■ Daniella Iacobelli (Melbourne, Fla.): 10th on money list

■ Emma Jandel (Dayton, Ohio): Career Symetra earnings $67,490

■ Min-g Kim (South Korea): Played on LPGA in 2017

■ Jordy Labarbera (Allen, Texas): 13 career Symetra starts

■ Brenna Lervick (Chanhassen, Minn.): Won $5,637 on WAPT

■ Roberta Liti (Italy): Second-year pro played at Arizona State

■ Stephanie Na (Australia): Tied for third at 2018 Albany stop

■ Catherine O’donnell (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.): 105 starts

■ Michelle Piyapattra (Corona, Calif.): 107 career Symetra starts

■ Madison Pressel (Boca Raton, Fla.): Morgan’s younger sister

■ Laura Restrepo (Panama): One career Symetra victory

■ Rachel Rohanna (Waynesburg, Pa.): 42 career LPGA events

■ Karah Sanford (Seviervill­e, Tenn.): Turned pro last year at 18

■ Heather Shake (Pearland, Texas): Five tour events in 2019

■ Natalie Sheary (West Hartford, Conn.): 14 career top-10s

■ Julienne Soo (Melbourne, Australia): Played at Oklahoma

■ Kennedy Swedick (Altamont): Section II champ at 13

■ Karolina Vlckova (Czech Republic): Third-year tour pro

■ Madison Walker (Bermuda Dunes, Calif.): Ualbany junior

■ Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.): Won $821,118 on LPGA Tour

■ Kelly Whaley (Farmington, Conn.): Ex-tar Heel, tour rookie

 ?? Lori Van Buren / times union ?? Vicky Hurst, who played in the Solheim Cup in 2011, is one of 34 featured players in friday’s pro-am at Capital Hills.
Lori Van Buren / times union Vicky Hurst, who played in the Solheim Cup in 2011, is one of 34 featured players in friday’s pro-am at Capital Hills.

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