Ranked fifth on the Symetra Tour, the equivalent of Triple-A baseball for women’s professional golf, Daniela Iacobelli has earned $51,077 in 2015 tour events.

She could probably earn twice that if she toured the country wagering against unsuspecting men too proud to turn down bets. But money’s only part of why she plays.

Iacobelli, 27, competed on the biggest stage, the LPGA, and she wants to get back onto it. That’s her main motivation and at the moment, she’s on a path to do so because the top 10 finishers on the Symetra money list qualify for the next LPGA season.

Iacobelli, who played her college golf at Florida Institute of Technology in hometown Melbourne, leads the Symetra Tour with seven eagles, ranks fourth with 187 birdies and fifth with an average driving distance of 266.75 yards.

The tour’s next tournament starts today at Firekeeper in Mayetta, where Iacobelli and friends/competitors will fight for the biggest share of the $100,000 purse in the second Prairie Band Casino & Resort Charity Classic.

Before heading to Mayetta, several of the competitors tuned up at Lawrence Country Club on Labor Day in the Northwestern Mutual Pro Am Charity, a one-day, non-tour event.

“I think Lawrence has more positioning golf whereas this course has a lot more leniency as far as tee shots, but you still have to hit good shots,” Iacobelli said. “The wind can be a game-changer at both courses. (Firekeeper) even more so. The trees are a little taller at (LCC) and it blocks the wind out a little.”

For the most part, the schedule is laid out in such a way to minimize travel. Typically, the women will drive their own cars and travel in caravans.

“A few of us bought walky-talkies so we don’t have to talk on our cell phones,” Iacobelli said. “They work well in traffic. If one of us needs to get over, we help each other out.”

Iacobelli shot a 72 Monday in Lawrence, three strokes behind Shannon Fish and Olivia Jordan-Higgins, who shared medal honors at 69.

Jordan-Higgins is defending champion of the Prairie Band Charity Classic.