CME Group Tour Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Naples, Florida |
| Established | 2011 |
| Course(s) | Tiburón Golf Club, The Gold Course |
| Par | 72[1] |
| Length | 6,556 yards (5,995 m) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Prize fund | $11 million |
| Month played | November |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 261 Amy Yang (2023) |
| To par | −27 as above |
| Current champion | |
| Thailand Atthaya Thitikul | |
The CME Group Tour Championship is a women's professional golf tournament, the season-ending event of the LPGA Tour. It succeeded the LPGA Tour Championship, which was played for two seasons in 2009 and 2010. From 2011 to 2013 the tournament was called the CME Group Titleholders. The tournament has a limited field of 60 players.
In 2014 the LPGA Tour introduced a season-long points race, the Race to the CME Globe, and a 1ドル million bonus.[2] [3] The CME Group Tour Championship marked the end of this season-long "Race". Each player's season-long "Race to the CME Globe" points were "reset" before the tournament based on their position in the points list. "Championship points" were then awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship which were added to their "reset points" to determine the overall winner of the "Race to the CME Globe".
The title sponsor is the CME Group, a global derivatives marketplace based in Chicago. LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan announced on March 7, 2011, that CME had signed a three-year contract to sponsor the tournament. CME had previous experience hosting pro-am events with LPGA players.[4]
The first tournament was played in November 2011 at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, which had hosted the 2010 LPGA Tour Championship. In 2012, the tournament moved to the Eagle Course of the TwinEagles Club, in Naples, Florida.[1] Since 2013, it has been played in Naples at the Gold Course of the Tiburón Golf Club.
The 2011 winner earned 500,000,ドル a full one-third of the 1ドル.5 million purse. The first-place money was the second highest in women's golf, exceeded only by the U.S. Women's Open. Most events on the LPGA Tour have a standard schedule for distribution of the purse, with a winner's share of 15%. The 2010 LPGA Tour Championship had the same purse of 1ドル.5 million, with a winner's share of 225,000ドル but it was a 120-player event rather than the limited field of the 2011 event.[5] The purse was raised to 2ドル million in 2013, with a 35% winner's share of 700,000,ドル the highest of the year.[6] For 2014 the purse was maintained at 2ドル million but, with the introduction of the "Race to the CME Globe", the winner's share was reduced to one-quarter at 500,000,ドル second only to the U.S. Women's Open.[2] In 2019, the purse increased to 5ドル million with 1ドル.5 million going to the winner, the largest winner's share in women's golf.[7]
They announced on November 17, 2021, that the 2022 Championship purse will again increase, to a record 7ドル million, with 2ドル million to the winner, the largest ever for an LPGA tournament. The minimum pay for any of the 60 entrants will be 40,000ドル.[8] On November 15, 2023, they announced the purse will increase in 2024 to a new record of 11ドル million, with 4ドル million for the winner, and second-place will increase to 1ドル million. In addition, every competitor who qualifies for the 60-golfer field will be awarded at least 55,000ドル[9]
Tournament names
[edit ]- 2011–2013: CME Group Titleholders
- 2014–present: CME Group Tour Championship
Winners
[edit ]| Year | Date | Champion | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Course | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nov 24 | Thailand Atthaya Thitikul | 71-67-63-65=266 | −22 | 1 stroke | United States Angel Yin | Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course | 11,000,000[8] | 4,000,000 |
| 2023 | Nov 19 | South Korea Amy Yang | 68-63-64-66=261 | −27 | 3 strokes | Japan Nasa Hataoka United States Alison Lee |
Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course | 7,000,000[8] | 2,000,000 |
| 2022 | Nov 20 | New Zealand Lydia Ko (2) | 65-66-70-70=271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Republic of Ireland Leona Maguire | Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course | 7,000,000[8] | 2,000,000[8] |
| 2021 | Nov 21 | South Korea Ko Jin-young (2) | 69-67-66-63=265 | –23 | 1 stroke | Japan Nasa Hataoka | Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course | 5,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
| 2020 | Dec 20 | South Korea Ko Jin-young | 68-67-69-66=270 | −18 | 5 strokes | Australia Hannah Green South Korea Kim Sei-young |
Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course | 3,000,000 | 1,100,000[10] |
| 2019 | Nov 24 | South Korea Kim Sei-young | 65-67-68-70=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | England Charley Hull | Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course | 5,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
| 2018 | Nov 18 | United States Lexi Thompson | 65-67-68-70=270 | −18 | 4 strokes | United States Nelly Korda | Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course | 2,500,000 | 500,000 |
| 2017 | Nov 19 | Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn | 68-71-67-67=273 | −15 | 1 stroke | United States Jessica Korda United States Lexi Thompson |
Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course | 2,500,000 | 500,000 |
| 2016 | Nov 20 | England Charley Hull | 67-70-66-66=269 | −19 | 2 strokes | South Korea Ryu So-yeon | Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course | 2,000,000 | 500,000 |
| 2015 | Nov 22 | United States Cristie Kerr | 68-69-66-68=271 | −17 | 1 stroke | South Korea Jang Ha-na United States Gerina Piller |
Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course | 2,000,000 | 500,000 |
| 2014 | Nov 23 | New Zealand Lydia Ko | 71-71-68-68=278 | −10 | Playoff | Spain Carlota Ciganda Paraguay Julieta Granada |
Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course | 2,000,000 | 500,000 |
| 2013 | Nov 24 | China Shanshan Feng | 66-74-67-66=273 | −15 | 1 stroke | United States Gerina Piller | Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course | 2,000,000 | 700,000 |
| 2012 | Nov 18 | South Korea Choi Na-yeon | 67-68-69-70=274 | −14 | 2 strokes | South Korea Ryu So-yeon | TwinEagles Club, Eagle Course | 1,500,000 | 500,000 |
| 2011 | Nov 20 | South Korea Park Hee-young | 71-69-69-70=279 | −9 | 2 strokes | United States Paula Creamer Germany Sandra Gal |
Grand Cypress G.C. (N/S) | 1,500,000 | 500,000 |
Race to the CME Globe winners
[edit ]| Year | Winner | Points | Runner-up | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | United States Nelly Korda | 4,368.319 | South Korea Ryu Hae-ran | 2,888.392 |
| 2023 | United States Lilia Vu | 3,161.968 | France Céline Boutier | 3,123.983 |
| 2022[11] | New Zealand Lydia Ko (3) | 3,571.693 | Thailand Atthaya Thitikul | 2,760.127 |
| 2021 | South Korea Ko Jin-young (2) | 3,520.15 | United States Nelly Korda | 3,420.6 |
| 2020 | South Korea Inbee Park | 2,035 | United States Danielle Kang | 1,961 |
| 2019 | South Korea Ko Jin-young | 4,148 | Canada Brooke Henderson | 2,907 |
| 2018 | Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn (2) | 6,760 | Canada Brooke Henderson | 5,200 |
| 2017 | United States Lexi Thompson | 7,450 | South Korea Park Sung-hyun | 6,250 |
| 2016 | Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn | 6,800 | New Zealand Lydia Ko | 5,050 |
| 2015 | New Zealand Lydia Ko (2) | 6,000 | South Korea Inbee Park | 5,700 |
| 2014 | New Zealand Lydia Ko | 7,500 | United States Stacy Lewis | 5,650 |
Tournament record
[edit ]| Year | Player | Score | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lydia Ko | 62 (−10) | 2nd[12] |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "CME Group Titleholders Course Info". LPGA. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ a b "LPGA Launches Inaugural "Race to the CME Globe"". LPGA. January 8, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ "LPGA Tour goes to points race". ESPN. Associated Press. January 8, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ "CME Group to sponsor LPGA Season-Ending Titleholders tournament". LPGA. March 7, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "2010 LPGA Tour Championship - results". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (November 24, 2013). "Shanshan Feng enjoys big payday". ESPNW. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ Sirak, Ron (November 11, 2019). "Stage Is Set For Season-Ending CME Group Tour Championship". LPGA.
- ^ a b c d e "CME Group again bumps up purse, first-place prize for LPGA finale". Golf Channel. November 17, 2021.
- ^ "CME GROUP AND LPGA ANNOUNCE TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF CME GROUP TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP WITH INCREASED PURSE". LPGA. November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Here's the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2020 CME Group Tour Championship". Golf Digest. December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Race To CME Globe Season". LPGA. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ "Leona, Lydia Tied Atop CME Group Tour Championship Leaderboard After Saturday". LPGA. November 19, 2022.
External links
[edit ]- Official website
- Coverage on LPGA Tour's official site
- Tiburón Golf Club − official site
- TwinEagles Club − (2012 host)
- Grand Cypress Golf Club − (2011 host)
26°14′53′′N 81°45′54′′W / 26.248°N 81.765°W / 26.248; -81.765