CME Group Tour Championship
Tournament information
LocationNaples, Florida
Established2011
Course(s)Tiburón Golf Club,
The Gold Course
Par72[1]
Length6,556 yards (5,995 m)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund$7 million
Month playedNovember
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Amy Yang (2023)
To par−27 as above
Current champion
South Korea Amy Yang
2023 CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón GC is located in the United States
Tiburón GC
Tiburón GC
Location in the United States

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 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, a full one-third of the $1.5 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 $1.5 million, with a winner's share of $225,000 but it was a 120-player event rather than the limited field of the 2011 event.[5] The purse was raised to $2 million in 2013, with a 35% winner's share of $700,000, the highest of the year.[6] For 2014 the purse was maintained at $2 million but, with the introduction of the "Race to the CME Globe", the winner's share was reduced to one-quarter at $500,000, second only to the U.S. Women's Open.[2] In 2019, the purse increased to $5 million with $1.5 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 million, with $2 million to the winner, the largest ever for an LPGA tournament. The minimum pay for any of the 60 entrants will be $40,000.[8] On November 15, 2023, they announced the purse will increase in 2024 to a new record of $11 million, with $4 million for the winner, and second-place will increase to $1 million. In addition, every competitor who qualifies for the 60-golfer field will be awarded at least $55,000[9]

Tournament names

  • 2011–2013: CME Group Titleholders
  • 2014–present: CME Group Tour Championship

Winners

YearDatesChampionScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upCoursePurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2023Nov 16–19South Korea Amy Yang68-63-64-66=261-273 strokesJapan Nasa Hataoka
United States Alison Lee		Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course7,000,000[8]2,000,000
2022Nov 17–20New Zealand Lydia Ko (2)65-66-70-70=271−172 strokesRepublic of Ireland Leona MaguireTiburón Golf Club, Gold Course7,000,000[8]2,000,000[8]
2021Nov 18–21South Korea Ko Jin-young (2)69-67-66-63=265–231 strokeJapan Nasa HataokaTiburón Golf Club, Gold Course5,000,0001,500,000
2020Dec 17–20South Korea Ko Jin-young68-67-69-66=270−185 strokesAustralia Hannah Green
South Korea Kim Sei-young		Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course3,000,0001,100,000[10]
2019Nov 21–24South Korea Kim Sei-young65-67-68-70=270−181 strokeEngland Charley HullTiburón Golf Club, Gold Course5,000,0001,500,000
2018Nov 15–18United States Lexi Thompson65-67-68-70=270−184 strokesUnited States Nelly KordaTiburón Golf Club, Gold Course2,500,000500,000
2017Nov 16–19Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn68-71-67-67=273−151 strokeUnited States Jessica Korda
United States Lexi Thompson		Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course2,500,000500,000
2016Nov 17–20England Charley Hull67-70-66-66=269−192 strokesSouth Korea Ryu So-yeonTiburón Golf Club, Gold Course2,000,000500,000
2015Nov 19–22United States Cristie Kerr68-69-66-68=271−171 strokeSouth Korea Jang Ha-na
United States Gerina Piller		Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course2,000,000500,000
2014Nov 20–23New Zealand Lydia Ko71-71-68-68=278−10PlayoffSpain Carlota Ciganda
Paraguay Julieta Granada		Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course2,000,000500,000
2013Nov 21–24China Shanshan Feng66-74-67-66=273−151 strokeUnited States Gerina PillerTiburón Golf Club, Gold Course2,000,000700,000
2012Nov 15–18South Korea Choi Na-yeon67-68-69-70=274−142 strokesSouth Korea Ryu So-yeonTwinEagles Club, Eagle Course1,500,000500,000
2011Nov 17–20South Korea Park Hee-young71-69-69-70=279−92 strokesUnited States Paula Creamer
Germany Sandra Gal		Grand Cypress G.C. (N/S)1,500,000500,000

Race to the CME Globe winners

YearPlayerPointsRunner-upPoints
2022[11]New Zealand Lydia Ko (3)3,571.693Thailand Atthaya Thitikul2,760.127
2021South Korea Ko Jin-young (2)3,520.15United States Nelly Korda3,421
2020South Korea Inbee Park2,035United States Danielle Kang1,961
2019South Korea Ko Jin-young4,148Canada Brooke Henderson2,907
2018Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn (2)6,760Canada Brooke Henderson5,200
2017United States Lexi Thompson7,450South Korea Park Sung-hyun6,250
2016Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn6,800New Zealand Lydia Ko5,050
2015New Zealand Lydia Ko (2)6,000South Korea Inbee Park5,700
2014New Zealand Lydia Ko7,500United States Stacy Lewis5,650

Tournament record

YearPlayerScoreRound
2016Lydia Ko62 (−10)2nd[12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "CME Group Titleholders Course Info". LPGA. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "LPGA Launches Inaugural "Race to the CME Globe"". LPGA. January 8, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "LPGA Tour goes to points race". ESPN. Associated Press. January 8, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "CME Group to sponsor LPGA Season-Ending Titleholders tournament". LPGA. March 7, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ "2010 LPGA Tour Championship - results". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  6. ↑ Voepel, Mechelle (November 24, 2013). "Shanshan Feng enjoys big payday". ESPNW. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ Sirak, Ron (November 11, 2019). "Stage Is Set For Season-Ending CME Group Tour Championship". LPGA.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "CME Group again bumps up purse, first-place prize for LPGA finale". Golf Channel. November 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "CME GROUP AND LPGA ANNOUNCE TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF CME GROUP TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP WITH INCREASED PURSE". LPGA. November 15, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Here's the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2020 CME Group Tour Championship". Golf Digest. December 20, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Race To CME Globe Season". LPGA. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Leona, Lydia Tied Atop CME Group Tour Championship Leaderboard After Saturday". LPGA. November 19, 2022.

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