2019 CME Group Tour Championship

The 2019 CME Group Tour Championship was the ninth CME Group Tour Championship, a women's professional golf tournament and the season-ending event on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. It was played at the Gold Course of Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The CME Group Tour Championship ended the season-long "Race to the CME Globe" in 2019. The event was televised by Golf Channel Thursday through Saturday on a 3-hour delay and NBC Sunday live.

2019 CME Group
Tour Championship
Tournament information
DatesNovember 21–24, 2019
LocationNaples, Florida
26°14′53″N 81°45′54″W / 26.248°N 81.765°W / 26.248; -81.765
Course(s)Tiburón Golf Club,
Gold Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,556 yards (5,995 m)
Field60 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$5 million
Winner's share$1,500,000
Champion
South Korea Kim Sei-young
270 (−18)
Location map
Tiburón GC is located in the United States
Tiburón GC
Tiburón GC
Location in the United States
Tiburón GC is located in Florida
Tiburón GC
Tiburón GC
Location in Florida
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Kim Sei-young won by one stroke over Charley Hull.[1]

Format

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Qualification

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Since 2014, the field has been determined by a season-long points race, the "Race to the CME Globe". All players making the cut in a tournament earned points, with 500 points going to the winner. The five major championships had a higher points distribution, with 625 points to the winner. No-cut tournaments only awarded points to the top 40 finishers. Only LPGA members are eligible to earn points. From 2014 to 2018, the top 72 players on the points list and any tournament winners, whether or not they were members, earned entry into the championship. The points were reset for the championship, and the points leader won a $1 million bonus after the championship. Only the top 12 players entering the tournament have a mathematical chance of winning the bonus.

For 2019, the top 60 players on the "Race to the CME Globe" points list gained entry into the championship. Tournament winners were no longer given automatic entry into the championship. The bonus is now rolled into the purse, so the tournament winner wins $1.5 million. All 60 players compete for the top prize.[2][3]

Field

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Top 60 LPGA members and those tied for 60th on the "Race to the CME Globe" Points Standings[2]

Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Céline Boutier, Nicole Broch Larsen, Ashleigh Buhai, Chella Choi, Carlota Ciganda, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Shanshan Feng, Kristen Gillman, Hannah Green, Jaye Marie Green, Georgia Hall, Nasa Hataoka, Brooke Henderson, Wei-Ling Hsu, Charley Hull, M. J. Hur, Ji Eun-hee, Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Megan Khang, Kim Hyo-joo, Kim Sei-young, Katherine Kirk, Cheyenne Knight, Ko Jin-young, Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Nelly Korda, Jennifer Kupcho, Bronte Law, Lee Jeong-eun, Lee Mi-hyang, Minjee Lee, Mirim Lee, Stacy Lewis, Yu Liu, Gaby López, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Caroline Masson, Ally McDonald, Azahara Muñoz, Anna Nordqvist, Su-Hyun Oh, Amy Olson, Annie Park, Inbee Park, Park Sung-hyun, Morgan Pressel, Ryu So-yeon, Lizette Salas, Alena Sharp, Jenny Shin, Jasmine Suwannapura, Lexi Thompson, Jing Yan, Amy Yang, Angel Yin

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, November 24, 2019

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Kim Sei-young 65-67-68-70=270 −18 1,500,000
2   Charley Hull 72-67-66-66=271 −17 480,000
T3   Danielle Kang 69-70-68-65=272 −16 269,637
  Nelly Korda 67-68-66-71=272
5   Brooke Henderson 68-67-71-67=273 −15 176,570
T6   Jessica Korda 70-67-69-69=275 −13 119,683
  Su-Hyun Oh 69-67-70-69=275
  Lexi Thompson 70-67-70-68=275
T9   Brittany Altomare 69-72-69-66=276 −12 82,790
  Ryu So-yeon 67-72-68-69=276

References

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  1. ^ "Sei Young Kim hits the money putt to capture LPGA finale". ESPN. Associated Press. November 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Race to the CME Globe – Eligibility and Points Structure". LPGA. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Gibson, Charlotte (November 19, 2019). "CME Group Tour Championship: What to watch in the LPGA season finale". ESPN.
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