2012 CME Group Titleholders

The 2012 CME Group Titleholders was the second CME Group Titleholders, a women's professional golf tournament and the season-ending event on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. It was played November 15–18, 2012 at the TwinEagles Club in Naples, Florida.

2012 CME Group Titleholders
Tournament information
DatesNovember 15–18, 2012
LocationNaples, Florida
26°17′17″N 81°37′52″W / 26.288°N 81.631°W / 26.288; -81.631
Course(s)TwinEagles Club,
Eagle Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,699 yards (6,126 m)
Field73 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$1.5 million
Winner's share$500,000
Champion
South Korea Na Yeon Choi
274 (−14)
Location map
TwinEagles Club is located in the United States
TwinEagles Club
TwinEagles Club
Location in the United States
TwinEagles Club is located in Florida
TwinEagles Club
TwinEagles Club
Location in Florida
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The top three finishers who were LPGA members from each official LPGA tournament, not otherwise qualified, earned a spot in the Titleholders. If tied, the player with the lower final round score qualified.[1]

South Korean Na Yeon Choi won by two strokes over So Yeon Ryu.

Qualifiers edit

The following table shows the three qualifiers for the Titleholders from each tournament.

Dates Tournament 1st Qualifier 2nd Qualifier 3rd Qualifier
Feb 12 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open   Jessica Korda (Win)   Stacy Lewis (T2)   Brittany Lincicome (T2)
Feb 19 Honda LPGA Thailand   Yani Tseng (Win)   Ai Miyazato (2nd)   Jiyai Shin (3rd)
Feb 26 HSBC Women's Champions   Angela Stanford (Win)   Na Yeon Choi (T2)   Shanshan Feng (T2)
Mar 18 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup   So Yeon Ryu (4th)   Hee Young Park (5th)   Caroline Hedwall (T6)
Mar 25 Kia Classic   Sun-Young Yoo (2nd)   Se Ri Pak (T7)   Jodi Ewart (T7)
Apr 1 Kraft Nabisco Championship   I.K. Kim (2nd)   Amy Yang (T4)   Hee Kyung Seo (T4)
Apr 21 LPGA Lotte Championship   Meena Lee (T2)   Azahara Muñoz (T2)   Cristie Kerr (T4)
Apr 29 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic   Lexi Thompson (2nd)   Karine Icher (3rd)   Karrie Webb (T4)
May 20 Sybase Match Play Championship   Candie Kung (2nd)   Morgan Pressel (3rd)   Vicky Hurst (4th)
Jun 3 ShopRite LPGA Classic   Katherine Hull (2nd)   Mika Miyazato (T3)   Hee-Won Han (T5)
Jun 10 Wegmans LPGA Championship   Suzann Pettersen (T2)   Eun-Hee Ji (T2)   Gerina Piller (T6)
Jun 24 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic   Brittany Lang (Win)   Chella Choi (T2)   Inbee Park (T2)
Jul 1 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship   Veronica Felibert (T4)   Anna Nordqvist (T8)   Jenny Shin (T10)
Jul 8 U.S. Women's Open   Sandra Gal (3rd)   Ilhee Lee (T4)   Giulia Sergas (T4)
Jul 29 Evian Masters   Natalie Gulbis (T4)   Beatriz Recari (T9)   Paula Creamer (T9)
Aug 12 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic   Jennie Lee (T5)   Jacqui Concolino (T11)   Lindsey Wright (T15)
Aug 19 Safeway Classic   Haeji Kang (T4)   Sydnee Michaels (7th)   Michelle Wie (8th)
Aug 26 CN Canadian Women's Open   Lydia Ko (a) (Win)   Jane Rah (T9)   Catriona Matthew (T11)
Sep 9 Kingsmill Championship   Danielle Kang (T3)   Maria Hjorth (T9)   Dewi Claire Schreefel (13th)
Sep 16 Ricoh Women's British Open   Julieta Granada (7th)   Katie Futcher (T8)   Cindy LaCrosse (T13)
Sep 23 Navistar LPGA Classic   M.J. Hur (T3)   Sarah Jane Smith (T6)   Pernilla Lindberg (T11)
Oct 14 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia   Lizette Salas (T9)   Momoko Ueda (T14)   Mina Harigae (T30)
Oct 21 LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship   Karin Sjodin (T13)   Jennifer Johnson (T39)   Nicole Castrale (T45)
Oct 28 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship   Belen Mozo (T11)   Mariajo Uribe (T20)   Mo Martin (T23)
Nov 4 Mizuno Classic   Pornanong Phatlum (T27)   Jennifer Song (T53)   Alison Walshe (T32)
Nov 11 Lorena Ochoa Invitational   Lorena Ochoa (T18)   Kristy McPherson (T26)   Tanya Dergal (36th)

Note: The following qualifiers did not play in the event: Katie Futcher, Lydia Ko, Lorena Ochoa, Se Ri Pak, Momoko Ueda.[2]

Final leaderboard edit

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Na Yeon Choi 67-68-69-70=274 −14 500,000
2   So Yeon Ryu 66-72-68-70=276 −12 106,379
3   Brittany Lincicome 68-69-70-70=277 −11 77,171
4   Karrie Webb 69-69-71-69=278 −10 59,698
5   Ai Miyazato 70-64-71-74=279 −9 48,050
6   Karine Icher 67-70-70-73=280 −8 39,313
T7   Shanshan Feng 70-69-69-73=281 −7 27,811
  Cristie Kerr 67-74-71-69 =281
  Azahara Muñoz 72-72-67-70 =281
  Anna Nordqvist 69-70-69-73 =281

References edit

  1. ^ "This Week's Qualifiers". LPGA. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 CME Group Titleholders – Full Results". LPGA. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.