2020 CME Group Tour Championship

The 2020 CME Group Tour Championship was the 10th 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 marked the end of the season-long "Race to the CME Globe" in 2020. The event was televised by Golf Channel Thursday through Saturday on a 3-hour delay, and NBC Sunday live.

2020 CME Group
Tour Championship
Tournament information
DatesDecember 17–20, 2020
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)
Field72 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$3,000,000
Winner's share$1,100,000
Champion
South Korea Ko Jin-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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Ko Jin-young won by five strokes over Hannah Green and Kim Sei-young. With the large winner's check, she also topped the season's money list despite playing in only four events.[1]

Format

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Qualification

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Since 2014, the field has 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 a member, earned entry into the championship. The points were reset for the championship and the points leader after the championship won a $1 million bonus. Only the top-12 players entering the tournament has a mathematical chance of winning the bonus.

After the field in 2019 was 60 players, the field expanded to 72 players in 2020 (the top 70 from the "Race to the CME Globe" points list and 2 sponsor's exemptions) and the purse dropped to $3 million. The bonus is now rolled into the purse so that the winner of the tournament wins $1.1 million. All 72 players compete for the top prize.[2][3][4]

Field

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Top 70 LPGA members and those tied for 70th on the "Race to the CME Globe" Points Standings

Brittany Altomare, Céline Boutier, Ashleigh Buhai, Chun In-gee, Carlota Ciganda, Cydney Clanton, Perrine Delacour, Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, María Fassi, Kristen Gillman, Hannah Green, Georgia Hall, Mina Harigae, Nasa Hataoka, Brooke Henderson, Charley Hull, Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Cristie Kerr, Megan Khang, Christina Kim, Kim Sei-young, Katherine Kirk, Cheyenne Knight, Ko Jin-young, Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Nelly Korda, Jennifer Kupcho, Brittany Lang, Andrea Lee, Minjee Lee, Mirim Lee, Stacy Lewis, Lin Xiyu, Brittany Lincicome, Pernilla Lindberg, Yu Liu, Gaby López, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Leona Maguire, Caroline Masson, Stephanie Meadow, Azahara Muñoz, Yealimi Noh, Anna Nordqvist, Bianca Pagdanganan, Park Hee-young, Inbee Park, Robynn Ree, Mel Reid, Ryu So-yeon, Madelene Sagström, Lizette Salas, Sarah Schmelzel, Alena Sharp, Jenny Shin, Jennifer Song, Angela Stanford, Linnea Ström, Jasmine Suwannapura, Emma Talley, Kelly Tan, Lexi Thompson, Maria Torres, Anne van Dam, Lindsey Weaver, Amy Yang

Two sponsor's exemptions

Natalie Gulbis, Sarah Kemp

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, December 20, 2020

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Ko Jin-young 68-67-69-66=270 −18 1,100,000
T2   Hannah Green 69-68-71-67=275 −13 209,555
  Kim Sei-young 67-69-67-72=275
4   Mina Harigae 70-69-69-68=276 −12 117,279
T5   Lydia Ko 74-65-69-69=277 −11 82,319
  Lexi Thompson 65-71-71-70=277
7   Austin Ernst 69-69-69-71=278 −10 52,021
  Georgia Hall 69-69-68-72=278
  Brooke Henderson 73-68-66-71=278
10   Ariya Jutanugarn 72-70-71-67=280 −8 37,162
  Cristie Kerr 68-74-66-72=280
  Anna Nordqvist 68-72-70-70=280

References

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  1. ^ "Jin Young Ko wins LPGA's season-ending CME Group, claims money title". ESPN. Associated Press. December 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "LPGA Tour Returns to Naples for CME Group Tour Championship". LPGA. December 15, 2020.
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