2018 CME Group Tour Championship

2018 CME Group
Tour Championship
Tournament information
Dates	November 15–18, 2018
Location	Naples, Florida; 26°14′53″N 81°45′54″W / 26.248°N 81.765°WCoordinates: 26°14′53″N 81°45′54″W / 26.248°N 81.765°W
Course(s)	Tiburón Golf Club,; Gold Course
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,556 yards (5,995 m)
Field	72 players
Cut	none
Prize fund	$2.5 million
Winner's share	$500,000
Champion
	Lexi Thompson
	270 (−18)
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The 2018 CME Group Tour Championship was the eighth 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 also marked the end of the season-long "Race to the CME Globe" in 2018. 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 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 event was televised by Golf Channel Thursday through Saturday on a 2-hour delay, and ABC Sunday live.

Lexi Thompson won the tournament by four strokes over Nelly Korda, while Ariya Jutanugarn won the Race to the CME Globe and took the $1,000,000 bonus.^[1]

Format[]

Qualification[]

Called the "CME Group Titleholders" for its first three editions, qualification for the tournament changed for 2014.^[2] Previously, the top three finishers in each tournament, not previously qualified, earned entry to the tournament. For 2014 the field was 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 were eligible to earn points. The top 72 players on the "Race to the CME Globe" points list gained entry into the CME Group Titleholders Championship as well as any tournament winners, whether or not an LPGA member, not in the top 72.

Field[]

1. Top 72 LPGA members and those tied for 72nd on the "Race to the CME Globe" Points Standings

Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Aditi Ashok, Céline Boutier, Chella Choi, Chun In-gee, Carlota Ciganda, , , Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Hannah Green, , Georgia Hall, Nasa Hataoka, Brooke Henderson, Wei-Ling Hsu, Charley Hull, Ji Eun-hee, Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Cristie Kerr, Megan Khang, Kim Sei-young, Katherine Kirk, Ko Jin-young, Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Nelly Korda, Bronte Law, Minjee Lee, Lee Jeong-eun, Lee Mi-hyang, Mirim Lee, Brittany Lincicome, Pernilla Lindberg, , Gaby López, Mo Martin, Caroline Masson, Ally McDonald, Azahara Muñoz, Anna Nordqvist, Su-Hyun Oh, Amy Olson, Ryann O'Toole, Annie Park, Jane Park, Park Sung-hyun, Pornanong Phatlum, Ryu So-yeon, Lizette Salas, Jenny Shin, , Mariah Stackhouse, Thidapa Suwannapura, Emma Talley, Lexi Thompson, Ayako Uehara, Angel Yin

Qualified but did not play: Shanshan Feng, Sandra Gal, , Kim Hyo-joo, In-Kyung Kim, Inbee Park, Jennifer Song, Angela Stanford, Michelle Wie, Amy Yang

2. LPGA Members, not otherwise qualified, who won at least one official LPGA tournament during the season

None

3. Non-members who won at least one official LPGA tournament during the season

None

4. Those beyond 72nd on the "Race to the CME Globe" Points Standings to fill the field to 72 players

Ashleigh Buhai, , Daniela Holmqvist, Tiffany Joh, Wichanee Meechai, Park Hee-young, Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, Maria Torres, Mariajo Uribe, Sakura Yokomine

Qualified but did not play: Mina Harigae

Nationalities in the field[]

North America (27)	South America (1)	Europe (11)	Oceania (6)	Asia (26)	Africa (1)
Canada (1)	Colombia (1)	England (4)	Australia (5)	China (1)	South Africa (1)
Mexico (1)		France (1)	New Zealand (1)	India (1)
Puerto Rico (1)		Germany (1)		Japan (3)
United States (24)		Spain (2)		South Korea (13)
		Sweden (3)		Taiwan (2)
				Thailand (6)

Race to the CME Globe[]

Reset points[]

Each player's "Race to the CME Globe" points were "reset" before the tournament based on their position in the "Race to the CME Globe" points list. The leader was given 5,000 points, the player in second place 4,500 down to 10 points for the player in 72nd place.

Points	Player	Country	Race Points	Reset points	Events
1	Ariya Jutanugarn	Thailand	4,354	5,000	27
2	Minjee Lee	Australia	3,141	4,750	26
3	Brooke Henderson	Canada	2,649	4,500	27
4	Nasa Hataoka	Japan	2,596	4,250	23
5	Park Sung-hyun	South Korea	2,478	4,000	23
6	Kim Sei-young	South Korea	2,474	3,600	26
7	Ko Jin-young	South Korea	2,388	3,200	24
8	Ryu So-yeon	South Korea	2,231	2,800	22
9	Moriya Jutanugarn	Thailand	2,189	2,400	27
10	Lydia Ko	New Zealand	2,188	2,100	25

Final points[]

"Championship points" were awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship which were added to their "reset points" to determine the overall winner. The winner of the CME Group Tour Championship receiver 3,500 points, the second place player 2,450, down to 150 points for the player finishing in 40th place. The effect of the points system is that the top five players in the reset points list prior to the Championship would be guaranteed to win the "Race to the CME Globe" by winning the Championship. The top 12 in the reset points list would have a chance of winning the Race depending on the performances of other players.

Place	Player	Country	Reset points	Championship points	Final points
1	Ariya Jutanugarn	Thailand	5,000	1,750	6,750
2	Brooke Henderson	Canada	4,500	700	5,200
3	Nasa Hataoka	Japan	4,250	850	5,100
4	Ryu So-yeon	South Korea	2,800	2,250	5,050
5	Minjee Lee	Australia	4,750	180	4,930
6	Park Sung-hyun	South Korea	4,000	400	4,400
7	Kim Sei-young	South Korea	3,600	700	4,300
8	Lexi Thompson	United States	520	3,500	4,020
9	Lydia Ko	New Zealand	2,100	1,750	3,850
10	Marina Alex	United States	1,800	1,750	3,550

Bonus[]

The winner of the "Race to the CME Globe" receives a $1 million bonus that does not count toward official money list, while second place and third place receive $150,000 and $100,000, respectively.

Final leaderboard[]

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Lexi Thompson	United States	65-67-68-70=270	−18	500,000
2	Nelly Korda	United States	69-67-67-71=274	−14	216,800
T3	Brittany Lincicome	United States	64-71-73-67=275	−13	139,468
T3	Ryu So-yeon	South Korea	69-69-69-68=275	−13	139,468
T5	Marina Alex	United States	69-67-71-69=276	−12	75,966
	Carlota Ciganda	Spain	66-71-69-70=276
	Ariya Jutanugarn	Thailand	70-71-69-66=276
	Lydia Ko	New Zealand	69-71-68-68=276
9	Nasa Hataoka	Japan	64-76-70-68=278	−10	52,821
T10	Brooke Henderson	Canada	73-69-69-68=279	−9	44,708
	Kim Sei-young	South Korea	69-72-68-70=279
	Amy Olson	United States	63-72-76-68=279

References[]

^ "Lexi Thompson wins LPGA finale, while Ariya Jutanugarn claims Race to CME Globe and $1M prize". ESPN. Associated Press. November 18, 2018.
^ "The Race is On! LPGA Launches Inaugural "Race to the CME Globe"". LPGA. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.

External links[]

[1] "Lexi Thompson wins LPGA finale, while Ariya Jutanugarn claims Race to CME Globe and $1M prize". ESPN. Associated Press. November 18, 2018.

[rcison-2] "The Race is On! LPGA Launches Inaugural "Race to the CME Globe"". LPGA. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.

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