Just 61 points separate Lydia Ko and Inbee Park at the top of the Race to the CME Globe standings.
Despite winning one major championship to Park’s two major victories, Ko leads the number one ranked player in the world with a total of 3,893, 61 points ahead of Park’s 3,832.
There are six events remaining on the 2015 schedule to earn points towards the season ending Race to the CME Globe. The Race wraps up at the final event of the season, the CME Group Tour Championship. Points reset at the season ending event, where the top-3 players will have a chance to win the season-long race if they can also win the Championship. Stacy Lewis currently holds that third place in the standings, 1,120 points behind Ko at 2,773.
The two top-ranked players in the world have both fared quite well in the Asia Swing on the LPGA Tour. Here are the best finishes by each player in the run up to the Tour Championship as well as the final event of the year.
| Tournament | Lydia Ko - Best Finish | Inbee Park - Best Finish |
|---|---|---|
| Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia | T-8 (2014) | 1 (2012) |
| LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship | 29 (2014) | 4 (2014) |
| Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship | 3 (2014) | 1 (2014) |
| Blue Bay LPGA | T-7 (2014) | DNP |
| TOTO Japan Classic | DNP | T-5 (2009) |
| Lorena Ochoa Invitational | T-9 (2014) | T-2 (2012) |
| CME Group Tour Championship | 1 (2014) | 5 (2013) |
Here's a look at how Ko and Park earned points throughout the season.
| Lydia Ko | Inbee Park | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Finish | Points Earned | Finish | Points Earned |
| Coates Golf Championship | T-2 | 300 | T-13 | 60 |
| Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | T-7 | 90 | T-5 | 110 |
| ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | 1 | 500 | DNP | - |
| Honda LPGA Thailand | DNP | - | T-7 | 90 |
| HSBC Women's Champions | 2 | 300 | 1 | 500 |
| JTBC Founders Cup | T-6 | 100 | DNP | - |
| Kia Classic | 3 | 190 | 5 | 110 |
| ANA Inspiration | T-51 | 25 | T-11 | 88 |
| LOTTE Championship | DNP | - | 2 | 300 |
| Swinging Skirts | 1 | 500 | T-18 | 53 |
| Volunteers of America N. Texas Shootout | T-41 | 30 | 1 | 500 |
| Kingsmill Championship | T-16 | 55 | T-16 | 55 |
| ShopRite LPGA Classic | DNP | - | T-5 | 110 |
| Manulife LPGA Classic | T-27 | 44 | T-11 | 70 |
| KPMG Women's LPGA Championship | CUT | - | 1 | 625 |
| Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | T-6 | 100 | CUT | - |
| U.S. Women's Open | T-12 | 81 | T-3 | 238 |
| Marathon Classic | T-3 | 190 | T-8 | 85 |
| Meijer LPGA Classic | DNP | - | T-44 | 27 |
| RICOH Women's British Open | T-3 | 238 | 1 | 625 |
| Cambia Portland Classic | T-46 | 25 | DNP | - |
| Canadian Pacific Women's Open | 1 | 500 | T-9 | 80 |
| Evian Championship | 1 | 625 | T-8 | 106 |
| TOTAL | 3,893 | TOTAL | 3,832 | |
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