Inbee Park rides a wave of momentum and motivation as she enters this week’s Ricoh Women’s British Open at Trump Turnberry Resort. She eyeballs winning two major titles that she has failed to win. She can also glance over her shoulder at who is following her in the Race to the CME Globe.
Park holds a 516-point lead over second-place Lydia Ko. Normally, first place provides 500 points, but majors give 25 percent more, with 625 going to the winner this week and at the major finale, The Evian Sept. 10-13.
Ko has a bit of a geographic advantage as she finished T4 at the Women’s Scottish Open last week on the Ladies European Tour. Park finished T44 at the LPGA’s Meijer Classic near Detroit, closing with a 76 on Sunday.
Nineteen tournaments have been completed in the second season of the Race to the CME Globe. The top three seeds entering November’s CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Fla., can win it all. The top nine have a chance to capture the season-long title with a victory and help from those ahead of them.
The Race to the CME Globe is a season-long points competition in which LPGA Members accumulate points in every Official LPGA Tournament. At the end of the season, the winning player will be named the “Race to the CME Globe Champion.” The competition began at the Coates Golf Championship, continues through the Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex in Mexico and concludes with a points reset for the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida the week before Thanksgiving.
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