2016 Race to the CME Globe And Season Awards Round 2 Update | LPGA

RACE TO THE CME GLOBE UPDATE

Lydia Ko, the only player to win the Race to the CME Globe, is in position to take home the $1,000,000 prize for a third straight season. Ko set a tournament course record with a 2nd round 62 and vaulted 16 spots up the leaderboard to take the 36-hole lead and with a win would also take home this year's Race to the CME Globe trophy. Ko is in familiar territory, back in 2014 she entered the season ending event in 3rd place in the Race to the CME Globe standings and proceeded to win the CME Group Tour Championship, securing the inaugural Race to the CME Globe $1,000,000 prize.

Projected Finish	Name	Reset Points	Projected Final Points	Current Tournament Position
1	Lydia Ko	4500	8000	1st
2	Ariya Jutanugarn	5000	5420	T19th
3	Sei Young Kim	3200	5000	T4th
4	Brooke Henderson	4000	5230	T38th
5	Ha Na Jang	3600	3600	T59th
6	Shanshan Feng	2800	3250	T16th
8	In Gee Chun	2000	3200	T6th
9	Minjee Lee	2400	2760	T25th
11	Haru Nomura	1600	2150	T10th

Click here for more information on the Race to the CME Globe reset points and CME Group Tour Championship points distribution

TIGHT RACE FOR THE VARE TROPHY

Lydia Ko's tournament course record 62 also moved her back into the top spot in the Vare Trophy Race. The Vare Trophy is awarded to the player with the lowest scoring average for the season.

Vare Trophy Rank	Name	Scoring Average	Previous Rank
1	Lydia Ko	69.533	1st
2	In Gee Chun	69.600	2nd

Rolex Player Of the Year Update

Lydia Ko needs a victory to pass Ariya Jutanugarn and take home the 2016 Rolex Player of the Year Award.

Name	Current Tournament Position	Current POY Points	Projected POY Points
Lydia Ko	1st	247	277
Ariya Jutanugarn	T19	261	261

2016 Money Title Update

With a victory, Lydia Ko would pass Ariya Jutanugarn on the season money list and take home the Money Title for the second year in a row. In 2015 Ko brought home $2,800,802 in prize money thanks to 5 wins and 17 top-10 finishes. With a victory this week at the CME Group Tour Championship Ko will total $2,957,913 with 5 wins and 13 top-10 finishes.