NAPLES, Fla. — The final event of the 2023 season is on deck this week in Naples, Fla., as the LPGA Tour’s best take on Tiburón Golf Club for the CME Group Tour Championship. A $7 million purse is up for grabs – the largest on Tour outside of the major championships – and a $2 million check will go to the winner as the top 60 players in the Race to the CME Globe duke it out to earn the coveted title of Race to the CME Globe champion. Four past CME Group Tour Championship winners are in the field as are 9 of the top 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings and six 2023 LPGA Tour rookies. Take a look at who else is in the field this week at the CME Group Tour Championship.
Past CME Group Tour Championship Winners (4):
Charley Hull (2016), Ariya Jutanugarn (2017), Jin Young Ko (2021, 2020), Sei Young Kim (2019)
2023 LPGA Tour Winners (22 of 23):
Pajaree Anannarukarn (LPGA Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards), Celine Boutier (LPGA Drive On Championship, Amundi Evian Championship, FREED Group Women’s Scottish Open presented by Trust Golf, Maybank Championship), Ashleigh Buhai (ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer), Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open), Linn Grant (Dana Open), Hannah Green (JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro), Brooke Henderson (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Megan Khang (CPKC Women’s Open), Grace Kim (LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei), Hyo Joo Kim (The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America), Cheyenne Knight (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Jin Young Ko (HSBC Women’s World Championship, Cognizant Founders Cup), Minjee Lee (Kroger Queen City Championship, BMW Ladies Championship), Leona Maguire (Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give), Alexa Pano (ISPS Handa World Invitational), Hae Ran Ryu (Walmart NW Arkansas Championship), Elizabeth Szokol (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Lilia Vu (Honda LPGA Thailand, The Chevron Championship, AIG Women’s Open, The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican), Chanettee Wannasaen (Portland Classic), Angel Yin (Buick LPGA Shanghai), Ruoning Yin (DIO Implant LA Open, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Rose Zhang (Mizuho Americas Open)
2023 LPGA Tour Rookies (6 of 32):
Grace Kim, Yuna Nishimura, Alexa Pano, Hae Ran Ryu, Chanettee Wannasaen, Rose Zhang
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (9 of 10):
Lilia Vu (No. 1), Ruoning Yin (No. 2), Celine Boutier (No. 3), Jin Young Ko (No. 4), Minjee Lee (No. 5), Nelly Korda (No. 6), Hyo Joo Kim (No. 7), Charley Hull (No. 8), Atthaya Thitikul (No. 9)
CME Group Tour Championship Debuts (9):
Linn Grant, Grace Kim, Stephanie Kyriacou, Yuna Nishimura, Alexa Pano, Hae Ran Ryu, Chanettee Wannasaen, Ruoning Yin, Rose Zhang
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