NAPLES, Fla. — The CME Group Tour Championship gets underway on Thursday at Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Fla., and the top 60 players in the Race to the CME Globe will be duking it out for a $4 million winner’s check this week, the largest first-place prize in the history of women’s golf. The slate of competitors is stacked top to bottom with some of the game’s best talents, as the 60-player field features all of the top 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, including world No. 1 and seven-time 2024 winner Nelly Korda, two-time CME Group Tour Championship winners Jin Young Ko and Lydia Ko and 2024 major champion Ayaka Furue. Four 2024 rookies are also set to compete, a group that is comprised of 2023 Epson Tour Player of the Year Gabriela Ruffels, Epson Tour alum Nataliya Guseva, the Republic of Korea’s Jin Hee Im and current Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year points leader Mao Saigo.

Take a look at who else is in the field this week at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship:

Past Champions (7 of 8):

Amy Yang (2023), Lydia Ko (2022, 2014), Jin Young Ko (2021, 2020), Sei Young Kim (2019), Lexi Thompson (2018), Ariya Jutanugarn (2017), Charley Hull (2016)

2024 LPGA Tour Winners (19 of 20):

Lauren Coughlin (CPKC Women’s Open, ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open), Ayaka Furue (The Amundi Evian Championship), Hannah Green (HSBC Women’s World Championship, JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro, BMW Ladies Championship), Moriya Jutanugarn (Portland Classic), A Lim Kim (LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei), Lydia Ko (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, AIG Women’s Open, Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G), Nelly Korda (LPGA Drive On Championship, FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, Ford Championship presented by KCC, T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards, The Chevron Championship, Mizuho Americas Open, The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican), Haeran Ryu (FM Championship), Yuka Saso (U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally), Linnea Strom (ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer), Jasmine Suwannapura (Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G), Bailey Tardy (Blue Bay LPGA), Patty Tavatanakit (Honda LPGA Thailand), Jeeno Thitikul (Dow Championship), Lilia Vu (Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give), Chanettee Wannasaen (Dana Open), Amy Yang (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Ruoning Yin (Dow Championship, Buick LPGA Shanghai, Maybank Championship), Rose Zhang (Cognizant Founders Cup)

2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (4 of 26):

Nataliya Guseva, Jin Hee Im, Gabriela Ruffels, Mao Saigo

Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (10 of 10):

Nelly Korda (No. 1), Lilia Vu (No. 2), Ruoning Yin (No. 3), Lydia Ko (No. 4), Hannah Green (No. 5), Haeran Ryu (No. 6), Jeeno Thitikul (No. 7), Celine Boutier (No. 8), Jin Young Ko (No. 9), Ayaka Furue (No. 10)

CME Group Tour Championship Debuts (9):

Lauren Coughlin, Nataliya Guseva, Jin Hee Im, Lucy Li, Gabriela Ruffels, Mao Saigo, Bailey Tardy, Albane Valenzuela, Arpichaya Yubol

Field Breakdown: 2024 CME Group Tour Championship

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