2017 CME Group Tour Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | November 16–19, 2017 |
Location | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,540 yards (5,980 m) |
Field | 74 players |
Cut | none |
Prize fund | $2.5 million |
Winner's share | $500,000 |
Champion | |
Ariya Jutanugarn | |
269 (−19) | |
Location Map | |
Location in the United States Location in Florida | |
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The 2017 CME Group Tour Championship was the seventh
The CME Group Tour Championship also marked the end of the season-long "Race to the CME Globe" in 2017. Each player's season-long "Race to the CME Globe" points were "reset" before the tournament based on their position in the points list. "Championship points" were awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship which were added to their "reset points" to determine the overall winner of the "Race to the CME Globe". The event was televised by Golf Channel Thursday through Saturday on a 2-hour delay, and ABC Sunday live.
Format
Qualification
Called the "CME Group Titleholders" for its first three editions, qualification for the tournament changed for
Only LPGA members were eligible to earn points. The top 82 players on the "Race to the CME Globe" points list gained entry into the CME Group Titleholders Championship as well as any tournament winners, whether or not an LPGA member, not in the top 82.
Field
1. Top 82 LPGA members and those tied for 82nd on the "Race to the CME Globe" Points Standings
Qualified but did not play: Ashleigh Buhai, Chella Choi, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, M. J. Hur, Kim Hyo-joo, Haru Nomura, Su-Hyun Oh, Inbee Park, Karrie Webb
2. LPGA Members, not otherwise qualified, who won at least one official LPGA tournament during the season
None
3. Non-members who won at least one official LPGA tournament during the season
Race to the CME Globe
Reset points
Each player's "Race to the CME Globe" points were "reset" before the tournament based on their position in the "Race to the CME Globe" points list. The leader was given 5,000 points, the player in second place 4,500 down to 10 points for the player in 72nd place.
Points | Player | Race Points | Reset points | Events |
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1 | Lexi Thompson | 3,304 | 5,000 | 21 |
2 | Park Sung-hyun | 3,219 | 4,750 | 23 |
3 | Shanshan Feng | 3,147 | 4,500 | 22 |
4 | Ryu So-yeon | 3,064 | 4,250 | 23 |
5 | Brooke Henderson | 2,785 | 4,000 | 30 |
6 | Chun In-gee | 2,611 | 3,600 | 23 |
7 | Cristie Kerr | 2,583 | 3,200 | 23 |
8 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 2,513 | 2,800 | 28 |
9 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 2,376 | 2,400 | 27 |
10 | Anna Nordqvist | 2,214 | 2,100 | 20 |
Final points
"Championship points" were awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship which were added to their "reset points" to determine the overall winner. The winner of the CME Group Tour Championship receiver 3,500 points, the second place player 2,450, down to 150 points for the player finishing in 40th place. The effect of the points system is that the top five players in the reset points list prior to the Championship would be guaranteed to win the "Race to the CME Globe" by winning the Championship. The top 12 in the reset points list would have a chance of winning the Race depending on the performances of other players.
Place | Player | Reset points |
Championship points |
Final points |
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1 | Lexi Thompson | 5,000 | 2,450 | 7,450 |
2 | Park Sung-hyun | 4,750 | 1,500 | 6,250 |
3 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 2,400 | 3,500 | 5,900 |
4 | Shanshan Feng | 4,500 | 340 | 4,840 |
5 | Ryu So-yeon | 4,250 | 250 | 4,500 |
6 | Brooke Henderson | 4,000 | 300 | 4,300 |
7 | Chun In-gee | 3,600 | 0 | 3,600 |
8 | Cristie Kerr | 3,200 | 200 | 3,400 |
9 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 2,800 | 250 | 3,050 |
10 | Jessica Korda | 320 | 2,450 | 2,770 |
Bonus
The winner of the "Race to the CME Globe", Lexi Thompson, received a $1 million bonus that does not count toward official money list, while Park Sung-hyun in second place and Ariya Jutanugarn in third place received $150,000 and $100,000, respectively.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 68-71-67-67=273 | −15 | 500,000 |
T2 | Jessica Korda | 69-68-70-67=274 | −14 | 186,576 |
Lexi Thompson | 71-67-69-67=274 | |||
T4 | Ji Eun-hee | 69-70-69-67=275 | −13 | 109,523 |
Pernilla Lindberg | 69-67-71-68=275 | |||
T6 | Park Sung-hyun | 67-65-75-69=276 | −12 | 73,411 |
Michelle Wie |
72-68-66-70=276 | |||
T8 | Kim Kaufman | 70-72-64-71=277 | −11 | 53,085 |
In-Kyung Kim |
70-67-71-69=277 | |||
Nelly Korda | 70-66-73-68=277 |
References
- ^ "The Race is On! LPGA Launches Inaugural "Race to the CME Globe"". LPGA. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on LPGA Tour's official site
- Tiburón Golf Club − official site