2016 CME Group Tour Championship

September 2018 2016 CME GroupTour Championship November 17–20, 2016 Naples, Florida Tiburón Golf Club,Gold Course LPGA Tour 72 6540 yd 68 players none $2.0 million $500,000 ENG Charley Hull 269 (−19) 2015 2017 USA#USA Florida Tiburón GC Location in the United States##Location in Florida yes 26.248 -81.765 type:event_region:US-Fl inline The 2016 CME Group Tour Championship was the sixth CME Group Tour Championship, a women's professional golf tournament and the season-ending event on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. It was played at the Gold Course of Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The CME Group Tour Championship marked the end of the season-long "Race to the CME Globe" in 2016. Each player's season-long "Race to the CME Globe" points was 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 2014.http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/1/lpga-launches-race-for-the-cme-globe.aspx The Race is On! LPGA Launches Inaugural "Race to the CME Globe" LPGA January 8, 2014 January 10, 2014 March 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140326223415/http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/1/lpga-launches-race-for-the-cme-globe.aspx dead Previously, the top three finishers in each tournament, not previously qualified, earned entry to the tournament. For 2014 the field was determined by a season-long points race, the "Race to the CME Globe". All players making the cut in a tournament earned points, with 500 points going to the winner. The five major championships had a higher points distribution, with 625 points to the winner. No-cut tournaments only awarded points to the top 40 finishers (top 20 for the Lorena Ochoa Invitational). Only LPGA members were eligible to earn points. The top 72 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 72. Field 1. Top 72 LPGA members and those tied for 72nd on the "Race to the CME Globe" points standings Marina Alex (58), Chella Choi (31), Chun In-gee (8), Carlota Ciganda (11), Jacqui Concolino (68), Paula Creamer (64), Austin Ernst (38), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (26), Shanshan Feng (6), Sandra Gal (59), Brooke Henderson (3), Charley Hull (30), M. J. Hur (21), Karine Icher (20), Jang Ha-na (4), Ji Eun-hee (35), Ariya Jutanugarn (1), Moriya Jutanugarn (42), Danielle Kang (33), Kim Kaufman (44), Cristie Kerr (43), Megan Khang (63), Christina Kim (48), Kim Hyo-joo (19), Kim Sei-young (5), Lydia Ko (2), Jessica Korda (27), Candie Kung (24), Brittany Lang (18), Alison Lee (49), Lee Mi-hyang (37), Minjee Lee (7), Mirim Lee (16), Stacy Lewis (13), Lin Xiyu (56), Brittany Lincicome (50), Pernilla Lindberg (60), Gaby López (53), Mo Martin (28), Caroline Masson (29), Catriona Matthew (45), Ai Miyazato (70), Mika Miyazato (61), Azahara Muñoz (40), Haru Nomura (9), Anna Nordqvist (10), Su-Hyun Oh (51), Ryann O'Toole (52), Park Hee-young (39), Suzann Pettersen (23), Pornanong Phatlum (25), Gerina Piller (17), Morgan Pressel (46), Beatriz Recari (57), Paula Reto (67), Ryu So-yeon (14), Lizette Salas (62), Alena Sharp (47), Jenny Shin (22), Sarah Jane Smith (41), Jennifer Song (66), Angela Stanford (34), Kris Tamulis (71), Lexi Thompson (15), Mariajo Uribe (69), Karrie Webb (55), Amy Yang (12), Sakura Yokomine (65) Did not play: Choi Na-yeon (54), In-Kyung Kim (32), Lee-Anne Pace (36), Inbee Park (72) 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 None 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 1 THA Ariya Jutanugarn 4,491 5,000 27 2 NZL Lydia Ko 4,365 4,500 23 3 CAN Brooke Henderson 3,237 4,000 30 4 KOR Jang Ha-na 2,879 3,600 20 5 KOR Kim Sei-young 2,753 3,200 24 6 CHN Shanshan Feng 2,551 2,800 20 7 KOR Minjee Lee 2,526 2,400 26 8 KOR Chun In-gee 2,494 2,000 18 9 JPN Haru Nomura 2,491 1,600 26 10 SWE Anna Nordqvist 2,440 1,200 24 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 received 3,500 points, the second place player 2,400 down to 210 points for the player finishing in 40th place. The effect of the points system was that the top three players in the reset points list prior to the Championship were guaranteed to win the "Race to the CME Globe" by winning the Championship. The top nine in the reset points list had a chance of winning the Race depending on the performances of other players. PlacePlayerResetpointsChampionshippointsFinalpoints 1 THA Ariya Jutanugarn 5,000 1,800 6,800 2 NZL Lydia Ko 4,500 550 5,050 3 CAN Brooke Henderson 4,000 370 4,370 4 ENG Charley Hull 420 3,500 3,920 5 KOR Jang Ha-na 3,600 0 3,600 6 KOR Kim Sei-young 3,200 370 3,570 7 CHN Shanshan Feng 2,800 750 3,550 8 KOR Ryu So-yeon 840 2,400 3,240 9 KOR Chun In-gee 2,000 1,000 3,000 10 AUS Minjee Lee 2,400 450 2,850 Bonus The winner of the "Race to the CME Globe" in 2016, Ariya Jutanugarn, received a $1 million bonus that did not count toward official money list, while Lydia Ko in second place and Brooke Henderson in third place received $150,000 and $100,000, respectively.http://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2016/11/20/2016-race-cme-globe-final-standings-bonus-money-won-1-million-101292/ 2016 Race to the CME Globe final standings and bonus money: Who won the $1 million? Golf News Net 21 November 2016 Final leaderboard Sunday, November 20, 2016 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 ENG Charley Hull 67-70-66-66=269 −19 500,0002 KOR Ryu So-yeon 67-68-69-67=271 −17 164,2993 USA Jennifer Song 72-67-66-68=273 −15 119,187T4 THA Ariya Jutanugarn 72-68-65-69=274 −14 75,710 USA Mo Martin 68-70-68-68=274 ESP Beatriz Recari 68-68-70-68=2747 KOR Chun In-gee 68-69-68-70=275 −13 50,823T8 CHN Shanshan Feng 66-73-69-68=276 −12 42,278 KOR Amy Yang 68-72-66-70=276T10 NZL Lydia Ko 70-62-73-72=277 −11 35,081 USA Brittany Lincicome 69-69-66-73=277 References External links http://www.cmegrouptourchampionship.com/ Coverage on LPGA Tour's official site Tiburón Golf Club − official site Category:CME Group Tour Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Florida CME Group Tour Championship CME Group Tour Championship CME Group Tour Championship CME Group Tour Championship