2015 CME Group Tour Championship

Golf tournament September 2018 2015 CME GroupTour Championship November 19–22, 2015 Naples, Florida Tiburón Golf Club,Gold Course LPGA Tour 72 6540 yd 71 players none $2.0 million $500,000 USA Cristie Kerr 271 (−17) 2014 2016 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 2015 CME Group Tour Championship was the fifth 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 also marked the end of the season-long "Race to the CME Globe" in 2015. 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 by ABC live on Sunday. Cristie Kerr won the tournament.https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/14196397/cristie-kerr-wins-cme-group-tour-championship Cristie Kerr wins season-ending tourney; Lydia Ko takes $1M bonus ESPN Associated Press November 22, 2015 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. Tournaments without a cut awarded points to the top 40 finishers, except for the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, where only the top 20 are awarded points. Only LPGA members are eligible to earn points. The top 72 players on the "Race to the CME Globe" points list gain entry into the CME Group Tour 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 Baek Kyu-jung (60), Chella Choi (20), Na Yeon Choi (15), Carlota Ciganda (37), Paula Creamer (52), Austin Ernst (27), Shanshan Feng (9), Sandra Gal (33), Julieta Granada (46), Jaye Marie Green (53), Wei-Ling Hsu (50), Charley Hull (58), Karine Icher (39), Jang Ha-na (11), Ji Eun-hee (38), Ariya Jutanugarn (36), Moriya Jutanugarn (64), Danielle Kang (54), Kim Kaufman (41), Cristie Kerr (12), Christina Kim (57), Kim Hyo-joo (10), In-Kyung Kim (66), Kim Sei-young (4), Lydia Ko (1), Jessica Korda (23), Candie Kung (25), Brittany Lang (29), Alison Lee (31), Ilhee Lee (22), Lee Mi-hyang (24), Min Lee (72), Minjee Lee (13), Mirim Lee (18), Stacy Lewis (3), Xi Yu Lin (42), Brittany Lincicome (16), Pernilla Lindberg (45), Mo Martin (47), Caroline Masson (49), Catriona Matthew (61), Sydnee Michaels (65), Ai Miyazato (70), Mika Miyazato (27), Azahara Muñoz (34), Haru Nomura (55), Anna Nordqvist (8), Ryann O'Toole (69), Park Hee-young (48), Inbee Park (2), Jane Park (63), Suzann Pettersen (14), Pornanong Phatlum (32), Gerina Piller (26), Morgan Pressel (17), Beatriz Recari (71), Ryu So-yeon (6), Lizette Salas (35), Alena Sharp (62), Jenny Shin (21), Jennifer Song (68), Angela Stanford (30), Kris Tamulis (44), Lexi Thompson (5), Yani Tseng (19), Mariajo Uribe (51), Karrie Webb (56), Michelle Wie (67), Amy Yang (7), Yoo Sun-young (43) Lee-Anne Pace (59) and Sakura Yokomine (40) did not play 2. LPGA Members, not otherwise qualified, who won at least one official LPGA tournament during the season Brooke Henderson 3. Non-members who won at least one official LPGA tournament during the season Ahn Sun-ju, Chun In-gee – both eligible but did not enter. Race to the CME Globe Reset points Each player's "Race to the CME Globe" points are "reset" before the tournament based on their position in the "Race to the CME Globe" points list. The leader is given 5,000 points, the player in second place 4,500 down to 10 points for the player in 72nd place. PointsPlayerRace PointsReset pointsEvents 1 NZL Lydia Ko 4,913 5,000 23 2 KOR Inbee Park 4,444 4,500 24 3 USA Stacy Lewis 3,510 4,000 25 4 KOR Kim Sei-young 3,357 3,600 26 5 USA Lexi Thompson 2,827 3,200 23 6 KOR Ryu So-yeon 2,441 2,800 24 7 KOR Amy Yang 2,335 2,400 22 8 SWE Anna Nordqvist 2,073 2,000 24 9 CHN Shanshan Feng 1,994 1,600 20 10 KOR Kim Hyo-joo 1,974 1,200 23 Final points "Championship points" are awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship which are added to their "reset points" to determine the overall winner. The winner of the CME Group Tour Championship receives 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 is that the top three players in the reset points list prior to the Championship will be guaranteed to win the "Race to the CME Globe" by winning the Championship. The top nine in the reset points list will have a chance of winning the Race depending on the performances of other players. PlacePlayerResetpointsChampionshippointsFinalpoints 1 NZL Lydia Ko 5,000 1,000 6,000 2 KOR Inbee Park 4,500 1,200 5,700 3 USA Lexi Thompson 3,200 1,800 5,000 4 USA Stacy Lewis 4,000 470 4,470 5 USA Cristie Kerr 920 3,500 4,420 6 KOR Kim Sei-young 3,600 370 3,970 7 KOR Amy Yang 2,400 1,000 3,400 8 KOR Jang Ha-na 960 2,400 3,360 9 USA Gerina Piller 500 2,400 2,900 10 KOR Ryu So-yeon 2,800 0 2,800 Final leaderboard Sunday, November 22, 2015 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Cristie Kerr 68-69-66-68=271 −17 500,000T2 KOR Jang Ha-na 69-65-69-69=272 −16 139,869 USA Gerina Piller 68-70-67-67=2724 USA Lexi Thompson 70-69-67-68=274 −14 90,9825 FRA Karine Icher 71-67-68-69=275 −13 73,2306 KOR Inbee Park 71-69-67-69=276 −12 59,915T7 NZL Lydia Ko 69-67-69-72=277 −11 42,385 KOR Minjee Lee 75-66-67-69=277 USA Sydnee Michaels 72-71-69-65=277 KOR Amy Yang 72-69-67-69=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