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The CME Group Tour Championship is a women's professional golf tournament and the season-ending event of the LPGA Tour. The CME Group Tour Championship will be played on the Gold Course at the Tiburón Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburon, in Naples, Florida. The tournament has a limited field of 60 players and the winner will be crowned the champion of the Race to the CME Globe. The CME Group Tour Championship was first played in November 2011 at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, and has since been played in Naples, Florida, at the Tiburón Golf Club.
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CME Group Tour Championship
The CME Group Tour Championship is a women's professional golf tournament that serves as the season-ending event of the LPGA Tour. It succeeded the LPGA Tour Championship, which was played for two seasons in 2009 and 2010. From 2011 to 2013, the tournament was called the CME Group Titleholders and was hosted in Orlando, Florida, at the Grand Cypress Golf Club, before moving to Naples, Florida, in 2012.
Since 2013, the CME Group Tour Championship has been played at the Gold Course of the Tiburón Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburon. The tournament has a limited field of 60 players. The CME Group, a global derivatives marketplace based in Chicago, is the title sponsor.
The CME Group Tour Championship is the culmination of the Race to the CME Globe, a season-long points race introduced in 2014. Each player's season-long "Race to the CME Globe" points are reset before the tournament based on their position in the points list. "Championship points" are then awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship and added to their "reset points" to determine the overall winner of the "Race to the CME Globe".
The purse for the tournament has increased over the years, starting at $1.5 million in 2011 with a winner's share of $500,000, to a record purse of $11 million announced for 2024, with a winner's share of $4 million. The CME Group Tour Championship offers one of the highest first-place prizes in women's golf, second only to the U.S. Women's Open.
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LPGA Tour
The CME Group Tour Championship is a women's professional golf tournament and the season-ending event of the LPGA Tour. The CME Group Tour Championship brings 60 of the best golfers to compete for a $2 million cheque for first place. The tournament is held at the Tiburón Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Florida. The course, designed by Greg Norman, measures 6,556 yards and is a par-72 course featuring unique stacked sod wall bunkers and coquina shell waste bunkers. Water is the most punishing hazard, featuring on fifteen holes.
The CME Group Tour Championship was first played in November 2011 at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. In 2012, the tournament moved to the Eagle Course of the TwinEagles Club in Naples, Florida. Since 2013, it has been played in Naples at the Gold Course of the Tiburón Golf Club. The tournament has a limited field of 60 players and a season-long points race, the "Race to the CME Globe". The winner of the CME Group Tour Championship is automatically crowned the champion of the Race to the CME Globe.
The purse for the tournament has increased over the years, starting at $1.5 million in 2011 with a winner's share of $500,000. In 2013, the purse was raised to $2 million with a winner's share of $700,000. The purse increased again in 2019 to $5 million with a winner's share of $1.5 million, the largest winner's share in women's golf at the time. The purse continued to increase, reaching $7 million in 2022 with a winner's take of $2 million, and $11 million in 2024 with a winner's share of $4 million.
The CME Group Tour Championship is the season finale of the LPGA Tour, with the 2024 event taking place from November 18-24. The tournament is broadcast on ESPN+ in the US and Sky Sports Golf in the UK.
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Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida
The CME Group Tour Championship is played at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The 2024 LPGA Tour season will finish with the CME Group Tour Championship, which will be played at the Tiburón Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburon, from November 18 to 24. The CME Group Tour Championship will be played on the Gold Course at Tiburón Golf Club. The Gold Course is a Greg Norman-designed course measuring 6,556 yards for the tournament. The par-72 course features unique stacked sod wall bunkers and coquina shell waste bunkers. Water is the most punishing hazard on the course, featuring on fifteen holes.
The Tiburón Golf Club offers stay-and-play packages and group golf packages. The club has a dining option, Sydney's Pub, which offers a range of menu items and draft beers. The golf shop can be contacted for bookings, or bookings can be made online.
The CME Group Tour Championship features the top 60 players in the Race to the CME Globe Rankings, including 17 of the top 20 in the Rolex Rankings. The tournament has a $2 million cheque for the first-place winner. The 2022 CME Group Tour Championship victor, Lydia Ko, holds the course record with a score of 10-under par, 62.
The 2024 CME Group Tour Championship will be the eleventh consecutive time the Gold Course at Tiburón Golf Club has hosted the tournament.
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Race to the CME Globe
The Race to the CME Globe is a season-long points competition where LPGA Members accumulate points in every Official LPGA Tournament. The competition culminates in the CME Group Tour Championship, a women's professional golf tournament, where the winner of the "Race to the CME Globe" is determined.
The CME Group Tour Championship is the season-ending event of the LPGA Tour, succeeding the LPGA Tour Championship, which was played in 2009 and 2010. From 2011 to 2013, the tournament was called the CME Group Titleholders. The tournament features a limited field of 60 players.
In 2014, the LPGA Tour introduced the "Race to the CME Globe," along with a $1 million bonus. Each player's season-long "Race to the CME Globe" points are reset before the CME Group Tour Championship based on their ranking in the points list. Championship points are then awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship. These championship points are added to the players' reset points to determine the overall winner of the "Race to the CME Globe."
The CME Group, a global derivatives marketplace based in Chicago, is the title sponsor of the CME Group Tour Championship. The first tournament was played in November 2011 at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. The purse for the tournament has increased over the years, with the winner's share also fluctuating. In 2019, the purse reached $5 million, with a winner's share of $1.5 million, the largest in women's golf at the time.
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CME Group
The CME Group Tour Championship is the successor to the LPGA Tour Championship, which was played for two seasons in 2009 and 2010. From 2011 to 2013, the tournament was called the CME Group Titleholders. The tournament has a limited field of 60 players, who accumulate points in every Official LPGA Tournament to gain entry into the CME Group Tour Championship. The player who wins the CME Group Tour Championship is named the "Race to the CME Globe Champion".
The CME Group Tour Championship was first played in November 2011 at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. In 2012, the tournament moved to the Eagle Course of the TwinEagles Club in Naples, Florida. Since 2013, it has been played in Naples at the Gold Course of the Tiburón Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburon. The Gold Course, which has hosted the CME Group Tour Championship eleven consecutive times as of 2025, was designed by Greg Norman and measures 6,556 yards for the tournament. The par-72 course features unique stacked sod wall bunkers and coquina shell waste bunkers, with water hazards on fifteen holes.
The purse for the CME Group Tour Championship has increased over the years. It was initially $1.5 million in 2011, with a winner's share of $500,000. In 2013, the purse was raised to $2 million, with a 35% winner's share of $700,000. For 2014, the purse remained at $2 million, but with the introduction of the "Race to the CME Globe", the winner's share was reduced to $500,000. The purse has continued to increase, reaching $5 million in 2019, with a winner's share of $1.5 million. In 2022, the purse increased to a record $7 million, with a $2 million winner's share, the largest ever for an LPGA tournament. The minimum pay for any of the 60 entrants was guaranteed to be $40,000. The purse continued to increase in 2024, reaching a new record of $11 million, with a winner's share of $4 million and a second-place prize of $1 million.
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Frequently asked questions
The CME Group Tour Championship is located at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.
The CME Group Tour Championship takes place from November 18-24. It is the season-ending event of the LPGA Tour.
The CME Group Tour Championship has a limited field of 60 players who are the top 60 players in the Race to the CME Globe Rankings.
