Yani Tseng & Stacy Lewis Highlight the Field at CME Group Titleholders
The top lady golfers on the LPGA Tour will play for a $500,000 first place check this week in the CME Group Titleholders from TwinEagles Club in Naples, Florida.
This is the second year of a three year commitment by the CME Group, a financial securities corporation based in Chicago, to sponsor the season ending event.ย
Hee Young Park won the inaugural CME Group Titleholders last year with a nine-under par performance at the Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando.
Players must qualify for the CME Group Titleholders by earning points throughout the year to be invited to join the elite field.
It offers a total purse of $1.5 million, and is unique in that 33% goes to the winner.ย LPGA Tour events normally pay 15% of the total purse for first place.
73 women have qualified for the event and will tee it up on Thursday.ย
Featured pairings include:
ย 9:47ย ย Jessica Kordaย ย ย So Yeon Ryuย ย ย ย ย ย ย Inbee Park
ย 9:58ย ย Ai Miyazatoย ย ย ย ย ย Yani Tsengย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Angela Stanford
10:09ย Christie Kerrย ย ย ย ย Suzann Pettersenย Natalie Gulbis
10:20ย Michelle Wieย ย ย ย ย Karrie Webbย ย ย ย ย ย ย Na Yeon Choi
10:31ย Azahara Munozย ย Paula Creamerย ย ย ย Lexi Thompson
The CME Group Titleholders will be played over the Eagles Course at TwinEagles Club, and will be aired on the Golf Channel November 15-18 from 1:30-4:00 PM EST.ย

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