The 2019 CME Group Tour Championship final leaderboard is headed by winner Sei Young Kim, who ended the season in style, with a one-stroke win over Charley Hull at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla.
In the season-ending LPGA Tour event for 2019, Kim faced a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole to claim victory over Hull, who had made birdie on five of her final seven holes to shoot 65 and threaten for a second win in this event. Kim then made the big sweeper from left to right, getting the ball in the side door for the win on 18-under 270.
Danielle Kang and Nelly Korda finished tied for third place on 16-under total. Jin Young Ko, who came into the season-ending event as the leader of the Race to the CME Globe, finished T-11 and seven behind Kim.
Kim won the $1,500,000 winner’s share of the $5,000,000 purse.
CME Group Tour Championship recap notes
This was the first year of the new format for the CME Group Tour Championship. In previous years, a field of 72 played a separate tournament, with a reset points structure used to determine the winner of the Race to the CME Globe. This year, that was combined into one purse for the 72-hole event, with one winner.
Brooke Henderson finished alone in fifth place, capping a year of $1.7 million in earnings with another multi-win campaign.
After winning either the CME Group Tour Championship or the Race to the CME Globe the last two years, Ariya Jutanugarn and Lexi Thompson were not factors on Sunday. Thompson finished the best at T-6.
Getting to the CME Group Tour Championship doesn’t confer special status on any player as it relates to LPGA priority categories, but rather it’s treated as a special bonus event to conclude the year.
This venue is not only home to the season-ending LPGA Tour event, but it’s also home to the QBE (Shark) Shootout, which is an unofficial PGA Tour-sanctioned event played in December.
2019 CME Group Tour Championship final leaderboard, results and prize money payouts
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| POS | PLAYER | TO PAR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOTAL | MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sei Young Kim | -18 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 270 | $1,500,000 |
| 2 | Charley Hull | -17 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 271 | $480,000 |
| T3 | Danielle Kang | -16 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 272 | $269,637 |
| T3 | Nelly Korda | -16 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 71 | 272 | $269,637 |
| 5 | Brooke M. Henderson | -15 | 68 | 67 | 71 | 67 | 273 | $176,570 |
| T6 | Lexi Thompson | -13 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 275 | $119,683 |
| T6 | Jessica Korda | -13 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 275 | $119,683 |
| T6 | Su Oh | -13 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 275 | $119,683 |
| T9 | Brittany Altomare | -12 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 276 | $82,790 |
| T9 | So Yeon Ryu | -12 | 67 | 72 | 68 | 69 | 276 | $82,790 |
| T11 | Ally McDonald | -11 | 74 | 66 | 70 | 67 | 277 | $59,613 |
| T11 | Marina Alex | -11 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 277 | $59,613 |
| T11 | Georgia Hall | -11 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 277 | $59,613 |
| T11 | Ariya Jutanugarn | -11 | 76 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 277 | $59,613 |
| T11 | Jeongeun Lee6 | -11 | 72 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 277 | $59,613 |
| T11 | Jin Young Ko | -11 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 71 | 277 | $59,613 |
| T11 | Caroline Masson | -11 | 68 | 66 | 70 | 73 | 277 | $59,613 |
| T18 | Katherine Kirk | -10 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 278 | $46,289 |
| T18 | Bronte Law | -10 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 278 | $46,289 |
| T20 | Inbee Park | -9 | 72 | 73 | 66 | 68 | 279 | $42,234 |
| T20 | Mi Jung Hur | -9 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 279 | $42,234 |
| T20 | Yu Liu | -9 | 71 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 279 | $42,234 |
| 23 | Megan Khang | -8 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 65 | 280 | $39,529 |
| 24 | Hyo Joo Kim | -7 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 70 | 281 | $38,179 |
| T25 | Shanshan Feng | -6 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 282 | $35,052 |
| T25 | Nasa Hataoka | -6 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 282 | $35,052 |
| T25 | Carlota Ciganda | -6 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 282 | $35,052 |
| T25 | Amy Yang | -6 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 75 | 282 | $35,052 |
| T29 | Eun-Hee Ji | -5 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 283 | $30,447 |
| T29 | Alena Sharp | -5 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 283 | $30,447 |
| T29 | Lizette Salas | -5 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 283 | $30,447 |
| T29 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | -5 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 283 | $30,447 |
| T33 | Nicole Broch Larsen | -4 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 284 | $27,363 |
| T33 | Azahara Munoz | -4 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 284 | $27,363 |
| T35 | Wei-Ling Hsu | -3 | 69 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 285 | $24,997 |
| T35 | Jenny Shin | -3 | 69 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 285 | $24,997 |
| T35 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -3 | 73 | 65 | 76 | 71 | 285 | $24,997 |
| 38 | Jennifer Kupcho | -2 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 286 | $23,309 |
| T39 | Jaye Marie Green | -1 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 65 | 287 | $21,322 |
| T39 | Moriya Jutanugarn | -1 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 287 | $21,322 |
| T39 | Jasmine Suwannapura | -1 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 287 | $21,322 |
| T39 | Jing Yan | -1 | 74 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 287 | $21,322 |
| T43 | Ashleigh Buhai | E | 71 | 79 | 71 | 67 | 288 | $18,619 |
| T43 | Mi Hyang Lee | E | 75 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 288 | $18,619 |
| T43 | Amy Olson | E | 71 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 288 | $18,619 |
| T43 | Cheyenne Knight | E | 71 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 288 | $18,619 |
| T47 | Gaby Lopez | 1 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 289 | $16,717 |
| T47 | Morgan Pressel | 1 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 289 | $16,717 |
| T47 | Celine Boutier | 1 | 76 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 289 | $16,717 |
| 50 | Anna Nordqvist | 2 | 72 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 290 | $15,703 |
| T51 | Stacy Lewis | 3 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 71 | 291 | $15,028 |
| T51 | Chella Choi | 3 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 291 | $15,028 |
| T53 | Kristen Gillman | 4 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 292 | $14,351 |
| T53 | Lydia Ko | 4 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 75 | 292 | $14,351 |
| 55 | Minjee Lee | 5 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 293 | $13,846 |
| T56 | Mirim Lee | 6 | 73 | 73 | 78 | 70 | 294 | $13,337 |
| T56 | Hannah Green | 6 | 76 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 294 | $13,337 |
| 58 | Annie Park | 7 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 295 | $12,832 |
| 59 | Angel Yin | 10 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 298 | $12,493 |
