CME Group Tour Championship 2022: History, Past Winners, Purse, Field

The big finale will feature top golfers as the final list includes 40 of the top 50 in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings.

Olympic Champion and World No. 01 Nelly Korda will be in action at the CME Group Tour Championship 2022. (Picture Credits- Nelly Korda; Instagram)
By Abhiruchi Rout | Nov 15, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

The CME Group Tour Championship 2022 is scheduled to take place from November 17 to November 20, 2022 at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The tournament will be the final event on the LPGA this season. The purse for the competition is $7 million, with $2 million going to the winner. The tournament will be held in its original time window, with no Monday qualifiers.

The big finale will feature top golfers as the final list includes 40 of the top 50 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. Nelly Korda, Lydia Ko, Jin Young Ko, Atthaya Thitikul, Lexi Thompson, Minjee Lee, Hyo-Joo Kim, etc. comprise the star studded lineup going to play in the 2022 edition of the CME Group Tour Championship. Nelly Korda claimed victory in the last LPGA Tournament, i.e., the Pelican Women’s Championship, to regain the World no.1 position.

CME Group Tour Championship: History

The LPGA Tour Championship, which was held in 2009 and 2010, was replaced by the CME Group Tour Championship. The competition was known as the CME Group Titleholders from 2011 to 2013. The field for the competition is limited to 60 players. The LPGA Tour added a season-long points contest, the Race to the CME Globe, and a $1 million bonus in 2014. This season-long “Race” came to an end with the CME Group Tour Championship. Before the competition, each player’s season-long ‘Race to the CME Globe’ points were reset depending on their place in the points list. The top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship were then given ‘championship points,’ which were added to their’reset points’ to decide the ultimate winner of the ‘Race to the CME Globe.’

CME Group Tour Championship: Purse

YearPurse ($)Winner’s
share ($)
20227,000,0002,000,000
20215,000,0001,500,000
20203,000,0001,100,000
20195,000,0001,500,000
20182,500,000500,000
20172,500,000500,000
20162,000,000500,000
20152,000,000500,000
20142,000,000500,000
20132,000,000700,000
20121,500,000500,000
20111,500,000500,000

CME Group Tour Championship: Past Winners

YearChampionRunner(s)-up
2021Ko Jin-youngNasa Hataoka
2020Ko Jin-youngHannah Green
Kim Sei-young
2019Kim Sei-youngCharley Hull
2018Lexi ThompsonNelly Korda
2017Ariya JutanugarnJessica Korda
Lexi Thompson
2016Charley HullRyu So-yeon
2015Cristie KerrJang Ha-na
Gerina Piller
2014Lydia KoCarlota Ciganda
Julieta Granada
2013Shanshan FengGerina Piller
2012Choi Na-yeonRyu So-yeon
2011Park Hee-youngPaula Creamer
Sandra Gal

CME Group Tour Championship 2022: Field

Lydia Ko
Atthaya Thitikul
Minjee Lee
Brooke M Henderson
Hye-Jin Choi
Jennifer Kupcho
Lexi Thompson
Xiyu Lin
In Gee Chun
Nasa Hataoka
Celine Boutier
Hyo Joo Kim
Danielle Kang
Andrea Lee
Nelly Korda
Ayaka Furue
Leona Maguire
Hannah Green
Jin Young Ko
Lilia Vu
Charley Hull
Jodi Ewart Shadoff
Madelene Sagstrom
Megan Khang
Gaby Lopez
Ashleigh Buhai
Yuka Saso
Nanna Koerstz Madsen
Georgia Hall
Paula Reto
Marina Alex
Allisen Corpuz
Jessica Korda
Hinako Shibuno
Narin An
Lizette Salas
Sei Young Kim
A Lim Kim
Ally Ewing
Carlota Ciganda
Eun-Hee Ji
Gemma Dryburgh
Cheyenne Knight
Sarah Schmelzel
Chella Choi
Ryann O’Toole
Alison Lee
Jeongeun Lee6
Mina Harigae
Maja Stark
Inbee Park
Linn Grant
Amy Yang
Matilda Castren
Moriya Jutanugarn
Pajaree Anannarukarn
Patty Tavatanakit
Anna Nordqvist
Sophia Schubert
Caroline Masson