November 21-24
Tiburรณn Golf Club, Naples, Florida
$5,000,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
After wasting two birdie chances at the CME Group Tour Championship on Friday, Sei Young Kim got a pep talk from Cristie Kerr, who was walking to the 18th tee in her role as a Golf Channel commentator.
Sei Young Kim (@SY_KIM_lpga) takes a two-shot lead @CMEGroupLPGA. Kim's 36-hole mark of -12 (132) ties the tournament record.
โ LPGA Media (@LPGAMedia) November 22, 2019
6 of her 9 career @LPGA wins have come when she's held at least a share of the 36-hole lead.
Kim is looking for her first career wire-to-wire win. pic.twitter.com/347uN0wkCw
"I just said, 'Yeah, I'm going to make the birdie.' Yeah, it come true," Kim said.
Kim's shot rolled toward the back pin and stopped within two feet of the hole, she tapped in for birdie and a 5-under 67 to hold on to her two shot lead.
Caroline Masson made a 40-foot birdie put on 18 for a 66 and will be joining Kim in the final group on Saturday.
Finishing in style 😎@CaroMasson caps off a second round 66 with a birdie from off the green on the 18th@CMEGroupLPGA | @GolfChannel pic.twitter.com/n5hl5Cr8Vs
โ #RaceToCMEGlobe (@LPGA) November 22, 2019
Brooke Henderson made a poor start with a double bogey in her opening hole but closed with five birdies in her final seven holes to get back into contention three shots behind the leader with a 67.
"Great crowd, great energy out here," Henderson said. "I'm excited to be playing the weekend near the top of the leaderboard, so it should be fun."
World No.3 Nelly Korda also lies three shots back after firing a 31 and holding a one-shot lead at the turn.
A missed birdie put at the 16th put her one shot behind, then she missed a two foot putt.
"It's not going to be the last putt I miss," Korda said. "It's just how it is."
She hooked her shot at the 17th and came to rest under a tree where she had no choice and pitched it back to the fairway for a birdie chance that she missed to finish with a 68
Vare Trophy update
After the second round, Jin Young Ko has extended her lead for the lowest scoring average of the 2019 LPGA Tour season ahead of Hyo Joo Kim by 0.356. While Kim recorded a 1-under 71, Ko recorded another sub-par round with her second-round 3-under 69. Ko is ahead of Kim by four strokes and remains in good position to earn the Vare Trophy.
Player | Entering the Week |
After Round 1 |
After Round 2 |
Difference |
Jin Young Ko | 69.052 |
69.077 |
69.076 |
- |
Hyo Joo Kim | 69.361 |
69.411 |
69.432 |
0.356 |
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Sei Young Kim | -12 |
65 |
67 |
132 |
2 |
Caroline Masson | -10 |
68 |
66 |
134 |
T3 |
Brooke M. Henderson | -9 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T3 |
Nelly Korda | -9 |
67 |
68 |
135 |
5 |
Su Oh | -8 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T6 |
Yu Liu | -7 |
71 |
66 |
137 |
T6 |
Jessica Korda | -7 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T6 |
Lexi Thompson | -7 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T9 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -6 |
73 |
65 |
138 |
T9 |
Nasa Hataoka | -6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T9 |
Mi Jung Hur | -6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T9 |
Marina Alex | -6 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T9 |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | -6 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T9 |
Georgia Hall | -6 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
T15 |
Jing Yan | -5 |
74 |
65 |
139 |
T15 |
Charley Hull | -5 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T15 |
Jeongeun Lee6 | -5 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T15 |
Amy Yang | -5 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T15 |
Bronte Law | -5 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T15 |
Danielle Kang | -5 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T15 |
Lizette Salas | -5 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T15 |
So Yeon Ryu | -5 |
67 |
72 |
139 |
T23 |
Ally McDonald | -4 |
74 |
66 |
140 |
T23 |
Carlota Ciganda | -4 |
73 |
67 |
140 |
T23 |
Jin Young Ko | -4 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T26 |
Katherine Kirk | -3 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T26 |
Megan Khang | -3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T26 |
Brittany Altomare | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T29 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | -2 |
76 |
66 |
142 |
T29 |
Cheyenne Knight | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T29 |
Amy Olson | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T29 |
Shanshan Feng | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T29 |
Alena Sharp | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T34 |
Lydia Ko | -1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
T34 |
Morgan Pressel | -1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T34 |
Chella Choi | -1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
T37 |
Hyo Joo Kim | E |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T37 |
Jennifer Kupcho | E |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T37 |
Azahara Munoz | E |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T37 |
Sung Hyun Park | E |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T37 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | E |
69 |
75 |
144 |
T37 |
Jenny Shin | E |
69 |
75 |
144 |
T43 |
Jasmine Suwannapura | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T43 |
Inbee Park | 1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T43 |
Minjee Lee | 1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
T46 |
Stacy Lewis | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T46 |
Eun-Hee Ji | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T46 |
Mirim Lee | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T49 |
Hannah Green | 3 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
T49 |
Kristen Gillman | 3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
T49 |
Mi Hyang Lee | 3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
T49 |
Annie Park | 3 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
T49 |
Angel Yin | 3 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
T49 |
Gaby Lopez | 3 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
T49 |
Anna Nordqvist | 3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
T56 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | 4 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
T56 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | 4 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
58 |
Celine Boutier | 5 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
59 |
Ashleigh Buhai | 6 |
71 |
79 |
150 |
60 |
Jaye Marie Green | 7 |
76 |
75 |
151 |