November 21-24
Tiburรณn Golf Club, Naples, Florida
$5,000,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4
5 players have gone wire-to-wire in the 2019 @LPGA season:@brontemaylaw (@PureSilkChamp), @BrookeHenderson (@MeijerLPGA), @hannahgreengolf (@KPMGWomensPGA), @mjhur1205 (@IWITChamp) & Ai Suzuki (TOTO Japan Classic).
โ LPGA Media (@LPGAMedia) November 23, 2019
Sei Young Kim is looking for her first wire-to-wire win. pic.twitter.com/7jlR4YJYhf
England's Charley Hull moved into contention at the CME Group Tour Championship in Florida with a third-round 66.
Hull posted seven birdies, five of which came on the back nine, to move into fourth spot and within five shots of leader Sei Young Kim.
Her only bogey of the day came at the par-three fifth.
South Korean Kim heads into the final round on 16 under and with a one-shot lead over American Nelly Korda after a bogey-free 68.
.@NellyKorda's last five holes:
โ #RaceToCMEGlobe (@LPGA) November 23, 2019
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She's within one of the lead at the @CMEGroupLPGA. pic.twitter.com/84fhFni5Vz
Korda drew closer with a round of 66 on the Naples course, and Germany's Caroline Masson is four shots back in third.
England's Bronte Law shot a 68 and is tied for ninth, two shots behind Hull.
Georgia Hall is a further two shots back after a 71.
Vare Tophy updates
Jin Young Ko would need to record a total score of 271 (-17) or better at the CME Group Tour Championship to end the season with a scoring average below 69. Her scoring average would be 68.9877 with a 271 (-17). Ko is currently at 206 (-10) through three days of play.
After the third round, Ko remains in the lead with the lowest scoring average of the 2019 LPGA Tour season. Ko holds a 0.362 lead entering the final round. Ko has recorded three sub-par rounds this week compared to Hyo Joo Kim with two sub-par rounds.
Player | Entering the Week |
After Round 1 |
After Round 2 |
After Round 3 |
Difference |
Jin Young Ko | 69.052 |
69.077 |
69.076 |
69.038 |
- |
Hyo Joo Kim | 69.361 |
69.411 |
69.432 |
69.4 |
0.362 |
Jin Young Koโs 6-under 66 Saturday all but mathematically secures the Vare Trophy for low scoring average.
โ Golf Central (@GolfCentral) November 24, 2019
If she shoots a 65 Sunday, she will join Annika Sorenstam as the only LPGA players to average better than 69 strokes for an entire season. https://t.co/twEmMmAqIN pic.twitter.com/AiqK9P9yQl
Official Money List scenarios
Heading into the final round of the 2019 LPGA Tour season, Jin Young Ko has earned $2,714,281 and leads the Official Money List standings by $721,791. With this week's winner receiving $1.5 million, the following eight players on the Official Money List have the chance to pass Ko, depending on Ko's finish. Ko heads into the final round in a tie for fifth at -10.
- If Jeongeun Lee6 (-8, T16) wins the CME Group Tour Championship, she wins the money title
- Brooke Henderson (-10, T5) must win and have Jin Young Ko finish solo 4th or worse
- Minjee Lee (+4, T52) must win and have Jin Young Ko finish solo 4th or worse
- Lexi Thompson (-9, T9) must win and have Jin Young Ko finish solo 5th or worse
- Nelly Korda (-15, second) must win and have Jin Young Ko finish solo 5th or worse
- Sei Young Kim (-16, first) must win and have Jin Young Ko finish solo 24th or worse
- Hyo Joo Kim (-5, T24) must win and have Jin Young Ko finish solo 24th or worse
- Danielle Kang (-9, T9) must win and have Jin Young Ko finish solo 34th or worse
- Sung Hyun Park, who was third on the Official Money List, had the chance to pass to Ko, but she withdrew following her third round due to injury.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
Sei Young Kim | -16 |
65 |
67 |
68 |
200 |
2 |
Nelly Korda | -15 |
67 |
68 |
66 |
201 |
3 |
Caroline Masson | -12 |
68 |
66 |
70 |
204 |
4 |
Charley Hull | -11 |
72 |
67 |
66 |
205 |
T5 |
Jin Young Ko | -10 |
71 |
69 |
66 |
206 |
T5 |
Jessica Korda | -10 |
70 |
67 |
69 |
206 |
T5 |
Su Oh | -10 |
69 |
67 |
70 |
206 |
T5 |
Brooke M. Henderson | -10 |
68 |
67 |
71 |
206 |
T9 |
Amy Yang | -9 |
71 |
68 |
68 |
207 |
T9 |
Danielle Kang | -9 |
69 |
70 |
68 |
207 |
T9 |
Bronte Law | -9 |
69 |
70 |
68 |
207 |
T9 |
So Yeon Ryu | -9 |
67 |
72 |
68 |
207 |
T9 |
Mi Jung Hur | -9 |
70 |
68 |
69 |
207 |
T9 |
Yu Liu | -9 |
71 |
66 |
70 |
207 |
T9 |
Lexi Thompson | -9 |
70 |
67 |
70 |
207 |
T16 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | -8 |
76 |
66 |
66 |
208 |
T16 |
Jeongeun Lee6 | -8 |
72 |
67 |
69 |
208 |
T16 |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | -8 |
68 |
70 |
70 |
208 |
19 |
Georgia Hall | -7 |
67 |
71 |
71 |
209 |
T20 |
Brittany Altomare | -6 |
69 |
72 |
69 |
210 |
T20 |
Ally McDonald | -6 |
74 |
66 |
70 |
210 |
T20 |
Carlota Ciganda | -6 |
73 |
67 |
70 |
210 |
T20 |
Marina Alex | -6 |
68 |
70 |
72 |
210 |
T24 |
Inbee Park | -5 |
72 |
73 |
66 |
211 |
T24 |
Hyo Joo Kim | -5 |
73 |
71 |
67 |
211 |
T24 |
Alena Sharp | -5 |
71 |
71 |
69 |
211 |
T24 |
Katherine Kirk | -5 |
72 |
69 |
70 |
211 |
T24 |
Jing Yan | -5 |
74 |
65 |
72 |
211 |
T24 |
Lizette Salas | -5 |
68 |
71 |
72 |
211 |
T24 |
Nasa Hataoka | -5 |
70 |
68 |
73 |
211 |
T31 |
Jennifer Kupcho | -3 |
72 |
72 |
69 |
213 |
T31 |
Azahara Munoz | -3 |
71 |
73 |
69 |
213 |
T33 |
Jenny Shin | -2 |
69 |
75 |
70 |
214 |
T33 |
Shanshan Feng | -2 |
71 |
71 |
72 |
214 |
T33 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -2 |
73 |
65 |
76 |
214 |
T36 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | -1 |
69 |
75 |
71 |
215 |
T36 |
Cheyenne Knight | -1 |
71 |
71 |
73 |
215 |
T36 |
Megan Khang | -1 |
70 |
71 |
74 |
215 |
T39 |
Celine Boutier | E |
76 |
73 |
67 |
216 |
T39 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | E |
75 |
73 |
68 |
216 |
T39 |
Chella Choi | E |
69 |
74 |
73 |
216 |
T39 |
Amy Olson | E |
71 |
71 |
74 |
216 |
T43 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | 1 |
75 |
73 |
69 |
217 |
T43 |
Mi Hyang Lee | 1 |
75 |
72 |
70 |
217 |
T43 |
Annie Park | 1 |
74 |
73 |
70 |
217 |
T43 |
Eun-Hee Ji | 1 |
73 |
73 |
71 |
217 |
T43 |
Jasmine Suwannapura | 1 |
73 |
72 |
72 |
217 |
T43 |
Lydia Ko | 1 |
73 |
70 |
74 |
217 |
T43 |
Morgan Pressel | 1 |
72 |
71 |
74 |
217 |
T50 |
Gaby Lopez | 2 |
74 |
73 |
71 |
218 |
T50 |
Anna Nordqvist | 2 |
72 |
75 |
71 |
218 |
T52 |
Hannah Green | 4 |
76 |
71 |
73 |
220 |
T52 |
Kristen Gillman | 4 |
75 |
72 |
73 |
220 |
T52 |
Stacy Lewis | 4 |
73 |
73 |
74 |
220 |
T52 |
Minjee Lee | 4 |
71 |
74 |
75 |
220 |
56 |
Ashleigh Buhai | 5 |
71 |
79 |
71 |
221 |
T57 |
Jaye Marie Green | 6 |
76 |
75 |
71 |
222 |
T57 |
Angel Yin | 6 |
74 |
73 |
75 |
222 |
59 |
Mirim Lee | 8 |
73 |
73 |
78 |
224 |
60 |
Sung Hyun Park | 7 |
71 |
73 |
79 |
223 |