It’s the biggest payday on the LPGA.
The winner of the CME Group Tour Championship is walking away with $1.5 million, the largest prize in the history of women’s golf.
Jin Young Ko shot a final-round 63 to win the season-ending tournament to bank that huge first-place check. She went bogey-free with nine birdies on Sunday and hit an amazing 63 consecutive greens in regulation.
It’s her second straight year winning the event at Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida. Nasa Hataoka tried to give chase but came up a shot short. She’ll pocket $480,000 for her efforts. A tie for third this week is good for $268,657.
| Position | Golfer | Score | Payout |
| 1 | Jin Young Ko | -23 | $1,500,000 |
| 2 | Nasa Hataoka | -22 | $480,000 |
| T3 | Mina Harigae | -18 | $268,657 |
| T3 | Celine Boutier | -18 | $268,657 |
| T5 | Megan Khang | -17 | $145,041 |
| T5 | Minjee Lee | -17 | $145,041 |
| T5 | Nelly Korda | -17 | $145,041 |
| 8 | Lexi Thompson | -16 | $98,453 |
| T9 | Lydia Ko | -15 | $78,807 |
| T9 | In Gee Chun | -15 | $78,807 |
| T9 | Gaby Lopez | -15 | $78,807 |
| T12 | Anna Nordqvist | -14 | $62,415 |
| T12 | Leona Maguire | -14 | $62,415 |
| T12 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | -14 | $62,415 |
| T15 | Charley Hull | -13 | $48,720 |
| T15 | Hannah Green | -13 | $48,720 |
| T15 | So Yeon Ryu | -13 | $48,720 |
| T15 | Sei Young Kim | -13 | $48,720 |
| T15 | Danielle Kang | -13 | $48,720 |
| T15 | Jeongeun Lee6 | -13 | $48,720 |
| 21 | Jasmine Suwannapura | -12 | $42,040 |
| T22 | Lauren Stephenson | -11 | $40,020 |
| T22 | Madelene Sagstrom | -11 | $40,020 |
| T24 | Wichanee Meechai | -10 | $36,106 |
| T24 | Ally Ewing | -10 | $36,106 |
| T24 | Eun-Hee Ji | -10 | $36,106 |
| T24 | Georgia Hall | -10 | $36,106 |
| T28 | Yealimi Noh | -9 | $31,937 |
| T28 | Ariya Jutanugarn | -9 | $31,937 |
| T28 | Su Oh | -9 | $31,937 |
| T31 | Amy Olson | -8 | $28,232 |
| T31 | Moriya Jutanugarn | -8 | $28,232 |
| T31 | Ryann O’Toole | -8 | $28,232 |
| T31 | Brittany Altomare | -8 | $28,232 |
| T35 | Patty Tavatanakit | -7 | $24,864 |
| T35 | Carlota Ciganda | -7 | $24,864 |
| T35 | Xiyu Lin | -7 | $24,864 |
| T38 | Brooke M. Henderson | -6 | $22,761 |
| T38 | A Lim Kim | -6 | $22,761 |
| T40 | Esther Henseleit | -5 | $20,150 |
| T40 | Jenny Shin | -5 | $20,150 |
| T40 | Jennifer Kupcho | -5 | $20,150 |
| T40 | Jessica Korda | -5 | $20,150 |
| T40 | Wei-Ling Hsu | -5 | $20,150 |
| T45 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | -4 | $17,624 |
| T45 | Yu Liu | -4 | $17,624 |
| T45 | Lizette Salas | -4 | $17,624 |
| 48 | Yuka Saso | -3 | $16,613 |
| T49 | Emma Talley | -2 | $15,855 |
| T49 | Amy Yang | -2 | $15,855 |
| T51 | Elizabeth Szokol | E | $14,930 |
| T51 | Austin Ernst | E | $14,930 |
| T53 | Hyo Joo Kim | +1 | $14,255 |
| T53 | Chella Choi | +1 | $14,255 |
| T55 | Stacy Lewis | +3 | $13,414 |
| T55 | Matilda Castren | +3 | $13,414 |
| T55 | Caroline Masson | +3 | $13,414 |
| T58 | Jenny Coleman | +5 | $12,572 |
| T58 | Sophia Popov | +5 | $12,572 |
| — | Angel Yin | WD | $12,068 |
Next season, the CME purse will go up by $2 million to $7 million. The $2 million first-place prize will be the largest in professional women’s golf history. The player who finishes 60th in the field of 60 will receive $40,000.
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