CME Group Titleholders
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The CME Group Titleholders is a women's professional golf
tournament, the season-ending event on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. It succeeds the LPGA Tour Championship, which was played for two seasons in 2009
and 2010
. The CME Group Titleholders debuted in November 2011
at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando, Florida
, which also hosted the 2010 LPGA Tour Championship.
The title sponsor is the CME Group
, a financial securities corporation based in Chicago
. LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan announced on March 7, 2011, that CME had signed a three-year contract to sponsor the tournament. CME had previous experience hosting pro-am events with LPGA players.
The 2011 winner will earn $500,000, a full one-third of the $1.5 million purse. The first-place money is the second-most in women's golf, exceeded only by the U.S. Women's Open. Most events on the LPGA Tour have a standard schedule for distribution of the purse, with a winner's share of 15%. The 2010 LPGA Tour Championship had the same purse of $1.5 million, with a winner's share of $225,000; it was a 120-player event with cuts after 36 and 54 holes.
The following table shows the three qualifiers for the Titleholders from each tournament.
Note: The following qualifiers did not play in the event: Shanshan Feng, Juli Inkster
, Grace Park
, Inbee Park
, So Yeon Ryu, Jiyai Shin, Momoko Ueda
.
Golf
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tournament, the season-ending event on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. It succeeds the LPGA Tour Championship, which was played for two seasons in 2009
2009 LPGA Tour
The 2009 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through November 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association ....
and 2010
2010 LPGA Tour
The 2010 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 13, 2010 and ended in Florida on December 5, 2010...
. The CME Group Titleholders debuted in November 2011
2011 LPGA Tour
The 2011 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 17, 2011 and had its last official event end on November 20, 2011 in Florida...
at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, which also hosted the 2010 LPGA Tour Championship.
The title sponsor is the CME Group
CME Group
The CME Group bases prices for US gasoline on Brent Crude rather than West Texas Intermediate Crude , which many believe is responsible for artificially high gas prices for US consumers...
, a financial securities corporation based in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan announced on March 7, 2011, that CME had signed a three-year contract to sponsor the tournament. CME had previous experience hosting pro-am events with LPGA players.
The 2011 winner will earn $500,000, a full one-third of the $1.5 million purse. The first-place money is the second-most in women's golf, exceeded only by the U.S. Women's Open. Most events on the LPGA Tour have a standard schedule for distribution of the purse, with a winner's share of 15%. The 2010 LPGA Tour Championship had the same purse of $1.5 million, with a winner's share of $225,000; it was a 120-player event with cuts after 36 and 54 holes.
2011 Qualifiers
The top three finishers who are LPGA members from each official LPGA tournament, not otherwise qualified, earn a spot in Titleholders. If tied, the player with the lower final round score qualifies.The following table shows the three qualifiers for the Titleholders from each tournament.
| Dates | Tournament | 1st Qualifier | 2nd Qualifier | 3rd Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20 | Honda LPGA Thailand Honda LPGA Thailand The Honda LPGA Thailand is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played for the first time at the Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand in 2006. In 2007 the tournament moved to the Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course... |
 Yani TsengYani Tseng Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and is currently ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.... (Win) |
 Michelle WieMichelle Wie Michelle Sung Wie is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie would also become the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the youngest to qualify for a LPGA Tour event... (2nd) |
 Karrie WebbKarrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... (T3) |
| Feb 27 | HSBC Women's Champions HSBC Women's Champions The HSBC Women's Champions is a golf tournament for professional female golfers that is part of the LPGA Tour. It was played for the first time in 2008 at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore.... |
 Sun Young YooSun Young Yoo Sun-Young Yoo is a South Korean female professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Yoo had a distinguished amateur career. In 2001 she won the Korean Junior Golf Championship. She played on the Korean National Golf team in both 2002 and 2004. In 2004 Yoo won the Korean Amateur... (4th) |
Morgan Pressel Morgan Pressel Morgan Pressel is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She turned pro at age 17 and is the youngest-ever winner of a modern LPGA major championship. Pressel has reached as high as fourth in the world rankings.... (5th) |
Na Yeon Choi Na Yeon Choi Na Yeon Choi is a South Korean female professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:At age 17 in 2004, Choi won the ADT CAPS Invitational on the LPGA of Korea Tour , beating future Hall-of-Famer Se Ri Pak by four strokes. Choi turned professional shortly thereafter, in... (6th) |
| Mar 20 | RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup The RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup is a golf tournament for professional female golfers. It is part of the LPGA Tour. It was played for the first time in 2011 at the Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. The tournament is designed as a tribute to... |
Paula Creamer Paula Creamer Paula Creamer is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. As a professional, she has won 11 tournaments, including 9 LPGA Tour events. Creamer has been as high as number 2 in the Women's World Golf Rankings. She was the 2010 U.S... (T2) |
Brittany Lincicome Brittany Lincicome Brittany Grace Lincicome is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. She currently resides in Seminole, Florida.... (T2) |
Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has 14 wins on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships, and over $13 million in career earnings... (4th) |
| Mar 27 | Kia Classic |  Sandra GalSandra Gal Sandra Gal is a German professional golfer who currently plays on the United States–based LPGA Tour.-Childhood, college and amateur career:... (Win) |
Jiyai Shin (2nd) |
In-Kyung Kim (T3) |
| Apr 3 | Kraft Nabisco Championship Kraft Nabisco Championship The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983... |
Stacy Lewis Stacy Lewis Stacy Lewis is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Early years:Born in Ohio, Lewis grew up in Texas at The Woodlands outside of Houston, and graduated from The Woodlands High School in 2003... (Win) |
Katie Futcher (T3) |
Angela Stanford Angela Stanford Angela Stanford is an American professional golfer who currently competes on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Stanford was born in Fort Worth, Texas. As a junior golfer, she won the Fort Worth Girls Championship four times , the 1996 Texas State 4A High School Championship and the 1996 PING Texas... (T3) |
| May 1 | Avnet LPGA Classic |  Maria HjorthMaria Hjorth Maria Anna "Mimmi" Hjorth is a Swedish professional golfer. She attended the University of Stirling in Scotland. She won more than twenty amateur titles including the 1995 European Ladies Amateur Championship. She turned professional in 1996 and played mainly on the Ladies European Tour that year... (Win) |
Song-Hee Kim Song-Hee Kim Song-Hee Kim is a Korean female professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour.-Futures Tour :*2006 Louisiana Pelican Classic, IOS Golf Classic, Aurora Health Care Championship, CIGNA Chip in For A Cure FUTURES Golf Classic, The Gettysburg Championship-Results in LPGA... (2nd) |
 Suzann PettersenSuzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur... (T3) |
| May 22 | Sybase Match Play Championship Sybase Match Play Championship The Sybase Match Play Championship is professional golf tournament played on the LPGA Tour since 2010. The tournament takes place at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey... |
 Ai MiyazatoAi Miyazato is a Japanese professional golfer who currently competes on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Japan LPGA Tour . She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings for three periods of time in 2010.-Early life and amateur career:... (T5) |
Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson is a Swedish professional golfer. She is a member of U.S. based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She has five LPGA and 21 international wins in her career... (T5) |
 Julieta GranadaJulieta Granada Julieta Granada is a Paraguayan professional golfer who plays on the United States based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... (T9) |
| Jun 5 | ShopRite LPGA Classic ShopRite LPGA Classic The ShopRite LPGA Classic is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, held near Atlantic City, New Jersey. It took place annually from 1986 through 2006 and returned to the tour schedule in 2010 at a new venue, the Bay Course at the Dolce Seaview Resort, with a prize fund of $1.5... |
 Catriona MatthewCatriona Matthew Catriona Isobel Matthew MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... (4th) |
Anna Nordqvist Anna Nordqvist Anna Maria Nordqvist is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... (T5) |
Brittany Lang Brittany Lang Brittany Lang is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Born in Richmond, Virginia and raised in McKinney, Texas, Lang had a decorated amateur career. She won eight American Junior Golf Association events and was a two-time First-Team Polo Golf Junior... (T8) |
| Jun 12 | LPGA State Farm Classic | Se Ri Pak Se Ri Pak Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007.-Career overview:... (T5) |
Mindy Kim (T5) |
Wendy Ward Wendy Ward Wendy Ward is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.-Early life, education and amateur career:Ward was born in San Antonio, Texas.... (7th) |
| Jun 26 | Wegmans LPGA Championship | Meena Lee Meena Lee Meena Lee is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the United States-based LPGA Tour.Lee was born in Jeonju, South Korea. She took up golf at the age of fourteen, which is unusually late for a future professional golfer, but just a few years later, in 2000, she became the Korean Amateur... (T6) |
Mika Miyazato Mika Miyazato Mika Miyazato is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour.As an amateur, Miyazato won the 2004 Japan Amateur Women's Championship at the age of 14, and was the youngest player to win the event. In the Asian Games, she won silver medals in the... (T8) |
 Azahara MunozAzahara Muñoz Azahara Muñoz Guijarro is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... (T8) |
| Jul 10 | U.S. Women's Open | So Yeon Ryu (Win) |
Hee Kyung Seo (2nd) |
Inbee Park Inbee Park Inbee Park, also known as In-Bee Park, is a South Korean professional golfer.-Early life and amateur career:Park was born in Seoul. She began playing golf at the age of 10. After moving to the United States, she won nine events on the American Junior Golf Association circuit and was a five-time... (T6) |
| Jul 24 | Evian Masters Evian Masters The Evian Masters is a women's professional golf tournament played at the Evian Masters Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France each July.Founded in 1994 on the Ladies European Tour, it is one of two major championships on the LET. Not a major on the LPGA Tour, it became an LPGA co-sanctioned event in... |
Caroline Hedwall Caroline Hedwall Caroline Hedwall is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She lives in Löddeköpinge, Sweden.... (T12) |
Amy Yang Amy Yang Amy Yang, also known as Yang Hee-Young is a Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour .-Amateur career:... (T14) |
Paige Mackenzie Paige Mackenzie Paige Mackenzie is a professional golfer currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Early years:Born and raised in Yakima, Washington, Mackenzie is a 2001 graduate of Eisenhower High School, where she was selected as a first-team All-Big-9 selection all four seasons... (T21) |
| Jul 31 | Ricoh Women's British Open |  Dewi Claire SchreefelDewi Claire Schreefel Dewi Claire Schreefel is a Dutch female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:Schreefel was born in Alkmaar, Netherlands on 12 November 1985... (T11) |
Candie Kung Candie Kung Candie Kung is an American professional golfer of Taiwanese descent who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:... (T14) |
 Karen StupplesKaren Stupples Karen Louise Stupples is an English professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... (T22) |
| Aug 21 | Safeway Classic Safeway Classic The Safeway Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. Founded in 1972, the 54-hole event takes place every year in the Portland, Oregon area and is the oldest continuous event on the LPGA Tour. Tournament Golf Foundation has managed the tournament since... |
Hee Young Park Hee Young Park Hee Young Park , also known as Park Hee-Young, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Early golf career:... (3rd) |
Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst Vicky Hurst is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.She turned professional as a 17-year-old in 2008, while still in high school. Playing on the Futures Tour that year, she won five times and set a Tour record for single season earnings with $93,107.-Childhood and... (T5) |
Ryann O'Toole Ryann O'Toole Ryann Ashley O'Toole is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and the Futures Tour.-Amateur career:... (T5) |
| Aug 28 | CN Canadian Women's Open | Hee-Won Han Hee-Won Han Hee-Won Han is a South Korean golfer. She attended Ryukoku University and turned professional in 1998. Han currently plays on the United States LPGA Tour. Her caddie is Jeffrey Snow.... (T6) |
Jenny Shin (T6) |
Jennifer Johnson (T12) |
| Sep 11 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Amy Hung Amy Hung Amy Hung is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur wins:*1992 Junior World Golf Championships *1993 Greg Norman Junior Masters... (T5) |
Belen Mozo (T5) |
Mi Hyun Kim Mi Hyun Kim Mi-Hyun Kim is a professional golfer from South Korea. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the LPGA of Korea Tour between 1996 and 1999. In 1999, she joined the LPGA Tour and was named was Rookie of the Year that year... (T10) |
| Sep 18 | Navistar LPGA Classic Navistar LPGA Classic The Navistar LPGA Classic Presented by Monaco RV is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. The 72-hole event made its debut in September 2007 at the Capitol Hill location on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Prattville, Alabama. Maria Hjorth won the inaugural event on the... |
Lexi Thompson (Win) |
Tiffany Joh Tiffany Joh Tiffany Joh is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Futures Tour.-Childhood:... (2nd) |
 Giulia Sergas (T11) |
| Oct 9 | LPGA Hana Bank Championship | Jimin Kang Jimin Kang Jimin Kang is a South Korean professional golfer who plays primarily on the LPGA Tour.Kang had a distinguished amateur career including finishing runner-up in 1999 U.S. Women's Amateur. She attended Arizona State University. She turned professional in 2002.... (T3) |
Chella Choi (T7) |
 Shanshan Feng (T13) |
| Oct 16 | Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia The Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played for the first time in October 2010 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.... |
Christel Boeljon Christel Boeljon Christel Wilhelmina Boeljon is a professional golfer from The Netherlands, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour and the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:... (T9) |
Amanda Blumenherst Amanda Blumenherst Amanda Blumenherst is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was a three-time National Player of the Year at Duke University and won the U.S. Women's Amateur title in 2008.... (T9) |
Mina Harigae Mina Harigae Mina Harigae is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.As an amateur golfer, she won the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.... (T23) |
| Oct 23 | Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship The Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played for the first time in 2011 at the Sunrise Golf & Country Club in Yangmei, Taiwan. It is the first LPGA tournament ever played in Taiwan.... |
Pat Hurst Pat Hurst Pat Hurst is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.Hurst's father is American and her mother is originally from Japan. She was born in San Leandro, California and raised in California.-Amateur career:... (T16) |
Alison Walshe (T16) |
Grace Park Grace Park (golfer) Grace Park is a South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. She moved to Hawaii at the age of 12, and then to Arizona. She received the 1996 Dial Award as top female high-school scholar-athlete in the United States... (T24) |
| Nov 6 | Mizuno Classic Mizuno Classic The Mizuno Classic is an annual women's professional golf tournament, jointly sanctioned by the two richest women's professional tours: the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour. It was an unofficial money event on the LPGA Tour from 1973 to 1975... |
Momoko Ueda Momoko Ueda is a female professional golfer who in 2007 at the age of 21 became the youngest player in the history of the Japan LPGA Tour to finish first on the money list. She is currently playing on the United State-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:... (Win) |
 Pornanong PhatlumPornanong Phatlum Pornanong Phatlum is a Thai female professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins :*2006 Hong Kong Ladies Masters *2008 Thailand Ladies Open, DLF Women's Indian Open... (T14) |
Christina Kim Christina Kim Christina Kim is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour . From San Jose, California, she is known for her animated style of play, flamboyant dress, and outgoing personaliity.Not long after her 18th birthday, Kim turned pro... (T18) |
| Nov 13 | Lorena Ochoa Invitational Lorena Ochoa Invitational The Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex and Jalisco It Happens Within You is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. Hosted by Lorena Ochoa, the event debuted in November 2008 at the course where she learned to play, Guadalajara Country Club in Guadalajara, México.The... |
Juli Inkster Juli Inkster Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings... (T4) |
Natalie Gulbis Natalie Gulbis Natalie Anne Gulbis is an American professional golfer of Latvian descent who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Golf career:... (T16) |
Beatriz Recari Beatriz Recari Beatriz Recari Eransus is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... (33rd) |
Note: The following qualifiers did not play in the event: Shanshan Feng, Juli Inkster
Juli Inkster
Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings...
, Grace Park
Grace Park (golfer)
Grace Park is a South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. She moved to Hawaii at the age of 12, and then to Arizona. She received the 1996 Dial Award as top female high-school scholar-athlete in the United States...
, Inbee Park
Inbee Park
Inbee Park, also known as In-Bee Park, is a South Korean professional golfer.-Early life and amateur career:Park was born in Seoul. She began playing golf at the age of 10. After moving to the United States, she won nine events on the American Junior Golf Association circuit and was a five-time...
, So Yeon Ryu, Jiyai Shin, Momoko Ueda
Momoko Ueda
is a female professional golfer who in 2007 at the age of 21 became the youngest player in the history of the Japan LPGA Tour to finish first on the money list. She is currently playing on the United State-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:...
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Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Course | Purse ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 LPGA Tour The 2011 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 17, 2011 and had its last official event end on November 20, 2011 in Florida... |
Nov 17-20 | Hee Young Park Hee Young Park Hee Young Park , also known as Park Hee-Young, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Early golf career:... |
71-69-69-70=279 | -9 | 2 strokes | Sandra Gal Sandra Gal Sandra Gal is a German professional golfer who currently plays on the United States–based LPGA Tour.-Childhood, college and amateur career:... Paula CreamerPaula Creamer Paula Creamer is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. As a professional, she has won 11 tournaments, including 9 LPGA Tour events. Creamer has been as high as number 2 in the Women's World Golf Rankings. She was the 2010 U.S... |
Grand Cypress G.C. (N/S) | 1,500,000 | 500,000 |