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LPGA Tour Championship Opens at Tiburon With Record Purse and Season Honors at Stake

Season awards plus a $4 million first prize hinge on a no-cut finale for the LPGA’s top 60.

Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand hopes to defend her title at this week's LPGA seson-ending Tour Championship

Overview

  • World No. 1 and defending champion Jeeno Thitikul arrives with two 2025 wins and six top-10s in her last seven starts.
  • Thitikul leads the Player of the Year race by 16 points over Rookie of the Year Miyu Yamashita, with top-10 finishers earning points and 30 to the winner.
  • Minjee Lee tops the money list at $3.82 million entering Naples, credits a broomstick putter for improved form, and recently received the Rolex Annika Major Award.
  • The field features 60 qualifiers from the Race to the CME Globe, there is no cut, and any champion claims the $4 million as official money.
  • Nelly Korda seeks a first 2025 victory after seven wins in 2024, joining a deep lineup of contenders that includes Yamashita and others.