Overview
- The CME Group Tour Championship starts Thursday at Tiburón Golf Club with a 60-player, no-cut field competing for an $11 million purse and a $4 million winner’s check.
- World No. 1 and defending champion Jeeno Thitikul arrives as the favorite, leading the Player of the Year and Vare Trophy races and sitting $244,058 behind Minjee Lee on the money list.
- Minjee Lee leads season earnings at $3,822,388 after a major win and a successful switch to a broomstick putter, positioning herself to secure the money crown.
- Nelly Korda seeks her first victory of 2025 after seven wins last year, entering with elite ball-striking and a strong record at Tiburón.
- On the PGA Tour, the season-ending RSM Classic at Sea Island will finalize full 2026 status for only the top 100 in the FedEx Cup as the cutoff drops from 125.