2017 CME Group Tour Championship
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| Dates | November 16–19, 2017 |
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| Location | Naples, Florida |
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Tiburón Golf Club, Gold Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,540 yards (5,980 m) |
| Cut | none |
| Prize fund | $2.5 million |
| Winner's share | $625,000 |
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The 2017 CME Group Tour Championship will be the seventh CME Group Tour Championship, a women's professional golf tournament and the season-ending event on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. It is played at the Gold Course of Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.
The CME Group Tour Championship also marks the end of the season-long "Race to the CME Globe" in 2017. Each player's season-long "Race to the CME Globe" points are "reset" before the tournament based on their position in the points list. "Championship points" are awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship which are added to their "reset points" to determine the overall winner of the "Race to the CME Globe". The event will be televised by Golf Channel Thursday through Saturday on a 2 hour delay, and ABC Sunday live.
Called the "CME Group Titleholders" for its first three editions, qualification for the tournament changed for 2014. Previously, the top three finishers in each tournament, not previously qualified, earned entry to the tournament. For 2014 the field was determined by a season-long points race, the "Race to the CME Globe". All players making the cut in a tournament earned points, with 500 points going to the winner. The five major championships had a higher points distribution, with 625 points to the winner. No-cut tournaments only awarded points to the top 40 finishers (top 20 for the Lorena Ochoa Invitational).
Only LPGA members were eligible to earn points. The top 72 players on the "Race to the CME Globe" points list gained entry into the CME Group Titleholders Championship as well as any tournament winners, whether or not an LPGA member, not in the top 72.
1. Top 72 LPGA members and those tied for 72nd on the "Race to the CME Globe" Points Standings
2. LPGA Members, not otherwise qualified, who won at least one official LPGA tournament during the season
3. Non-members who won at least one official LPGA tournament during the season
Each player's "Race to the CME Globe" points are "reset" before the tournament based on their position in the "Race to the CME Globe" points list. The leader is given 5,000 points, the player in second place 4,500 down to 10 points for the player in 72nd place.
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