Golf
LPGA Sets the Stakes for $4 Million Season Finale in Naples
The top 60 in the Race to the CME Globe, plus ties, will qualify after The Annika. Miyu Yamashita moved to second with her Maybank win.

The LPGA outlined its season finale Friday, with a $4 million first prize waiting for the winner of the Nov. 19–22 CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida.
The top 60 players and ties in the Race to the CME Globe after The Annika qualify for the tournament at Tiburón Golf Club. The tournament has an $11 million purse, and the player who wins it also takes the season-long Race to the CME Globe title.
Nelly Korda leads the points race. Miyu Yamashita rose to second after successfully defending her Maybank Championship title in Malaysia last weekend. Yamashita earned 500 points for that victory, finishing two strokes ahead of Yan Liu, according to official results.
Jeeno Thitikul, third in the standings, has won the Naples event in each of the past two years. The field will be set after The Annika concludes Nov. 15.



