https://www.lpga.com/news/2023/amy-yang-captures-her-first-american-lpga-title-and-cashes-in-on-2-million
Amy Yang won on the LPGA Tour for the fifth time, but the first time on American soil, at the CME Group Tour Championship. Yang finished at 27-under par to win by 3 shot over Alison Lee and Nasa Hataoka. Yang shot a final round 6-under 66, and claims the $2 million first prize, the largest in women’s golf.
Throwing one close to tie the lead!
Nasa Hataoka -23
Amy Yang -23Watch the finish now on NBC! pic.twitter.com/uXE3pq0XAq
— LPGA (@LPGA) November 19, 2023
Amy Yang is putting up a fight at @CMEGroupLPGA 👊
Watch now on NBC! pic.twitter.com/jmLPeXBya3
— LPGA (@LPGA) November 19, 2023
Amy Yang: 2023 CME Group Tour Champion and recipient of the LARGEST champagne shower of the year 🍾 pic.twitter.com/9FicRaalSk
— LPGA (@LPGA) November 19, 2023
https://twitter.com/LPGA/status/1726385867705770350
Hear from 2023 CME Group Tour Champion Amy Yang! https://t.co/FPBaz2VpYH
— LPGA (@LPGA) November 19, 2023
The CME Group Tour Championship is the final event for the 2023 LPGA Golf Pool. Michael Byrne had the best week, accumulating 37 points. It was not enough to catch up to Patrick Horwood, the winner by 84 points. The key to his victory was selecting Ruoning Yin who finished the season with 85 points, and Patrick was the only participant to select Yin.
Congratulations to those winning prizes in the 2023 LPGA Golf Pool.
- Patrick Horwood
- Michael Byrne
- Mike Merrill
- Aiden Kleer
Roger
and the randomly selected participant, 44. Jim Terry
You will be contacted in the coming days about where to have your prize sent.
Points for CME Group Tour Championship
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Yang | 15 |
| 2 | Alison Lee | 10 |
| 2 | Nasa Hataoka | 10 |
| 4 | Lilia Vu | 8 |
| 5 | Atthaya Thitikul | 7 |
| 6 | Ruoning Yin | 6 |
| 6 | Xiyu Lin | 6 |
| 8 | Nelly Korda | 4 |
| 8 | Minjee Lee | 4 |
| 10 | Yu Liu | 2 |
| 10 | Carlota Ciganda | 2 |
Here are the final round highlights, from the LPGA’s Youtube page: