Somi Lee Opens with 64 to Lead at CME Championship
Somi Lee took the lead after first round of the CME Group Tour Championship, the season-ending event on the LPGA Tour; Lee shot a eight-under-par 64 at Tiburón; The $4m prize pot that goes to the winner of this event is the richest in women's golf, and third in all of golf Thursday 20…
Somi Lee fired an eight-under-par 64 at Tiburón on Thursday to take the first-round lead at the LPGA's season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. Lee bogeyed her final hole but still finished two strokes clear of Allisen Corpuz, who posted a 66.
Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul parred her last five holes to finish in a share of third at five-under. Sei Young Kim, Jin Hee Im and Nasa Hataoka each carded 68s.
World No. 2 Nelly Korda, who entered the event without a win this year after seven victories in 2024, shot one-under 71.
The tournament carries an $11m prize fund, second on the LPGA only to the US Women's Open ($12m). The $4m winner's cheque is the largest in women's golf and the third-largest in all of golf, behind the men's Tour Championship ($10m) and The Players Championship ($4.5m).
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