The Limerick Summary is not on time due to the fact the PGA Tour event would not end until Monday morning, and we've got two one-of-a-kind tours gambling their final events of the season this week. So today I'll set up the LPGA event, the next day could be the Limerick Summary, after which I'll look at the European Tour event Wednesday.
Of path, Inbee Park received the Lorena Ochoa Invitational this beyond weekend, which she needed in an effort to have a sensible chance to win a number of the year-end awards.
The LPGA event is the CME Group Tour Championship, and that is the week while the ones awards are finalized. These awards are essential because some of them give the winners points closer to membership within the LPGA Hall of Fame at the same time as others are just enhance a participant's stature in the game. And Inbee's win critically more suitable her probabilities, specifically on account that Lydia Ko and Stacy Lewis failed to play in Mexico.
Let's take a short have a look at what is at stake this week:
- Inbee's win wasn't so critical for the CME Race to the Globe, the LPGA's equivalent of the FedExCup, worth a cool million. Inbee remains in 2nd place while Lydia remains in 1st and Stacy in 3rd. Since the Top3 can each take it all by winning the Tour Championship, all three still "control their own destiny." Of course, if none of them win, the points could become important since any of the Top9 have a mathematical chance of winning.
- The Money Title is now a two-woman race. Lydia has $2,758,417, Inbee has $2,570,096, and the winner's check is $500.000.
- The Scoring Title -- known officially as the Vare Trophy -- has become extremely tight, with Inbee taking the lead with her win. How tight? Inbee's scoring average for the year is 69.433 strokes (for 90 rounds) while Lydia's is 69.449 (for 89 rounds). That's less than 2/100s of a stroke difference! This one counts a point toward the LPGA HoF.
- And then the big one, the Rolex Player of the Year, is still being led by Lydia. She has 276 points against Inbee's 273. This one also counts a point toward the LPGA HoF.
- I should also mention the Rolex Rookie of the Year Award, which has already been locked up by Sei Young Kim. She's in the 4th spot on the Race to the Globe points list and could certainly figure into the picture this week.
Of path, different gamers would like to get the factors as well. I consider Lydia currently has 11 points (nine regular occasions and one primary) at the same time as Stacy has 17 points (9 regular events, 2 majors, 2 POYs and a couple of Vares). There are 3 factors up for grabs this week, plus Stacy would like a win to get off the schnide of 9 Top3s this season.
Given that Inbee has said she has problem with the Bermuda veggies at Tiburon, in which the final occasion is held, and that Lydia and Stacy might be a bit rusty after taking per week off, and that there are a number of different gamers in true shape proper now... This ought to be a very interesting finale to the 2015 LGPA season.
GC's coverage starts Thursday, November 19 at 4pm ET . ABC will cover the final round on Sunday at 2pm ET.
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