2018 CME Group Tour Championship
The 2018 CME Group Tour Championship was the eighth CME Group Tour Championship, a women's professional golf tournament and the season-ending event on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. It was played at the Gold Course of Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The CME Group Tour Championship also marked the end of the season-long "Race to the CME Globe" in 2018. Each player's season-long "Race to the CME Globe" points were "reset" before the tournament based on their position in the points list. "Championship points" were awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship which were added to their "reset points" to determine the overall winner of the "Race to the CME Globe". The event was televised by Golf Channel Thursday through Saturday on a 2-hour delay, and ABC Sunday live. Lexi Thompson won the tournament by four strokes over Nelly Korda, while Ariya Jutanugarn won the Race to the CME Globe and took the $1,000,000 bonus. Format Qualification Called the "CME Group Titl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naples, Florida
Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the historical city (i.e. in the immediate vicinity of downtown Naples) was 19,115. Naples is a principal city of the Naples-Marco Island, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of about 375,752 as of 2020. Naples' USPS City population (i.e. the total population that lists Naples as the city on their postal address and who consider themselves residents of Naples) includes most of the communities in Collier County with the notable exceptions of Immokalee, Marco Island, Ave Maria, Everglades City and a few others, and thus Naples' USPS City population is approximately 333,083. The city is mostly known for its high-priced homes, white-sand beaches, and numerous golf courses. Naples is the self-titled "Golf Capital of the World", as it has the second most holes per capita out of all communities, and the most holes of any city in Florida. The city is also ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brittany Altomare
Brittany Altomare (born November 19, 1990) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She finished runner-up in the 2017 Evian Championship, losing to Anna Nordqvist in a playoff. She had finished tied for third in the Cambia Portland Classic two weeks earlier. She won the Guardian Retirement Championship on the 2016 Symetra Tour, beating Nicole Broch Larsen at the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff after the pair had finished level at 216 after 54 holes. Professional wins (1) Symetra Tour (1) *2016 Guardian Retirement Championship Playoff record LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1) Team appearances Amateur *Junior Ryder Cup (representing the United States): 2006 Professional *Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2019, 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration aga ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nasa Hataoka
is a Japanese professional golfer. She has won six times on the LPGA Tour and six times on the LPGA of Japan Tour. Amateur career Hataoka was born on 13 January 1999, named after the United States space program, NASA. As an amateur, she won the 2016 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship, a major tournament on the LPGA of Japan Tour. She was the youngest player and first amateur to win a JLPGA major. She turned professional after her victory and competed in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She finished 14th to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2017. Professional career 2017 In 2017, Hataoka played on both the LPGA Tour and LPGA of Japan Tour. On the LPGA Tour, she made 9 cuts in 17 events and finished 140th on the money list, losing her card. On the LPGA of Japan Tour, she won two events, including a second Japan Women's Open, and finished 14th on the money list. She again competed in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, finishing first to re-earn her LPGA Tour card for 2018. 201 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Georgia Hall
Georgia Kelly Hall (born 12 April 1996) is an English professional golfer. She plays on the Ladies European Tour, and the LPGA Tour. In 2018 she won the Women's British Open at Royal Lytham; it was her first victory in a major championship. Amateur career Hall began her golfing career at Canford Magna Golf Club. She won two gold medals at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. She had a successful amateur career winning the 2013 British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship. Professional career Turning professional in July 2014, Hall had an early success, winning the Open Generali de Strasbourg on the LET Access Series. In early 2016, she won the Oates Victorian Open on the ALPG Tour. In 2017, Hall won the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit after recording seven top 10 finishes during the season, including a tie for third place at the Women's British Open and a tie for tenth place at the Evian Championship. Hall earned her 2018 LPGA Tour card through qualifying school. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jaye Marie Green
Jaye Marie Green (born February 2, 1994) is an American professional golfer and member of the LPGA Tour. She won the 2011 Junior Solheim Cup, was a finalist at the 2012 U.S. Women's Amateur, tied for 5th at the 2019 U.S. Women's Open, and was runner-up at the 2019 Volunteers of America Classic. Amateur career Green grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and started playing golf at the age of 11. She competed in the 2008 and 2010 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links, the 2010 U.S. Girls' Junior and the 2010 U.S. Women's Open, after success in the sectional qualifier at Ormond Beach, Florida. In 2011, she was a member of the victorious U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team. She also competed in the Daytona Beach Invitational on the Symetra Tour, where she finished runner-up, one stroke behind Haru Nomura of Japan. In 2012, Green earned the Girls' Junior Player of the Year honors after an extraordinary year. She finished runner-up the Ione/Jones Doherty Championship behind Meghan Stasi, Wom ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hannah Green (golfer)
Hannah Green (born 20 December 1996) is an Australian professional golfer and winner of the 2019 Women's PGA Championship. Early life Green was born in Perth, Western Australia. Education Green attended Como Secondary College and was in the golf academy at the school. Career Green turned professional in 2016. She plays on the LPGA Tour and ALPG Tour. Green has two pro-am wins on the ALPG Tour. She played on the Symetra Tour in 2017, winning three times, finishing second on the money list and won the Symetra Tour Rookie of the Year, Rookie of the Year award. She earned her 2018 LPGA Tour card as a result. In June 2019, Green won her first major (and first LPGA Tour event), the 2019 Women's PGA Championship, Women's PGA Championship, by one stroke over defending champion Park Sung-hyun (golfer), Park Sung-hyun. It was the first wire-to-wire win at the Women's PGA Championship since Yani Tseng in 2011 LPGA Championship, 2011 and the first major win by an Australian since ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jodi Ewart Shadoff
Jodi Ewart Shadoff (born 7 January 1988) is an English professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour. Early life Ewart was born at Northallerton in North Yorkshire. Her family now lives in Middleham and is involved in horse racing; her father is a former jockey and horse trainer. As a child, she played football before her grandfather introduced her to golf and to her first coach. She attended the University of New Mexico, graduating with a degree in psychology in 2010. While at New Mexico, she had five collegiate wins and was a two-time NCAA All-American (2009 and 2010). Amateur career Ewart was on the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team in 2008 which was defeated by the United States. She is also a two-time English Women's Strokeplay champion, winning in 2008 and again in 2009. Professional career Ewart turned professional in 2010 and played on the Futures Tour. She qualified for the LPGA Tour in 2011. Her most successful season to date ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Austin Ernst
Austin Ernst (born January 31, 1992) is an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Ernst was born in Greenville, South Carolina. She played two years for the LSU Tigers, where she won three events including the individual 2011 NCAA Division I Championship. Professional career In 2014, Ernst won the Portland Classic on the first playoff hole over In-Kyung Kim. In August 2020, Ernst won the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, for her second LPGA Tour title. In the final round, she shot 8-under 63 for a two-stroke victory over Anna Nordqvist. Amateur wins *2011 NCAA Division I Championship *2012 North and South Women's Amateur Professional wins (3) LPGA Tour (3) LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0) Results in LPGA majors ''Results not in chronological order before 2019.'' = Low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament T = tied Summary *Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2020 Evian – 2021 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lindy Duncan
Lindy or Lindy's may refer to: People *Lindy (name), a unisex given name and nickname * ''Lindy'' (singer) or ''Lindy Vopnfjörð'', Canadian singer-songwriter *"Lucky Lindy" or "Lindy", nickname for U.S. aviator Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974) *"Lady Lindy", nickname for U.S. aviatrix Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) *Rick Lindy (born 1967), American actor and country/rockabilly musician Places * Lindy Creek, Pennsylvania, United States *Lindy, Nebraska, United States, an unincorporated community Companies *Lindy Electronics, a German manufacturer of computer and AV connectivity products *Lindy Legendary Fishing Tackle, an American producer of fishing tackle *Lindy's, a restaurant in New York City *''Lindy’s Sports'', an American sports magazine Other uses * ''Lindy'' (opera), an opera by Moya Henderson See also * * *Lindy Hop, an American swing dance *Lindy effect, a theory of the useful life expectancy of ideas and technology *Mini Lindy, a line of small toy plastic model kits ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jacqui Concolino
Jacqui is a given name, usually a diminutive form of Jacqueline or Jacquelyn. Notable people with the name include: *Jacqui Abbott (born 1973), female lead singer with the band ''The Beautiful South'' *Jacqui Ainsley (born 1981), English model from Southend in Essex *Jacqui Cooper (born 1973), Australian freestyle skier * Jacqui Cowderoy, former Australian alpine skier *Jacqui Dankworth, British singer *Jacqui Dean (born 1957), New Zealand politician *Jacqui Delaney, Australian netball player and coach *Jacqui Dunn (born 1984), Australian artistic gymnast * Jacqui Frisby, camogie player and accounts assistant *Jacqui Gordon (born 1962), Australian actress *Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence, British former actress *Jacqui Hurley (born 1984), Irish athlete, sports manager, sports broadcaster and chat show host *Jacqui Jackson, the single parent of seven children, three adolescent girls and four boys *Jacqui Katona, western-educated Aboriginal woman, led the campaign to stop the Jabiluka uranium ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carlota Ciganda
Carlota Ciganda Machiñena (born 1 June 1990) is a professional golfer from Spain who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She won the LET's Order of Merit (money title) in her debut season in 2012, and was also named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. Early life and college career Born in Pamplona, Spain, Ciganda started to play golf aged five, influenced by her father. Her uncle is the former football player and coach José Ángel Ziganda. She attended college in the United States at Arizona State University from 2008 to 2011, where she majored in Business Administration. Ciganda speaks four languages. Amateur career Ciganda enjoyed a successful amateur career, winning the British Ladies Amateur in 2007. She returned to the finals in 2009, but was runner-up to compatriot and ASU teammate Azahara Muñoz. Ciganda won the European Ladies Amateur Championship in 2004 and 2008, and was the Spanish National age group champion from 2000 to 2006. She was a mem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chun In-gee
Chun In-gee ( ko, 전인지, born 10 August 1994), also known as In Gee Chun, is a South Korean professional golfer. She was born in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province. She is a three-time major champion, having won the 2015 U.S. Women's Open, the 2016 Evian Championship with a score of 21 under par, which is the lowest winning score in a major tournament for either men or women, and the 2022 Women's PGA Championship. In 2015, Chun became the first player in history to win majors on three different tours in the same calendar year. On the KLPGA Tour, she won two majors – the Hite Jinro Championship and the KB Financial Star Championship; on the JLPGA Tour, she also won two majors – the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup and the Japan Women's Open Golf Championship; and on the LPGA Tour, she won one major – the U.S. Women's Open. By winning the 2016 Evian Championship, she joined compatriot Se Ri Pak as the only two players in LPGA Tour history to win majors as their firs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |