JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY – MAY 19: Nelly Korda of the United States plays her shot from the fourth tee during the final round of the Mizuho Americas Open at Liberty National Golf Club on May 19, 2024 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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With only a few events remaining before the CME Group Tour Championship, the 2025 LPGA Tour is shifting into high gear. After a season that has produced 25 unique winners thus far, seven of them being rookies, every tournament now matters in The Race to CME Globe season-long points race. With valuable CME Points and Rolex Awards on the line, the stage is set for an exciting finish to the 2025 LPGA Tour season.
Seven tournaments remain before the CME Group Tour Championship:
- LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei (Hoakalei Country Club, Oahu, Hawaii-October 1-4)
- Buick LPGA Shanghai (Qizhong Garden Golf Club, Shanghai, China-October 9-12)
- BMW Ladies Championship (Pine Beach Golf Links, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea-October 16-19)
- Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown (New Korea Country Club, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea-October 23-26)
- Maybank Championship (Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club West Course, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-October 30-November 2)
- TOTO Japan Classic (Seta Golf Course, Otsu-shi, Shiga, Japan-November 6-9)
- The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican (Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Florida-November 13-16)
At the conclusion of The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge and Pelican, Tiburon Golf Club at the Ritz Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida will host the CME Group Tour Championship. Jeeno Thitikul will look to repeat her win from 2024, while other stars like Minjee Lee, Nelly Korda, and Angel Yin look to win the season-ending event and the CME Group Tour Championship.
2025 LPGA Majors
FRISCO, TEXAS – JUNE 22: Minjee Lee of Australia hits a tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship 2025 at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco on June 22, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)
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The 2025 LPGA Tour season has seen a lot of variety in its winners. No single player was able to win more than one major, as each of the five majors produced different winners. Mao Saigo was the winner of The Chevron Championship, Maja Stark the winner of the U.S. Women’s Open, Minjee Lee the winner of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Grace Kim the winner of The Amundi Evian Championship, and Miyu Yamashita the winner of the AIG Women’s Open.
LPGA Race to the CME Globe
FRISCO, TEXAS – JUNE 20: Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand reacts after an approach shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship 2025 at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco on June 20, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
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The variety in winners over the course of the 2025 LPGA season has led to a CME Points race that is a close contest. Jeeno Thitikul leads the points race with 2,900 CME Points. Minjee Lee is in a close second place at 2,340 CME Points, Miyu Yamashita in third place with 1,843 points, Rio Takeda with 1,799 points, and Mao Saigo rounds out the top five with 1,614 points. Stars Nelly Korda, Angel Yin, and Charley Hull trail in sixth place, eighth place, and ninth place, respectively. With each of the next six tournaments (Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown does not award CME Points) awarding 500 CME Points to the winner, it’s anyone’s game.
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
The Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings tell a slightly different story from that of the CME Points Race. Jeeno Thitikul has the number one ranking, with Nelly Korda trailing at number two, Lydia Ko at number three, Minjee Lee at number four, and Charley Hull rounds out the top five.
LPGA Player Spotlights
Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul reclaimed the world number one ranking in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings on August 4 and has held the spot ever since. At only 22 years old, Thitikul has eleven top ten finishes in 2025 as well as one win at the Mizuho Americas Open. She is having an excellent year showing great consistency having only missed one cut.
Superstar Nelly Korda meanwhile lost the world number one ranking to Thitikul in August, ending her 17-month run as world number one. Korda has remained as world number two ever since. While Korda won seven times in 2024, she has yet to post a victory this year but has managed two runner up finishes.
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – MARCH 02: Lydia Ko of New Zealand acknowledges the crowd following victory on the 18th green on Day Four of the HSBC Women’s World Championship 2025 at Sentosa Golf Club on March 02, 2025 in Singapore. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
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Veteran Lydia Ko has one win in 2025, bringing her career total to 23. Ko holds the world number three ranking and is number one on the LPGA Tour in scrambling and putts per hole. Ko looks to make a strong finish to the 2025 LPGA season by climbing from 16th place in the Race to CME Globe Points Race.
As the 2025 LPGA Tour season approaches its conclusion, the competition remains balanced. With Jeeno Thitikul leading both the Rolex Rankings and the Race to CME Globe, challengers such as Minjee Lee, Miyu Yamashita, and Rio Takeda are positioned to keep the title race undecided until the final putt drops at the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples. These closing weeks will define legacies, crown champions, and highlight the next generation of stars ready to shape the world of women’s professional golf. The final stretch of 2025 promises to be a compelling finish to the 2025 LPGA Tour season.