As the 2025 LPGA Tour season enters its final stretch, excitement is ramping up for the CME Group Tour Championship and its week of season-ending awards. Ahead of this week’s TOTO Japan Classic, here is a look at the various points standings and where things stand for the world’s greatest female golfers.

The Race to the CME Globe is a season-long points competition where the top 60 LPGA Members compete for entry into the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. The player who wins the 2025 CME Group Tour Championship will be named the Race to the CME Globe Champion and receive $4 million, the largest single prize in the history of women’s golf. The runner-up will receive $1 million. Additionally, every athlete in the 60-golfer field will be awarded at least $55,000, awarding recognition for all players.

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Race to the CME Globe

1	Jeeno Thitikul	3,566.950points
2	Minjee Lee*	2,633.962points
3	Miyu Yamashita*	2,539.861points
4	Rio Takeda*	1,910.856points
5	Hyo Joo Kim	1,859.959points

58	Jenny Shin	505.042points
59	Wei-Ling Hsu*	487.842 points
60	Cassie Porter	479.812 points
61	Brooke Matthews	457.928 points
62	Robyn Choi*	439.633 points
63	Saki Baba*	416.478 points
64	Gurleen Kaur*	416.051 points
65	Julia Lopez Ramirez*	415.550 points

*In the TOTO Japan Classic field

This week’s TOTO Japan Classic and next week’s The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge Pelican are the last two events remaining for Members to qualify for the CME Group Tour Championship
The CME Group Tour Championship field will comprise the top 60 Members (plus ties) on the Race to CME Globe Points List, ranked in the order of their position on the standings at the conclusion of the event held immediately prior to the CME Group Tour Championship
Nelly Korda finished atop the 2024 Race to the CME Globe points list with 4,368.319 points; Jeeno Thitikul won the 2024 Race to the CME Globe with her victory at the 2024 CME Group Tour Championship
Other previous Race winners are Ariya Jutanugarn (2016, 2018), Sei Young Kim (2019), Jin Young Ko (2020, 2021), Lydia Ko (2014, 2015, 2022), Lexi Thompson (2017) and Amy Yang (2023)

Rolex Player of the Year

1	Jeeno Thitikul	169 points
2	Miyu Yamashita*	144 points
3	Minjee Lee*	123 points
4	Mao Saigo	97 points
5	Hyo Joo Kim	84 points

*In the TOTO Japan Classic field

Jeeno Thitikul leads Miyu Yamashita by 25 points and Minjee Lee by 46 points
There are many scenarios for Miyu Yamashita to earn enough points in three remaining starts

Yamashita moved ahead of Minjee Lee for second following her victory at last week’s Maybank Championship

Minjee Lee needs two wins in her two remaining starts (TOTO Japan Classic, CME Group Tour Championship; not currently entered in The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican)
If Thitikul wins the award, she would become the second player from Thailand to win Rolex Player of the Year honors, joining Ariya Jutanugarn (2016, 2018)
If Yamashita wins the award, she would become the second player from Japan to win Rolex Player of the Year honors, joining Ayako Okamoto (1987)
Yamashita would become the third LPGA Tour rookie to also win Player of the Year honors, joining Sung Hyun Park (2017) and Nancy Lopez (1978)
If Lee wins the award, she would become the second player from Australia to win Rolex Player of the Year honors, joining Karrie Webb (1999, 2000)
Nelly Korda won the 2024 Rolex Player of the Year title with 280 points

Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year

1	Miyu Yamashita*	1,342 points
2	Rio Takeda*	1,136 points

*In the TOTO Japan Classic field

Miyu Yamashita and Rio Takeda remain in the hunt for Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year honors based on projected starts
Miyu Yamashita leads Rio Takeda by 206 points
There are multiple scenarios for Takeda to earn 206 points in three remaining starts
Mao Saigo (2024) and Hiromi Kobayashi (1990) are the only Japanese players to win Rookie of the Year honors

Vare Trophy

1	Jeeno Thitikul	68.877	65 rounds
2	Minjee Lee*	69.589	73 rounds
3	Nelly Korda	69.698	63 rounds
4	Miyu Yamashita*	69.823	79 rounds
5	Hyo Joo Kim	69.825	57 rounds

*In the TOTO Japan Classic field

To be eligible to win the Vare Trophy, a Member must meet both of the following requirements:

Compete in a minimum of 60 total or 60% of Official Tournament rounds with an individual score, whichever is less, during the season; AND
Compete in a minimum of 70 total or 70% of total Official Tournament rounds, whichever is less, during the season; in seasons that include the Olympic Games, rounds played also count toward this requirement

Jeeno Thitikul leads Minjee Lee by 0.712 strokes and is the only player with a sub-69 scoring average

Thitikul has scored under par in 52 of her 65 rounds this season (80%) which ranks first on the LPGA Tour with a minimum of 40 rounds played
She has recorded 41 rounds in the 60s equal to 63%, the best percentage on Tour

There are projected to be 12 official tournament rounds remaining in the 2025 season
Ayaka Furue won the Vare Trophy in 2024 with a scoring average of 69.988
The average winner’s scoring average since its inception in 1953 is 71.276
22 winners have had winning scoring averages under 70 (69.99 or better)
Annika Sorenstam holds the record for the lowest scoring average at 68.70 in 2002

Official Money List

1	Minjee Lee*	$3,815,672	20 events played
2	Jeeno Thitikul	$3,578,330	19 events played
3	Miyu Yamashita*	$3,334,941	22 events played
4	Rio Takeda*	$2,744,268	27 events played
5	Maja Stark	$2,654,702	18 events played

*In the TOTO Japan Classic field

Minjee Lee leads last year’s money title winner Jeeno Thitikul by nearly $240,000

Lee moved into the lead after her win at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, where she earned $1.8 million
In her next five starts after winning the major, Lee added nearly a million dollars to her season total with top-25 finishes in each event, including a second-place finish at the CPKC Women’s Open and a tie for third place at The Amundi Evian Championship

So far in 2025, 34 players have earned at least $1 million in official money and 106 players have earned more than $200,000
There is $16.35 million in prize money remaining through the CME Group Tour Championship
This week’s TOTO Japan Classic has a winner’s prize of $315,000
The season-ending CME Group Tour Championship has a $4 million winner’s check, the largest single prize in the history of women’s golf

Aon Risk Reward Challenge

1	Jeeno Thitikul	-0.912
2	A Lim Kim	-0.905
3	Jennifer Kupcho	-0.895
4	Minjee Lee*	-0.889
5	Celine Boutier	-0.850

*In the TOTO Japan Classic field

Jeeno Thitikul is ranked first with an average score of -0.912
two birdies or better in her last two holes counted in the challenge at the TOTO Japan Classic
There are more scenarios for players to pass Thitikul if she only makes one birdie or worse
Previous winning scores were -0.900 (Jeeno Thitikul, 2023), -0.933 (Angel Yin, 2023), -0.917 (Minjee Lee, 2022), -0.938 (Hannah Green, 2021) and -0.841 (Carlota Ciganda, 2019); the competition was not conducted in 2020 due to the pandemic
The Challenge will be officially decided at the conclusion of The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican and announced at the CME Group Tour Championship
The winner will receive $1 million
Players must have completed a minimum of 40 tournament rounds to qualify for the Aon Risk Reward Challenge

2025 CME Group Tour Championship LPGA Tour Season-Ending Awards Updates as of Nov. 3

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