With only three events remaining before the cutoff of the CME Group Tour Championship, time is running out for players hoping to vie for the biggest check in women’s golf history. The top 60 players on the CME points list at the conclusion of The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican will qualify for the season-ending event in Naples, Florida.
This year’s CME at Tiburon Golf Club will offer a purse of $11 million and a record $4 million winner’s check. Every player in the field will be awarded at least $55,000 at the 72-hole no-cut event.
A handful of players made significant moves up with strong play at the Maybank Championship while several others moved ever so slightly down the rankings.
Here’s a list of players who are currently on the bubble down the stretch:
UP
Bailey Tardy of the United States hits her tee shot on the 6th hole during the third round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 19, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
A share of fourth in Malaysia moved Tardy up 15 spots in the CME. The 2024 Blue Bay LPGA winner has turned things around in the fall Asian swing.
Nataliya Guseva hits her tee shot on the 4th hole during the final round of the Maybank Championship 2024 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club on October 27, 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)
Russian rookie bumped up three spots after a share of 12th at the Maybank. Guseva has four top 10s on the season.
Marina Alex of the United States hits her tee shot on the 3rd holeduring the third round of the Maybank Championship 2024 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club on October 26, 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)
Alex posted her fourth top-10 finish of the season at the Maybank to move up six spots in the rankings, now only one spot outside the top 60.
Wei-Ling Hsu of Chinese Taipei is seen on the 18th green during the third round of the Maybank Championship 2024 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club on October 26, 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)
Hsu jumped up 10 spots after after recording her first top 10 since June at the Maybank. The 30-year-old Taiwanese player is in the field this week in Japan.
DOWN
Gaby Lopez of Mexico hits her second shot on the 10th hole during the final round of the Maybank Championship 2024 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club on October 27, 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)
Lopez dropped one spot in the rankings after a T-56 at the Maybank but is still (barely) inside the top 60.
Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa hits her tee shot on the 1st hole during the first round of the Maybank Championship 2024 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club on October 24, 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)
South Africa’s Buhai got better every round at the Maybank but still dropped a spot in the rankings this week and now sits on the bubble at 60th.
Alison Lee of the United States hits a tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai 2024 at Qizhong Garden Golf Club on October 10, 2024 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images)
Lee entered the Maybank right on the bubble (60th) but dropped two spots after she withdrew from the tournament.
Alexa Pano of the United States hits a tee shot on the 3rd hole during the third round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai 2024 at Qizhong Garden Golf Club on October 12, 2024 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images)
A third-round 79 dropped Pano down to the bottom of the board in Malaysia. She also dropped two spots in the CME rankings to 63rd.
A Lim Kim of South Korea smiles on the 14th green during the final round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024 at Seowon Hills Country Club on October 20, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Former U.S. Women’s Open champion dropped one spot in the CME ranks after a T-39 in Malaysia.
Ryann O’Toole of the US tees off on the 3rd hole during the final round of the 2024 BMW Ladies Championship golf tournament at Seowon Valley Country Club in Paju on October 20, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)
A T-68 at the Maybank sent O’Toole down the CME ranks to 65th, dropping three spots from last week.
