2024 CME Group Tour Championship round 1 tee times and pairings explored

The CME Group Tour Championship begins this Thursday, November 21, at the Tiburon Golf Club in Florida. The field for the event is made up of the season's top 60, and the players have been grouped according to the circuit's internal rankings.

Nelly Korda and Haeran Ryu, ranked first and second in the Race to CME Globe, will play in the final group. Other interesting groups include Lydia Ko and Ayaka Furue and Ruoning Yin and Hannah Green.

2024 CME Group Tour Championship Round 1 Tee Times and Pairings

Here are the tee times and pairings for the first round of the CME Group Tour Championship. All times are Eastern Time:

07:45 AM: Hyo Joo Kim, Carlota Ciganda
07:55 AM: Ryann O'Toole, Leona Maguire
08:05 AM: Linnea Strom, Mi Hyang Lee
08:15 AM: Arpichaya Yubol, Minjee Lee
08:25 AM: Bailey Tardy, Madelene Sagstrom
08:35 AM: Pajaree Anannarukarn, Lexi Thompson
08:45 AM: Angel Yin, Xiyu Lin
08:55 AM: Albane Valenzuela, Grace Kim
09:05 AM: Allisen Corpuz, Moriya Jutanugarn
09:15 AM: Andrea Lee, Jenny Shin
09:25 AM: Marina Alex, Jasmine Suwannapura
09:35 AM: Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Amy Yang
09:45 AM: Esther Henseleit, Ariya Jutanugarn
09:55 AM: Lucy Li, Yealimi Noh
10:05 AM: Charley Hull, Sarah Schmelzel
10:15 AM: Narin An, Gabriela Ruffels
10:25 AM: Nasa Hataoka, Nataliya Guseva
10:35 AM: A Lim Kim, Linn Grant
10:45 AM: Megan Khang, Jennifer Kupcho
10:55 AM: Rose Zhang, Jin Hee Im
11:05 AM: Yuka Saso, Patty Tavatanakit
11:15 AM: Hye-Jin Choi, Maja Stark
11:25 AM: Chanettee Wannasaen, Celine Boutier
11:35 AM: Ally Ewing, Brooke M. Henderson
11:45 AM: Lilia Vu, Jin Young Ko
11:55 AM: Mao Saigo, Sei Young Kim
12:05 PM: Jeeno Thitikul, Lauren Coughlin
12:15 PM: Ruoning Yin, Hannah Green
12:25 PM: Lydia Ko, Ayaka Furue
12:35 PM: Nelly Korda, Haeran Ryu

The day before the CME Group Tour Championship, the LPGA Tour hosted its Awards Gala. Several of the tour's annual awards were presented at the ceremony.

Nelly Korda picked up the two trophies recognizing her as the winner of the Rolex Annika Major Award and the Player of the Year Award. The world number one had this to say (via ESPN)

"It's been crazy, it's been such a fun year, full of ups and downs, but I am so, so grateful for my team sitting right here. It's been an amazing year and I'm so grateful to be doing what I love."

Lydia Ko received the Heather Farr Perseverance Award, given for "hard work, dedication and love of the game of golf." During the 2024 season, Ko became the 26th player to be inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame.

At the CME Group Tour Championship, Ally Ewing received the Founders Award, which is given to the player who "best exemplifies the spirit, ideals and values of the LPGA through her conduct and actions." Other honorees included first-time winners Lauren Coughlin, Bailey Tardy and Linnea Strom.

About the author

Julio is a Golf specialist for Sportskeeda and boasts immense experience across sports and professions. Having practiced law for 15 years, he then moved to Cuban and International media houses such as Juventud Tecnica Magazine and teleSUR on baseball, track & field and boxing, among other sports, before taking up his current position. He even received an Honorary Mention in the 2023 Cuban National Journalism Contest.

Julio enjoys keeping up with everything that happens in the golf world, which helps him develop interesting angles for even the most mundane stories. What separates him from other journalists is that he has an eye for stats, and is proficient in both Spanish and English. His legal background helps him accurately report non-sporting golf issues such as rules analysis, contract issues, etc.

He ensures complete accuracy in his articles by only consulting primary sources, verifying information from multiple sources, and always looking for diverse opinions.

Nelly Korda is his favorite golfer due to her pure talent, while he also likes Alison Lee for her perseverance. His non-golf interests include baseball and track & field, while he also enjoys watching TV.

Know More

Edited by Neelabhra Roy