Where Is the 2023 CME Group Tour Championship Taking Place? All You Need To Know About the Greg Norman-Designed Course

The hype in the sporting world is slowly increasing as the final event on the LPGA Tour is set to kick off on the 16th of November. The golf community is set to witness an amazing display of skills and techniques as the top 60 players of the 2023 season battle it out among each other for glory.

Moreover, with the season-long struggle that took place to get to the top of the standings along with the title of the final champion, the $7 million event has piqued the interest of a lot of people. And, among the many questions that arose during the same was about the location where it is being played, a place designed by none other than Greg Norman!

The 2020 CME Group Tour Championships place among the greens

The season-ending event on the LPGA Tour has seen a few courses over the various editions. However, starting in the year 2013, the tournament found its home in Naples, more specifically, at the Tiburon Golf Club located at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Florida.

The club boasts of two layouts, the Gold and the Black course. The $7 million championship takes place at the former, the Gold Course, which had been opened 25 years ago in 1998 as opposed to the latter which was done so in 2001. The fairways of the grounds are lined with pine straw instead of the conventional bunkers. Moreover, one wouldn’t be able to spot any plant life that is not native to the area on the course.

Both layouts were designed by Norman, the Australian entrepreneur. Besides, the moniker “Tiburon,” Spanish for “shark,” was used to name the club after the CEO of LIV Golf. Since 2013, the Gold Course has been the host of many tournaments including the QBE Shootout, and the season-ending event of the LPGA Tour.

Many eyes would naturally be on the tournament with it set to take place on such a beautiful and iconic course. Curiosity naturally arises about the history of such an event that would crown the final champion of the LPGA Tour.

The legacy of the season-ending event

Initially titled the LPGA Tour Championship back in 2009-10, the tournament saw a change in its name when the CME Group became its sponsor. It came to be known as the CME Group Titleholders from 2011-2013. However, with the introduction of the Race to CME Globe standings in 2014, the competition came to be known as what it is today.

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The season-ending event, in 2011, was hosted by the Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando. However, the next two years saw it change courses as the tournament saw itself move to the Eagle Course of the TwinEagles Club, in Naples, Florida, and then subsequently, to the Tiburon Golf Club where it continues to be played till now.

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