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Awards races were excruciatingly close

NAPLES, Fla. – Lydia Ko and Inbee Park made their competition for the LPGA’s most important season-long prizes riveting to the very end of the CME Group Tour Championship.

How close was it?

Here’s a wrap:

Rolex Player of the Year

Ko won by two points (280-278) in the season-long competition.

With her tie for seventh place Sunday, Ko earned four points. To tie Ko in points and share the award, Park would have needed to finish fourth. To overtake Ko, Park would have needed to finish third or better.