If the LPGA had a Mount Rushmore of check writers, Terry Duffy’s face would no doubt be among those carved in the granite. Duffy, the chairman and chief executive officer of CME Group, has long been at the forefront of pushing the women’s game to greater heights.

The CME Group has title-sponsored the LPGA’s Tour Championship since 2011, and in 2014, the Race to the CME Globe season-long points race was introduced with a $1 million bonus and a memorable money box for photo ops. For years now, that bonus has been folded into the official prize money with a winner-take-all format.

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