Stacey Lewis takes LPGA’s Triple Crown
With a 9th place 1-under 71 finish today at the CME Group Tour Championship, Stacy Lewis (pictured above) became the first American since 1993 to win the tour’s money title, as well player of the year and scoring average awards in the same season. A feat not seen in some 21 years since Betsy King swept the awards.
Although she didn’t win the tournament, Lewis did enough to win the LPGA Tour player of the year for the second time in three seasons. She also won the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average and the money title.
“The $1 million would have been nice,” said Lewis, who was six shots out of a playoff. “But those three, that’s what I came here for. … It’s been hard to play the last four days, and it’s nice to be done. I didn’t have my best stuff. I’m pretty surprised to finish where I did.”
Lewis finished atop the money list with $2,539,039, more than $300,000 over closest challenger, Inbee Park. Her scoring average was 69.532, while Park was second at 69.682. Michelle Wie (pictured above) was third in the Vare Trophy standings (69.818), followed by So Yeon Ryu at 69.978. The first time in LPGA history that four women had a sub-70 scoring average.
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