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All smiles: Jutanugarn in position for LPGA player of year

FILE - In this May 29, 2016, file photo, Ariya Jutanugarn, of Thailand, hits from the second tee during the final round of the LPGA Volvik Championship golf tournament at the Travis Pointe Country Club, in Ann Arbor, Mich. This would have seemed to be a highly unlikely scenario a few months ago, but Ariya Jutanugarn has arrived at the LPGA season-ending CME Group Tour Championship as the leader for both the yearlong points chase called the Race to the CME Globe and the season’s money title. A five-time winner this season, Jutanugarn will also clinch player of the year unless world No. 1 Lydia Ko prevails this week. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File)
FILE - In this May 29, 2016, file photo, Ariya Jutanugarn, of Thailand, hits from the second tee during the final round of the LPGA Volvik Championship golf tournament at the Travis Pointe Country Club, in Ann Arbor, Mich. This would have seemed to be a highly unlikely scenario a few months ago, but Ariya Jutanugarn has arrived at the LPGA season-ending CME Group Tour Championship as the leader for both the yearlong points chase called the Race to the CME Globe and the season’s money title. A five-time winner this season, Jutanugarn will also clinch player of the year unless world No. 1 Lydia Ko prevails this week. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File) FILE - In this May 29, 2016, file photo, Ariya Jutanugarn, of Thailand, hits from the second tee during the final round of the LPGA Volvik Championship golf tournament at the Travis Pointe Country Club, in Ann Arbor, Mich. This would have seemed to be a highly unlikely scenario a few months ago, but Ariya Jutanugarn has arrived at the LPGA season-ending CME Group Tour Championship as the leader for both the yearlong points chase called the Race to the CME Globe and the season’s money title. A five-time winner this season, Jutanugarn will also clinch player of the year unless world No. 1 Lydia Ko prevails this week. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File)

By Associated Press 3 min read

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – Ariya Jutanugarn has already decided the first thing she will do if she wins the bonus cash that accompanies the Race to the CME Globe title.

She’ll take her mom out for a celebratory dinner.

Figure on appetizers and dessert being included, since the prize is $1 million.

This would have seemed an unlikely scenario a few months ago, but Jutanugarn has arrived at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship as the leader for the CME Globe – with that $1 million bonus – and the yearlong money title. A five-time winner this season, Jutanugarn will be player of the year unless world No. 1 Lydia Ko prevails this week.

“This year I changed my focus,” Jutanugarn said. “I try to focus just really positive, not too negative. Even if I hit bad shots, don’t really complain about it and just try to hit the next shot.”