Linn Grant won't play in CME Group Tour Championship for a simple reason...
Linn Grant finished in the top 60 of the Race to the CME Globe Rankings after the Pelican Women's Championship, which made her eligible for the CME Group Tour Championship.
Linn Grant has qualified for the CME Group Tour Championship, the $7 million finale to the 2022 LPGA Tour season. But Grant won't be playing and this is because she isn't vaccinated for COVID-19.
In a statement released through her agent, Grant said that unless America ease travel restrictions or there is a "positive outcome" in a medical relief process, she won't be competing in Florida this week.
The super Swede has played in six LPGA Tour events this year, but only in events held in France, Scotland, Ireland, South Korea and Japan. She finished 52nd in the Race to the CME Globe which was good enough to see her into this week's field.
She said:
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Grant has been the standout player in the Ladies European Tour season in 2022. She is top of the Race to the Costa Del Sol rankings heading into the Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open de Espana in two weeks.
The 23-year-old has won four times in 2022, most recently at the Skafto Open in August. Her first win came in March at the Joburg Ladies Open.
Grant also made history in June by winning the Scandinavian Mixed.
Her nine-shot victory meant she became the first female winner on the DP World Tour.
