LPGA Founders Cup

The Cognizant Founders Cup is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in Clifton, New Jersey. It debuted in 2011 at the Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. The tournament is designed as a tribute to the founders of the LPGA.

Cognizant Founders Cup
Tournament information
LocationClifton, New Jersey
Established2011
Course(s)Upper Montclair Country Club
Par72[1]
Length6,536 yd (5,977 m)[1]
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
(54 holes in 2011)
Prize fund$3 million
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Kim Sei-young (2016)
To par−27 as above
Current champion
South Korea Ko Jin-young

The current title sponsor of the tournament is Cognizant, an American multinational technology company that provides business consulting, information technology, and outsourcing services.[2]

In 2011, using a unique format conducted for the first time in LPGA history, the players did not receive a cash payout. Instead, the tournament donated half of the $1 million tournament purse to charity and the other half to individual charities chosen by the top-10 finishers. All players who made the cut received a portion of the purse in the form of virtual earnings that were attributed to them for purposes of the LPGA official money list.[3]

In 2012, the tournament expanded from three days to four days, and an actual cash purse was instituted.[4]

Volvik took over sponsorships rights for the tournament in 2020, but the tournament was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Tournament names

Winners
YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Purse ($)1Winner's
share ($)		Results
2023May 11–14Ko Jin-young (3) South Korea68-68-72-67=275−13Playoff3,000,000450,000
2022May 12–15Minjee Lee Australia67-63-69-70=269−192 strokes3,000,000450,000
2021Oct 7–10Ko Jin-young (2) South Korea63-68-69-66=266−184 strokes3,000,000450,000
2020: Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2019Mar 21–24Ko Jin-young South Korea65-72-64-65=266−221 stroke1,500,000225,000
2018Mar 15–18Inbee Park South Korea68-71-63-67=269−195 strokes1,500,000225,000
2017Mar 16–19Anna Nordqvist Sweden67-67-61-68=263−252 strokes1,500,000225,000
2016Mar 17–20Kim Sei-young South Korea63-66-70-62=261−275 strokes1,500,000225,000
2015Mar 19–22Kim Hyo-joo South Korea65-69-66-67=267−213 strokes1,500,000225,000
2014Mar 20–23Karrie Webb (2) Australia66-71-69-63=269−191 stroke1,500,000225,000
2013Mar 14–17Stacy Lewis United States68-65-68-64=265−233 strokes1,500,000225,000
2012Mar 15–18Yani Tseng Taiwan65-70-67-68=270−181 stroke1,500,000225,000
2011Mar 18–20Karrie Webb Australia71-67-66=204−121 stroke1,000,000200,000

1 In 2011, $500,000 of the purse went LPGA-USGA Girls Golf and $500,000 went to the top-10 finishers’ designated charities.
All winnings were attributed to the players for purposes of the 2011 LPGA Official money list.

Tournament records
YearPlayerScoreRound
2017Anna Nordqvist61 (−11)3rd

References
  1. "Five Favorites For The Cognizant Founders Cup". LPGA. May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. "Cognizant Tees Up Global Men's and Women's Golf Partnerships with PGA Tour and LPGA Tour". LPGA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  3. "Player Charity Donations Increased for RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup". LPGA. February 11, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  4. "LPGA Leaps Forward in 2012". LPGA. January 11, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  5. "For just second time since 1980, LPGA won't have event in Arizona". Golfweek. December 18, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

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