Bank of Hope Founders Cup

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Bank of Hope Founders Cup
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Tournament information
Location Phoenix, Arizona
Established 2011
Course(s)Wildfire Golf Club
(Palmer / Faldo)
Par72
Length6,568 yd (6,006 m) [1]
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
(54 holes in 2011)
Prize fund $1.5 million
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Kim Sei-young (2016)
To par−27 as above
Current champion
Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park
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Phoenix
Location in the United States
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Wildfire
Golf Club
Location in Arizona

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

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The current title sponsor of the tournament is JTBC, a South Korean nationwide general cable TV network and broadcasting company. [2]

JTBC A South Korean nationwide general cable TV network and broadcasting company

JTBC is a South Korean subscription network and broadcasting company, in which the largest shareholder is JoongAng Ilbo/The JoongAng Group with 25% of shares. It was launched on 1 December 2011.

South Korea Republic in East Asia

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying to the east of the Asian mainland. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia, under Gwanggaeto the Great. South Korea lies in the north temperate zone and has a predominantly mountainous terrain. It comprises an estimated 51.4 million residents distributed over 100,363 km2 (38,750 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of around 10 million.

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.

The previous LPGA Tour event in the Phoenix area was the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International, which ran for thirty years (1980–2009) under various names.

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RR Donnelley American printing and communications company

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2012–13 course layout

CoursePalmer (back nine)Faldo (back nine)
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal [1]
Yards3855503851755101853554004053,3503905474383101684853071534203,2186,568
Par454353444364544354343672
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Arnold Palmer American golfer

Arnold Daniel Palmer was an American professional golfer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Dating back to 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Nicknamed The King, he was one of golf's most popular stars and seen as a trailblazer, the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s.

Nick Faldo English professional golfer

Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo, is an English professional golfer who is now mainly an on-air golf analyst. A top player of his era, renowned for his single-minded dedication to the game, he was ranked No. 1 on the Official World Golf Ranking for a total of 97 weeks. His 41 professional wins include 30 victories on the European Tour and six major championships: three Open Championships and three Masters.

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Purse ($)1Winner's
share ($)		Results
2018 Mar 15–18 Inbee Park Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 68-71-63-67=269−195 strokes1,500,000225,000
2017 Mar 16–19 Anna Nordqvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 67-67-61-68=263−252 strokes1,500,000225,000
2016 Mar 17–20 Kim Sei-young Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 63-66-70-62=261−275 strokes1,500,000225,000
2015 Mar 19–22 Kim Hyo-joo Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 65-69-66-67=267−213 strokes1,500,000225,000
2014 Mar 20–23 Karrie Webb (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 66-71-69-63=269−191 stroke1,500,000225,000
2013 Mar 14–17 Stacy Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 68-65-68-64=265−233 strokes1,500,000225,000
2012 Mar 15–18 Yani Tseng Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 65-70-67-68=270−181 stroke1,500,000225,000
2011 Mar 18–20 Karrie Webb Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 71-67-66=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
2017 Anna Nordqvist 61 (−11)3rd

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References

  1. 1 2 "RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup – Course info". LPGA. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ "JTBC Named Title Sponsor of LPGA Founders Cup in Phoenix". LPGA. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Player Charity Donations Increased for RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup". LPGA. February 11, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Google Maps image". Google maps.com. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ "36-hole course map" (PDF). Wildfire Golf Club. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Scorecards" (PDF). Wildfire Golf Club. Retrieved March 12, 2013.

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