LPGA Founders Cup

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Cognizant Founders Cup
Tournament information
Location Clifton, New Jersey
Established 2011
Course(s)Upper Montclair Country Club
Par72 [1]
Length6,536 yd (5,977 m) [1]
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke 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
Flag of the United States.svg Rose Zhang

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.

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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
2024 May 9–12 Rose Zhang Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 63-68-67-66=264−242 strokes3,000,000450,000
2023 May 11–14 Ko Jin-young (3)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 68-68-72-67=275−13Playoff3,000,000450,000
2022 May 12–15 Minjee Lee Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 67-63-69-70=269−192 strokes3,000,000450,000
2021 Oct 7–10 Ko Jin-young (2)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 63-68-69-66=266−184 strokes3,000,000450,000
2020: Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic [5]
2019 Mar 21–24 Ko Jin-young Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 65-72-64-65=266−221 stroke1,500,000225,000
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 (23px).png  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 "Cognizant Founders Cup: Tournament Course Setup Notes and Daily Yardages" (PDF). LPGA. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  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. 1 2 "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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