LPGA Founders Cup
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes (54 holes in 2011) |
| Prize fund | $3 million |
| Month played | May |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 261 Kim Sei-young (2016) |
| To par | −27 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Ko Jin-young | |
The Cognizant Founders Cup is a women's professional
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 $1 million tournament purse to charity and the other half to individual charities chosen by the top-10 finishers. All players who made the cut received a portion of the purse in the form of virtual earnings that were attributed to them for purposes of the LPGA official money list.[3]
In 2012, the tournament expanded from three days to four days, and an actual cash purse was instituted.[4]
Volvik took over sponsorships rights for the tournament in 2020, but the tournament was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Tournament names
- 2011–2013: RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup
- 2014–2016: JTBC Founders Cup
- 2017–2019: Bank of Hope Founders Cup
- 2020: Volvik Founders Cup
- 2021–present: Cognizant Founders Cup
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($)1 | Winner's share ($) |
Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | May 11–14 | Ko Jin-young (3) | South Korea |
68-68-72-67=275 | −13 | Playoff | 3,000,000 | 450,000 | |
| 2022 | May 12–15 | Minjee Lee |  Australia |
67-63-69-70=269 | −19 | 2 strokes | 3,000,000 | 450,000 | |
| 2021 | Oct 7–10 | Ko Jin-young (2) | South Korea |
63-68-69-66=266 | −18 | 4 strokes | 3,000,000 | 450,000 | |
| 2020: Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5] | |||||||||
| 2019 | Mar 21–24 | Ko Jin-young | South Korea |
65-72-64-65=266 | −22 | 1 stroke | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| 2018 | Mar 15–18 | Inbee Park | South Korea |
68-71-63-67=269 | −19 | 5 strokes | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| 2017 | Mar 16–19 | Anna Nordqvist |  Sweden |
67-67-61-68=263 | −25 | 2 strokes | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| 2016 | Mar 17–20 | Kim Sei-young | South Korea |
63-66-70-62=261 | −27 | 5 strokes | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | |
| 2015 | Mar 19–22 | Kim Hyo-joo | South Korea |
65-69-66-67=267 | −21 | 3 strokes | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | [1] |
| 2014 | Mar 20–23 | Karrie Webb (2) | Australia |
66-71-69-63=269 | −19 | 1 stroke | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | [2] |
| 2013 | Mar 14–17 | Stacy Lewis |  United States |
68-65-68-64=265 | −23 | 3 strokes | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | [3] |
| 2012 | Mar 15–18 | Yani Tseng |  Taiwan |
65-70-67-68=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | [4] |
| 2011 | Mar 18–20 | Karrie Webb | Australia |
71-67-66=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | [5] |
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
| Year | Player | Score | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Anna Nordqvist | 61 (−11) | 3rd |
References
- ^ "Five Favorites For The Cognizant Founders Cup". LPGA. May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Player Charity Donations Increased for RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup". LPGA. February 11, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ "LPGA Leaps Forward in 2012". LPGA. January 11, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "For just second time since 1980, LPGA won't have event in Arizona". Golfweek. December 18, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.