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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Clifton, New Jersey |
| Established | 2011 |
| Course(s) | Upper Montclair Country Club |
| Par | 72[1] |
| Length | 6,536 yd (5,977 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | 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 | |
 Rose Zhang | |
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 $1 million tournament purse to charity and the other half to individual charities chosen by the top-10 finishers. All players who made the cut received a portion of the purse in the form of virtual earnings that were attributed to them for purposes of the LPGA official money list.[3]
In 2012, the tournament expanded from three days to four days, and an actual cash purse was instituted.[4]
Volvik took over sponsorships rights for the tournament in 2020, but the tournament was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Tournament names
editWinners
edit| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($)1 | Winner's share ($) |
Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | May 9–12 | Rose Zhang |  United States |
63-68-67-66=264 | −24 | 2 strokes | 3,000,000 | 450,000 | |
| 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
edit| Year | Player | Score | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Anna Nordqvist | 61 (−11) | 3rd |
References
edit- ^ a b "Cognizant Founders Cup: Tournament Course Setup Notes and Daily Yardages" (PDF). LPGA. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "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.