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LPGA Founders Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Founders Cup |
| image | LPGA Founders Cup.png |
| image_size | 300px |
| location | Menlo Park, California |
| establishment | 2011 |
| course | Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club |
| par | |
| yardage | |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| (54 holes in 2011) | |
| purse | $3 million |
| month_played | March |
| aggregate | 261 Kim Sei-young (2016) |
| to-par | −27 as above |
| current_champion | USA Yealimi Noh |
(54 holes in 2011) | to-par = −27 as above The LPGA Founders Cup is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in February 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.
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 $1 million tournament purse to charity and the other half to individual charities chosen by the top-10 finishers. All players who made the cut received a portion of the purse in the form of virtual earnings that were attributed to them for purposes of the LPGA official money list.
In 2012, the tournament expanded from three days to four days, and an actual cash purse was instituted.
Volvik took over sponsorships rights for the tournament in 2020, but the tournament was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In August 2025, the LPGA secured a new title sponsorship deal for the event with Fortinet. The tournament also moved to Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club in Menlo Park, California.
Tournament names
Winners
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| share ($) | Results | |||||||||||
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| 2011 |
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 |
References
References
- "Cognizant Founders Cup: Tournament Course Setup Notes and Daily Yardages". LPGA.
- (February 11, 2011). "Player Charity Donations Increased for RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup". LPGA.
- (January 11, 2012). "LPGA Leaps Forward in 2012". LPGA.
- (December 18, 2020). "For just second time since 1980, LPGA won't have event in Arizona".
- (August 26, 2025). "LPGA's new boss Craig Kessler lands big win with new Founders Cup title sponsor".
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