The roots of the Cognizant Founders Cup date back to 2011, the result of a dream former LPGA commissioner and current USGA CEO Mike Whan scribbled down on a hotel bar napkin to celebrate the tour’s 13 founders. The event has been critical to the growth of LPGA-USGA Girls Golf and a bridge between the current generation and those who, 70-plus years ago, laid the foundation.
It has elevated from players playing purely for charity, to one of the largest non-major purses on tour at $3 million thanks to Cognizant.
Jin Young Ko beat Minjee Lee in a playoff to win this event for a third time, taking home $450,000. The first time Ko won the Founders Cup in 2019, she earned $225,000.
Ko, a two-time winner in 2023, has now earned $970,692 this season and $11,334,148 in her LPGA career. She now has 15 titles on the LPGA, including two majors.
Check out the prize money payouts at the 2023 Cognizant Founder Cup.
Position
Player
Score
Earnings
1
Jin Young Ko
13 under
$450,000
2
Minjee Lee
13 under
$282,165
3
Ashleigh Buhai
10 under
$204,690
4
Hae Ran Ryu
8 under
$158,344
T-5
Aditi Ashok
7 under
$106,336
T-5
Atthaya Thitikul
7 under
$106,336
T-5
Angel Yin
7 under
$106,336
8
Nasa Hataoka
6 under
$76,470
9
Cheyenne Knight
5 under
$68,746
T-10
Madelene Sagstrom
4 under
$58,188
T-10
Grace Kim
4 under
$58,188
T-10
Georgia Hall
4 under
$58,188
T-13
Ariya Jutanugarn
3 under
$46,344
T-13
Sarah Kemp
3 under
$46,344
T-13
Anna Nordqvist
3 under
$46,344
T-13
Hye-Jin Choi
3 under
$46,344
T-17
Albane Valenzuela
2 under
$37,694
T-17
Morgane Metraux
2 under
$37,694
T-17
Celine Borge
2 under
$37,694
T-17
Min Lee
2 under
$37,694
T-21
Jennifer Kupcho
1 under
$32,442
T-21
Narin An
1 under
$32,442
T-21
Stacy Lewis
1 under
$32,442
T-21
Sei Young Kim
1 under
$32,442
T-25
Lauren Coughlin
Even
$26,829
T-25
A Lim Kim
Even
$26,829
T-25
Wei-Ling Hsu
Even
$26,829
T-25
Ryann O’Toole
Even
$26,829
T-25
Mel Reid
Even
$26,829
T-25
Lizette Salas
Even
$26,829
T-31
Karis Davidson
1 over
$20,276
T-31
Pajaree Anannarukarn
1 over
$20,276
T-31
Ruoning Yin
1 over
$20,276
T-31
Stephanie Kyriacou
1 over
$20,276
T-31
Yuna Nishimura
1 over
$20,276
T-31
Lexi Thompson
1 over
$20,276
T-31
Alison Lee
1 over
$20,276
T-31
Celine Boutier
1 over
$20,276
T-39
Samantha Wagner
2 over
$16,066
T-39
Gemma Dryburgh
2 over
$16,066
T-39
Frida Kinhult
2 over
$16,066
T-42
Maria Fassi
3 over
$12,498
T-42
Luna Sobron Galmes
3 over
$12,498
T-42
Sofia Garcia
3 over
$12,498
T-42
Lydia Ko
3 over
$12,498
T-42
Jenny Shin
3 over
$12,498
T-42
Mariajo Uribe
3 over
$12,498
T-42
Perrine Delacour
3 over
$12,498
T-42
Peiyun Chien
3 over
$12,498
T-42
Emma Talley
3 over
$12,498
T-42
Maddie Szeryk
3 over
$12,498
T-52
Yu Liu
4 over
$9,269
T-52
Brittany Lincicome
4 over
$9,269
T-52
Megan Khang
4 over
$9,269
T-52
Bronte Law
4 over
$9,269
T-52
Pavarisa Yoktuan
4 over
$9,269
T-52
Lucy Li
4 over
$9,269
T-52
Bailey Tardy
4 over
$9,269
T-59
Yealimi Noh
5 over
$7,879
T-59
Azahara Munoz
5 over
$7,879
61
Ally Ewing
6 over
$7,571
62
Yu-Sang Hou
7 over
$7,414
T-63
Lauren Stephenson
8 over
$7,184
T-63
Annie Park
8 over
$7,184
65
Allisen Corpuz
9 over
$6,951
66
Pauline Roussin
10 over
$6,797
