The Cognizant Founders Cup is a women’s professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in West Caldwell, 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.
Cognizant Founders Cup: Prize Money| Golfers Purses| How Much Champion Will Earn
Prize Money:
The 2022 Cognizant Founders Cup purse is set for $3 million, with the winner’s share coming in at $450,000 — the standard 15 percent payout according to the LPGA Tour’s prize money distribution chart.
The 2022 Cognizant Founders Cup field is headed by Lexi Thompson, Jin Young Ko, Lydia Ko and more.
Golfers Purses:
Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field — in particular, the tournament winner.
The winner of this tournament gets 500 Race to the CME Globe points, which will help them toward getting into the top 60 that qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.
Winning comes with other big benefits, including a two-year exemption on the LPGA Tour, as well berths into other big tournaments.
How much champion will earn:
The Cognizant Founders Cup offers a $3 million purse, which is the largest of any LPGA Tour event outside of the majors and the CME Group Tour Championship.
| 1 | $450,000 |
| 2 | $279,144 |
| 3 | $202,499 |
| 4 | $156,649 |
| 5 | $126,085 |
| 6 | $103,160 |
| 7 | $86,349 |
| 8 | $75,652 |
| 9 | $68,010 |
| 10 | $61,896 |
| 11 | $57,310 |
| 12 | $53,489 |
| 13 | $50,127 |
| 14 | $47,071 |
| 15 | $44,320 |
| 16 | $41,875 |
This is the 11th event of the 2022 LPGA Tour schedule. After 36 holes, there is a cut to the top 70 players, as is standard practice on the LPGA Tour. There are 144 players in the field.
