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Beth Ann Nichols

2023 Cognizant Founders Cup prize money payouts for each LPGA player

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
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