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.
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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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