The Cognizant Founders Cup is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour taking place in Bradenton, FL. 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.
The current title sponsor of the tournament is Cognizant, an American multinational technology company that provides business consulting, information technology, and outsourcing services.
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. - Wikipedia
About the venue:
Bradenton Country Club has set the standard in sports and social activities in the area for nearly one hundred years. Founded in 1924, Bradenton Country Club is located in beautiful Bradenton, on the majestic Gulf Coast of Southwest Florida. Home to an award-winning Donald Ross golf course, tennis, pickleball, fitness facility, swim center, and a stately clubhouse, Bradenton Country Club provides unmatched services and activities to its members and their guests.
Our golf course has played host to a number of FSGA championships throughout the years.
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