The Bank of Hope Founders Cup is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in Phoenix, Arizona. It debuted in 2011 at the Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa. The tournament is designed as a tribute to the founders of the LPGA.
The current title sponsor of the tournament is JTBC, a South Korean nationwide general cable TV network and broadcasting company.
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.
The previous LPGA Tour event in the Phoenix area was the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International, which ran for thirty years (1980-2009) under various names.
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Tournament names
- 2011-13: RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup
- 2014-16: JTBC Founders Cup
- 2017: Bank of Hope Founders Cup
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2012-13 course layout
- The average elevation of the course is approximately 1,700 feet (520 m) above sea level.
- The tournament course utilizes the back nines of the Arnold Palmer and Nick Faldo courses, respectively, from various tees.
Winners
1In 2011, $500,000 of the purse went LPGA-USGA Girls Golf and $500,000 went to the top-10 finishers' designated charities. All winnings were attributed to the players for purposes of the 2011 LPGA Official money list.
Tournament records
References
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site
- Wildfire Golf.com - course website
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