Bank of Hope Founders Cup

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.

Bank of Hope Founders Cup
Tournament information
LocationPhoenix, Arizona
Established2011
Course(s)Wildfire Golf Club
(Palmer / Faldo)
Par72
Length6,568 yd (6,006 m)[1]
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
(54 holes in 2011)
Prize fund$1.5 million
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Kim Sei-young (2016)
To par−27 as above
Current champion
Ko Jin-young
Phoenix
Location in the United States
Wildfire
Golf Club
Location in Arizona

The current title sponsor of the tournament is JTBC, a South Korean nationwide general cable TV network and broadcasting company.[2]

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.[3]

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.

Tournament names

2012–13 course layout
CoursePalmer (back nine)Faldo (back nine)
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal [1]
Yards3855503851755101853554004053,3503905474383101684853071534203,2186,568
Par454353444364544354343672

Winners
YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Purse ($)1Winner's
share ($)		Results
2019Mar 21–24Ko Jin-young South Korea65-72-64-65=266−221 stroke1,500,000225,000
2018Mar 15–18Inbee Park South Korea68-71-63-67=269−195 strokes1,500,000225,000
2017Mar 16–19Anna Nordqvist Sweden67-67-61-68=263−252 strokes1,500,000225,000
2016Mar 17–20Kim Sei-young South Korea63-66-70-62=261−275 strokes1,500,000225,000
2015Mar 19–22Kim Hyo-joo South Korea65-69-66-67=267−213 strokes1,500,000225,000
2014Mar 20–23Karrie Webb (2) Australia66-71-69-63=269−191 stroke1,500,000225,000
2013Mar 14–17Stacy Lewis United States68-65-68-64=265−233 strokes1,500,000225,000
2012Mar 15–18Yani Tseng Taiwan65-70-67-68=270−181 stroke1,500,000225,000
2011Mar 18–20Karrie Webb Australia71-67-66=204−121 stroke1,000,000200,000

1 In 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
YearPlayerScoreRound
2017Anna Nordqvist61 (−11)3rd

References
  1. "RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup – Course info". LPGA. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  2. "JTBC Named Title Sponsor of LPGA Founders Cup in Phoenix". LPGA. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  3. "Player Charity Donations Increased for RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup". LPGA. February 11, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  4. "Google Maps image". Google maps.com. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  5. "36-hole course map" (PDF). Wildfire Golf Club. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  6. "Scorecards" (PDF). Wildfire Golf Club. Retrieved March 12, 2013.

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