The 2023 Cognizant Founders Cup final leaderboard is headed by winner Jin Young Ko, who earned a big win at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, N.J.
Ko prevailed in a playoff against defending champion Minjee Lee, after both players finished regulation on 13-under 275. In the playoff, Ko won with a par after Lee three-putted for bogey on the first and only playoff hole.
The win is the third for Ko in this event in the last five years. Meanwhile, Ashleigh Buhai finished in solo third place on 10-under total.
Ko won and the $450,000 winner's share of the $3,000,000 purse.
Cognizant Founders Cup recap notes
Ko picks up the win in the ninth LPGA Tour event of the season, getting in the winner's circle once again on the LPGA, doing so in an event she has dominated at multiple venues.
By winning the event, Ko earned 500 points in the Race to the CME Globe, with the top 60 players in points getting into the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.
This week, there was a 36-hole cut, with 66 players finishing the tournament after a cut was made the top 65 and ties through two rounds.
The 2023 LPGA Tour schedule continues in two weeks with the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play in Las Vegas.
2023 Cognizant Founders Cup final leaderboard, results and prize money payouts
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| POS | PLAYER | TO PAR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOT | MONEY |
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| 1 | Jin Young Ko | -13 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 67 | 275 | $450,000 |
| 2 | Minjee Lee | -13 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 71 | 275 | $282,165 |
| 3 | Ashleigh Buhai | -10 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 278 | $204,690 |
| 4 | Hae Ran Ryu | -8 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 280 | $158,344 |
| T5 | Atthaya Thitikul | -7 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 281 | $106,336 |
| T5 | Aditi Ashok | -7 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 281 | $106,336 |
| T5 | Angel Yin | -7 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 74 | 281 | $106,336 |
| 8 | Nasa Hataoka | -6 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 282 | $76,470 |
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| 9 | Cheyenne Knight | -5 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 283 | $68,746 |
| T10 | Madelene Sagstrom | -4 | 71 | 69 | 75 | 69 | 284 | $58,188 |
| T10 | Georgia Hall | -4 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 284 | $58,188 |
| T10 | Grace Kim | -4 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 75 | 284 | $58,188 |
| T13 | Ariya Jutanugarn | -3 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 285 | $46,344 |
| T13 | Hye-Jin Choi | -3 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 285 | $46,344 |
| T13 | Anna Nordqvist | -3 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 285 | $46,344 |
| T13 | Sarah Kemp | -3 | 71 | 65 | 75 | 74 | 285 | $46,344 |
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| T17 | Min Lee | -2 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 286 | $37,694 |
| T17 | Albane Valenzuela | -2 | 72 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 286 | $37,694 |
| T17 | Celine Borge | -2 | 73 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 286 | $37,694 |
| T17 | Morgane Metraux | -2 | 74 | 66 | 71 | 75 | 286 | $37,694 |
| T21 | Jennifer Kupcho | -1 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 287 | $32,442 |
| T21 | Narin An | -1 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 287 | $32,442 |
| T21 | Sei Young Kim | -1 | 66 | 76 | 68 | 77 | 287 | $32,442 |
| T21 | Stacy Lewis | -1 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 287 | $32,442 |
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| T25 | Mel Reid | E | 75 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 288 | $26,829 |
| T25 | Lizette Salas | E | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 288 | $26,829 |
| T25 | Wei-Ling Hsu | E | 70 | 73 | 70 | 75 | 288 | $26,829 |
| T25 | A Lim Kim | E | 75 | 70 | 67 | 76 | 288 | $26,829 |
| T25 | Ryann O'Toole | E | 69 | 75 | 67 | 77 | 288 | $26,829 |
| T25 | Lauren Coughlin | E | 71 | 70 | 70 | 77 | 288 | $26,829 |
| T31 | Celine Boutier | 1 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 289 | $20,276 |
| T31 | Lexi Thompson | 1 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 71 | 289 | $20,276 |
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| T31 | Karis Davidson | 1 | 73 | 68 | 76 | 72 | 289 | $20,276 |
| T31 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | 1 | 69 | 76 | 71 | 73 | 289 | $20,276 |
| T31 | Yuna Nishimura | 1 | 78 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 289 | $20,276 |
| T31 | Alison Lee | 1 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 289 | $20,276 |
| T31 | Ruoning Yin | 1 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 289 | $20,276 |
| T31 | Stephanie Kyriacou | 1 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 77 | 289 | $20,276 |
| T39 | Gemma Dryburgh | 2 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 290 | $16,066 |
| T39 | Frida Kinhult | 2 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 75 | 290 | $16,066 |
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| T39 | Samantha Wagner | 2 | 69 | 76 | 70 | 75 | 290 | $16,066 |
| T42 | Luna Sobron Galmes | 3 | 69 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 291 | $12,498 |
| T42 | Sofia Garcia | 3 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 291 | $12,498 |
| T42 | Emma Talley | 3 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 291 | $12,498 |
| T42 | Perrine Delacour | 3 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 291 | $12,498 |
| T42 | Peiyun Chien | 3 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 291 | $12,498 |
| T42 | Lydia Ko | 3 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 291 | $12,498 |
| T42 | Maria Fassi | 3 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 291 | $12,498 |
| T42 | Maddie Szeryk | 3 | 68 | 74 | 70 | 79 | 291 | $12,498 |
| T42 | Jenny Shin | 3 | 72 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 291 | $12,498 |
| T42 | Mariajo Uribe | 3 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 80 | 291 | $12,498 |
| T52 | Brittany Lincicome | 4 | 71 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 292 | $9,269 |
| T52 | Bronte Law | 4 | 76 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 292 | $9,269 |
| T52 | Pavarisa Yoktuan | 4 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 292 | $9,269 |
| T52 | Megan Khang | 4 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 292 | $9,269 |
| T52 | Lucy Li | 4 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 292 | $9,269 |
| T52 | Bailey Tardy | 4 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 292 | $9,269 |
| T52 | Yu Liu | 4 | 71 | 69 | 76 | 76 | 292 | $9,269 |
| T59 | Yealimi Noh | 5 | 69 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 293 | $7,879 |
| T59 | Azahara Munoz | 5 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 293 | $7,879 |
| 61 | Ally Ewing | 6 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 79 | 294 | $7,571 |
| 62 | Yu-Sang Hou | 7 | 74 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 295 | $7,414 |
| T63 | Annie Park | 8 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 296 | $7,184 |
| T63 | Lauren Stephenson | 8 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 78 | 296 | $7,184 |
| 65 | Allisen Corpuz | 9 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 80 | 297 | $6,951 |
| 66 | Pauline Roussin | 10 | 75 | 70 | 77 | 76 | 298 | $6,797 |
