The 2022 Cognizant Founders Cup purse is set for $3 million, with the winner's share coming in at $450,000 -- the standard 15 percent payout according to the LPGA Tour's prize money distribution chart.
The 2022 Cognizant Founders Cup field is headed by Lexi Thompson, Jin Young Ko, Lydia Ko and more.
This is the 11th event of the 2022 LPGA Tour schedule.
After 36 holes, there is a cut to the top 70 players, as is standard practice on the LPGA Tour. There are 144 players in the field.
The event is played this year at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, N.J.
Cognizant Founders Cup: What you need to know
Purse: $3,000,000
Winner's share: $450,000
Field size: 144 players
36-hole cut: Top 70 and ties
What else is on the line: Race to the CME Globe points, WWGR points, exemptions
Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field -- in particular, the tournament winner.
The winner of this tournament gets 500 Race to the CME Globe points, which will help them toward getting into the top 60 that qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.
Winning comes with other big benefits, including a two-year exemption on the LPGA Tour, as well berths into other big tournaments.
2022 Cognizant Founders Cup purse, winner's share, prize money payout
For 2022 Cognizant Founders Cup results and payout, see our final leaderboard
| POSITION | MONEY |
|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 |
| 2 | $279,144 |
| 3 | $202,499 |
| 4 | $156,649 |
| 5 | $126,085 |
| 6 | $103,160 |
| 7 | $86,349 |
| 8 | $75,652 |
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| |
| 9 | $68,010 |
| 10 | $61,896 |
| 11 | $57,310 |
| 12 | $53,489 |
| 13 | $50,127 |
| 14 | $47,071 |
| 15 | $44,320 |
| 16 | $41,875 |
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| |
| 17 | $39,736 |
| 18 | $37,902 |
| 19 | $36,374 |
| 20 | $35,150 |
| 21 | $33,929 |
| 22 | $32,705 |
| 23 | $31,484 |
| 24 | $30,260 |
| 25 | $29,191 |
| 26 | $28,122 |
| 27 | $27,050 |
| 28 | $25,981 |
| 29 | $24,911 |
| 30 | $23,994 |
| 31 | $23,077 |
| 32 | $22,160 |
| 33 | $21,242 |
| 34 | $20,325 |
| 35 | $19,563 |
| 36 | $18,797 |
| 37 | $18,035 |
| 38 | $17,270 |
| 39 | $16,504 |
| 40 | $15,894 |
| 41 | $15,283 |
| 42 | $14,673 |
| 43 | $14,059 |
| 44 | $13,449 |
| 45 | $12,991 |
| 46 | $12,532 |
| 47 | $12,073 |
| 48 | $11,614 |
| 49 | $11,156 |
| 50 | $10,697 |
| 51 | $10,393 |
| 52 | $10,087 |
| 53 | $9,780 |
| 54 | $9,476 |
| 55 | $9,169 |
| 56 | $8,863 |
| 57 | $8,559 |
| 58 | $8,252 |
| 59 | $7,948 |
| 60 | $7,642 |
| 61 | $7,490 |
| 62 | $7,335 |
| 63 | $7,183 |
| 64 | $7,031 |
| 65 | $6,877 |
| 66 | $6,724 |
| 67 | $6,572 |
| 68 | $6,418 |
| 69 | $6,266 |
| 70 | $6,114 |
