Here’s the prize money payout for each golfer at the LPGA’s 2026 Fortinet Founders Cup
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The LPGA is back in the U.S. this week for the second time, after spending the past few weeks in Asia. It’s the 15th edition of the Fortinet Founders Cup where a top field will compete at Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in Menlo Park, Calif. The purse is $3 million with the winner taking home $450,000 for a victory.
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Yealimi Noh is the defending champion and Rose Zhang, the 2024 champion, is playing as well. In all, 20 of the top 25 players in the world are in action, including Jeeno Thitikul (1) and Nelly Korda (2), each of whom have already won this season. Korda won the season-opener in Orlando and Thitikul won in her native Thailand.
Twenty-five rookies, two sponsor exemptions and two Monday qualifiers round out the field of 144 players as the LPGA now starts its run to the Chevron Championship, its first major championship of the year, April 23-26, at Memorial Park in Houston.
Up next week is the Ford Championship at Whirlwind golf Club in Phoenix.
Here’s the rundown of what each player will earn this week who makes the cut. Check back here Sunday after play is complete for updates.
WIN: $450,000
2: $279,144
3: $202,499
4: $156,649
5: $126,085
6: $103,160
7: $86,349
8: $75,652
9: $68,010
10: $61,896
11: $57,310
12: $53,489
13: $50,127
14: $47,071
15: $44,320
16: $41,875
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: $21,243
34: $20,325
35: $19,563
36: $18,798
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: $12,990
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: $6,876
66: $6,724
67: $6,573
68: $6,418
69: $6,266
70: $6,114