The LPGA Tour starts with the Cognizant Founders Cup taking place at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey, USA. The tournament, which offers a prize purse of $3,000,000, is in its second round.
The leaderboard, at the end of the round, sees Rose Zhang from USA in the top spot with a total score of -9. Following closely, Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom holds the second position with a total score of -7. Three players, Narin An from Korea, Leona Maguire from Ireland, and Stephanie Kyriacou from Australia, are tied for third with a total score of -6 each.
The Cognizant Founders Cup has certainly served up some noteworthy LPGA Tour Highlights with competitive play and stellar performances from the players. An array of Cognizant Founders Cup Highlights can be viewed in the accompanying video, which provides a compilation of the most compelling moments from the second round of the tournament.
With golf tournaments usually concluding after four rounds, the anticipation mounts for the final two rounds of the Cognizant Founders Cup. As the players compete for the winner’s share of the substantial prize fund, spectators and followers of the LPGA Tour await more exciting highlights in the days to come. The race for the top prize is on, and the coming rounds promise more thrilling performances.
Cognizant Founders Cup: The LPGA Tour round 2 highlights
About the LPGA Tour
The LPGA Tour is the largest professional tour in women’s golf. With over 30 tournaments a year, the American women’s tour mostly travels to the USA, but also visits destinations outside America with its players. In addition to the regular tournaments, the LPGA holds five majors per season, with the last two events being co-hosted by the Ladies European Tour and taking place in Europe. The LPGA Tour’s season ranking, the “Race to the CME Globe”, is decided in the season finale. The best 72 players of the season and the season winners qualify for the CME Group Tour Championship and compete for overall victory on the LPGA Tour.