The Cognizant Founders Cup, one of the esteemed tournaments of the LPGA Tour, is currently underway at the Upper Montclair Country Club situated in Clifton, New Jersey. The tournament possesses a total prize money of $3,000,000.
In the second round of this prestigious tournament, Rose Zhang from USA and Madelene Sagstrom from Sweden secure the top position on the leaderboard, with a total score of -13. Nelly Korda is in third place with a score of -9.
The standouts of the day lie in two players who have the best daily score of the tournament’s second round. Nelly Korda and Madelene Sagstrom both played a round of 66.
Heading into the third round of the tournament, we will soon be crowning the winner of the Cognizant Founders Cup. The round promises to deliver an intense game of golf, with several participants vying for the championship and the sizable prize money.
Remember to check out the ‘LPGA Tour Highlights’ video, which provides a compiled overview of the significant moments from the second round of the Cognizant Founders Cup. Detailing each powerful swing and successful putt, the video serves as a concise summary of the round’s action.
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.