The 2025 Cognizant Founders Cup features a total prize money fund of $2 million for the latest LPGA event.
The Founders Cup was first held in 2011 and is the second event of the new season as the opening event 2025 LPGA Tour season.
The event moves from New Jersey, where it was held at Upper Montclair Country Club in May last year, to Bradenton Country Club in Florida as a February date.
The Cognizant Founders Cup is the first full field event of the year following the season-opening Tournament of Champions.
The prize money is $2 million, $1 million less than the $3 million that was on offer in 2024 when Rose Zhang won the title.
The winner will earn $300,000 for victory in the United States.
2025 Cognizant Founders Cup Prize Money & Payouts
| Placings | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $300,000 |
| 2nd | $188,651 |
| 3rd | $136,853 |
| 4th | $105,866 |
| 5th | $85,211 |
| 6th | $69,718 |
| 7th | $58,356 |
| 8th | $51,127 |
| 9th | $45,962 |
| 10th | $41,831 |
| 11th | $38,731 |
| 12th | $36,149 |
| 13th | $33,877 |
| 14th | $31,812 |
| 15th | $29,952 |
| 16th | $28,300 |
| 17th | $26,855 |
| 18th | $25,615 |
| 19th | $24,582 |
| 20th | $23,755 |
| 21st | $22,930 |
| 22nd | $22,103 |
| 23rd | $21,278 |
| 24th | $20,450 |
| 25th | $19,728 |
| 26th | $19,005 |
| 27th | $18,281 |
| 28th | $17,558 |
| 29th | $16,836 |
| 30th | $16,216 |
| 31st | $15,596 |
| 32nd | $14,976 |
| 33rd | $14,356 |
| 34th | $13,736 |
| 35th | $13,221 |
| 36th | $12,704 |
| 37th | $12,189 |
| 38th | $11,671 |
| 39th | $11,154 |
| 40th | $10,741 |
| 41st | $10,329 |
| 42nd | $9,916 |
| 43rd | $9,502 |
| 44th | $9,089 |
| 45th | $8,779 |
| 46th | $8,469 |
| 47th | $8,159 |
| 48th | $7,849 |
| 49th | $7,539 |
| 50th | $7,229 |
| 51st | $7,024 |
| 52nd | $6,817 |
| 53rd | $6,609 |
| 54th | $6,404 |
| 55th | $6,197 |
| 56th | $5,990 |
| 57th | $5,784 |
| 58th | $5,577 |
| 59th | $5,372 |
| 60th | $5,164 |
| 61st | $5,062 |
| 62nd | $4,957 |
| 63rd | $4,854 |
| 64th | $4,752 |
| 65th | $4,647 |
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