THIS WEEK ON THE LPGA TOUR

This Week on the LPGA Tour

Bank of Hope Founders Cup

Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa

Phoenix, Ariz.

March 15-18, 2018

ON-SITE LPGA MEDIA OFFICIALS

Brianne Wigley, Tour Media Official                                              

brianne.wigley@lpga.com; 386-341-7331 (cell)

                                                                                                                     

Christina Lance, Senior Manager, Tour Media    

christina.lance@lpga.com; 908-963-1691 (cell)

ONLINE MEDIA CENTER: www.media.lpga.com

MONDAY BOX LINK

The Monday Box includes scoring stats from the previous seven years of the Bank of Hope Founders Cup event and the $1.5 million purse breakdown.

https://lpga.box.com/s/m0t43weqt8gxr1p2d569fhvfqru2ogt8

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

144 players; 72 holes, stroke play; after 36 holes, the field will be cut to the top 70 and ties

PURSE

$1.5 million USD; winner’s portion is $225,000

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES AND HASHTAGS

Tournament: @LPGAFounders, #LPGAFounders, #LPGAFamily, @LPGAGirlsGolf

LPGA: @LPGA, @LPGAMedia

TV TIMES – SHOWTIME IN PRIMETIME

Thursday, March 15: 6-9 p.m. ET, Golf Channel

Friday, March 16: 6-9 p.m. ET, Golf Channel

Saturday, March 17: 6-9 p.m. ET, Golf Channel

Sunday, March 18: 6-9 p.m. ET, Golf Channel

WHITELINE PAR AND YARDAGE

36-36–72, 6,656 yards (par and yardage are subject to change through the start of the tournament)

PAST FIVE CHAMPIONS AND RUNNERS-UP

2017: Anna Nordqvist, 263 (-25); In Gee Chun, Ariya Jutanugarn and Stacy Lewis, 265 (-23)

2016: Sei Young Kim, 261 (-27); Lydia Ko, 266 (-22)

2015: Hyo Joo Kim, 267 (-21); Stacy Lewis, 270 (-18)

2014: Karrie Webb, 269 (-19); five players tied for second at 270 (-18)

2013: Stacy Lewis, 265 (-23); Ai Miyazato, 268 (-20)

TOURNAMENT SCORING RECORDS

18 holes: 61 (-11), Anna Nordqvist, third round, 2017

36 holes: 129 (-15), Sei Young Kim, 2016 and Jee Young Lee, 2013

54 holes: 195 (-21), Anna Nordqvist, 2017

72 holes: 261 (-27), Sei Young Kim, 2016

WHO’S IN THE BANK OF HOPE FOUNDERS CUP FIELD

Past Champions (4):

Anna Nordqvist (2017), Sei Young Kim (2016), Hyo Joo Kim (2015), Yani Tseng (2012)

2018 LPGA Rookies (17 of 30):

Rebecca Artis, Tiffany Chan, Lauren Coughlin, Katelyn Dambaugh, Gemma Dryburgh, Hannah Green, Jennifer Hahn, Jin Young Ko,  Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Erynne Lee, Yu Liu, Robynn Ree, Luna Sobron Galmes, Emma Talley, Kassidy Teare, Maria Torres, Lindsey Weaver

2018 Tournament Winners (4 of 4):

Brittany Lincicome (Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic), Jin Young Ko (ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open), Jessica Korda (Honda LPGA Thailand), Michelle Wie (HSBC Women’s World Championship)

Arizona Connections:

Arizona State University: Carlota Ciganda, Giulia Molinaro, Azahara Muñoz, Anna Nordqvist

University of Arizona: Lindsey Weaver

Arizona residents: Giulia Molinaro, Ryann O’Toole, Alena Sharp, Cheyenne Woods

Monday Qualifers:

Brittany Benvenuto, 68 (-4)

Kyung Kim, 68 (-4)

Results: https://qs.lpga.com/

LPGA FOUNDERS AND PIONEERS BEING HONORED

LPGA Founders Marilynn Smith, Shirley Spork and Marlene Hagge Vossler will be in attendance at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup, alongside LPGA Pioneer honorees Amy Alcott, Sandy LaBauve and Susie Maxwell Berning.

THIS WEEK ON THE SYMETRA TOUR

The 2018 Symetra Tour season gets underway on March 16-18 at the Country Club of Winter Haven in Winter Haven, Fla., for the 10th annual Florida’s Natural Charity Classic. Defending champion Olivia Jordan-Higgins highlights the 132-player field, battling for a purse of $125,000. Follow the action at http://www.symetratour.com/.