COGNIZANT FOUNDERS CUP
■ Site: Clifton, New Jersey.
■ Course: Upper Montclair CC. Yardage: 6,656. Par: 71.
■ Television: ThursdayFriday, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1-3 p.m. (CBS).
■ Prize money: $3 million. Winner’s share: $450,000.
■ Defending champion: Jin Young Ko.
■ Race to CME Globe leader: Danielle Kang.
■ Last tournament: Marina Alex won the Palos Verdes Championship.
■ Notes: The tournament is a tribute to the 13 women who founded the LPGA
Tour. It started in Arizona. This is the second year in New Jersey, the home state of the title sponsor’s headquarters, and the first year at Upper Montclair.
... Nelly Korda is not in the field as she recovers from a blood clot in her arm. Her last tournament was three months ago in Florida . ... Jin Young Ko is going for her third straight title in the Founders Cup . ... Ko and Karrie Webb are the only multiple winners since the tournament began in 2011.
... Ten players have won the first 10 events on the LPGA Tour schedule this year . ... Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Anna Davis is making her second straight start on the LPGA Tour. The 16-year-old from San Diego made the cut two weeks ago in the Palos