Hyo Joo Kim went from cruise to crunch as the five-stroke lead she began the day with disappeared by the 10th hole on Sunday at the Fortinet Founders Cup. But the ever-cool Kim, who rarely changes expression, managed to hold off world No. 2 Nelly Korda down the stretch to win by one.
It marked Kim’s second win at the Fortinet and her eighth LPGA title overall. She collected $450,000 for the efforts, taking her career total to $11,945,479.
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It’s the second wire-to-wire victory of her career. A closing 73, with a bogey on the par-5 18th, proved enough for Kim to win with a 16-under total.
Hyo Joo Kim putts during the final round of the 2026 Fortinet Founders Cup at Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in Menlo Park, California.
Korda, who won the first LPGA event of the season and then took the next six weeks off, earned $282,977. She missed her second fairway of the day on the par-5 18th.
“I wish I could have hit that drive into the fairway and given myself a better opportunity to press a little bit more,” Korda said. “But that’s just golf. Those are sports. Sometimes it’s on your side and sometimes it’s not.”
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2026 Fortinet Founders Cup prize money
Pos.
Name
Score
Earnings
1
Hyo Joo Kim
-16
$450,000
2
Nelly Korda
-15
$282,977
T3
Sei Young Kim
-11
$182,039
T3
Jin Hee Im
-11
$182,039
T5
Cassie Porter
-10
$83,772
T5
Miyu Yamashita
-10
$83,772
T5
Minjee Lee
-10
$83,772
T5
Haeran Ryu
-10
$83,772
T5
Nasa Hataoka
-10
$83,772
T5
Carla Tejedo Mulet
-10
$83,772
T5
Gaby Lopez
-10
$83,772
T12
A Lim Kim
-9
$52,519
T12
Robyn Choi
-9
$52,519
T14
Lottie Woad
-8
$42,760
T14
Aditi Ashok
-8
$42,760
T14
Perrine Delacour
-8
$42,760
T14
Jeeno Thitikul
-8
$42,760
T14
Hye-Jin Choi
-8
$42,760
T19
Yu Liu
-7
$32,594
T19
Pajaree Anannarukarn
-7
$32,594
T19
Angel Yin
-7
$32,594
T19
Chizzy Iwai
-7
$32,594
T19
Jodi Ewart Shadoff
-7
$32,594
T19
Auston Kim
-7
$32,594
T19
Erika Hara
-7
$32,594
T19
Ruixin Liu
-7
$32,594
T27
Akie Iwai
-6
$23,917
T27
Mao Saigo
-6
$23,917
T27
Rio Takeda
-6
$23,917
T27
Nastasia Nadaud
-6
$23,917
T27
Ryann O’Toole
-6
$23,917
T27
Yuna Nishimura
-6
$23,917
T27
Gemma Dryburgh
-6
$23,917
T27
Soo Bin Joo
-6
$23,917
T36
In Gee Chun
-6
$17,920
T36
Esther Henseleit
-5
$17,920
T36
Jeongeun Lee5
-5
$17,920
T36
Helen Briem
-5
$17,920
T36
Ayaka Furue
-5
$17,920
T36
Minji Kang
-5
$17,920
T42
Pornanong Phatlum
-5
$14,874
T42
Yani Tseng
-4
$14,874
T42
Ina Yoon
-4
$14,874
T45
Lindy Duncan
-4
$12,704
T45
Peiyun Chien
-3
$12,704
T45
Grace Kim
-3
$12,704
T45
Wei-Ling Hsu
-3
$12,704
T45
Jeongeun Lee6
-3
$12,704
50
Karis Davidson
-3
$11,309
T51
Arpichaya Yubol
-2
$10,691
T51
Andrea Lee
-1
$10,691
T53
Dongeun Lee
-1
$9,916
T53
Rose Zhang
E
$9,916
T53
Lilia Vu
E
$9,916
T56
Natasha Oon
E
$8,521
T56
Lydia Ko
1
$8,521
T56
Celine Boutier
1
$8,521
T56
Lucy Li
1
$8,521
T56
Saki Baba
1
$8,521
T56
Gurleen Kaur
1
$8,521
T62
Celine Borge
1
$7,514
T62
Lauren Coughlin
2
$7,514
64
Linnea Strom
2
$7,282
65
Aline Krauter
12
$7,128
66
Leah John
20
$6,970
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2026 Fortinet Founders Cup prize money payouts on the LPGA