Every LPGA Tour event brings its own intensity, but the Fortinet Founders Cup stands out for its structured yet high-stakes format. As the drama of Sunday unfolds, the tournament follows a carefully designed path to crown a winner.
Like most LPGA Tour events, the tournament is a 72-hole stroke play competition, with 144 players battling across four rounds from Thursday to Sunday. The mix of top-ranked LPGA Tour stars, former champions, and exemptions will tee it off at Sharon Heights in two waves for the first two rounds, i.e., morning wave and afternoon wave. Each wave will incorporate one round. And the same threesomes will swing together in the first two rounds at the first and 10th tees.
Out of the 144 players, the top 65 will proceed to the final two rounds after they make the cut following 36 holes. In the third round, players will be paired and given a tee time based on their total score through their respective last rounds. Players will be arranged in descending order of their scores, with the lowest total in the final group.
The 2026 Fortinet Founders Cup uses a sudden-death playoff format to settle ties after 72 holes of stroke play.
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