Following the third round of the Fortinet Founders Cup 2026, Hyo Joo Kim has taken a dominant lead over the field. She carded a 6-under 66 on Day 3 to aggregate at 17-under and take a five-shot lead over Nelly Korda.
The Fortinet Founders Cup 2026 is set to conclude on Sunday, March 22, with eighteen holes to decide the new champion. The 15th edition of the event has a purse size of $3 million, and the winner will receive a share of $450K.
Here’s a look at the prize money distribution for the Fortinet Founders Cup 2026:
- Winner – $450,000
- 2 – $279,144
- 3 – $202,499
- 4 – $156,649
- 5 – $126,085
- 6 – $103,160
- 7 – $86,349
- 8 – $75,652
- 9 – $68,010
- 10 – $61,896
- 11 – $57,310
- 12 – $53,489
- 13 – $50,127
- 14 – $47,071
- 15 – $44,320
- 16 – $41,875
- 17 – $39,736
- 18 – $37,902
- 19 – $36,374
- 20 – $35,150
- 21 – $33,929
- 22 – $32,705
- 23 – $31,484
- 24 – $30,260
- 25 – $29,191
- 26 – $28,122
- 27 – $27,050
- 28 – $25,981
- 29 – $24,911
- 30 – $23,994
- 31 – $23,077
- 32 – $22,160
- 33 – $21,243
- 34 – $20,325
- 35 – $19,563
- 36 – $18,798
- 37 – $18,035
- 38 – $17,270
- 39 – $16,504
- 40 – $15,894
- 41 – $15,283
- 42 – $14,673
- 43 – $14,059
- 44 – $13,449
- 45 – $12,990
- 46 – $12,532
- 47 – $12,073
- 48 – $11,614
- 49 – $11,156
- 50 – $10,697
- 51 – $10,393
- 52 – $10,087
- 53 – $9,780
- 54 – $9,476
- 55 – $9,169
- 56 – $8,863
- 57 – $8,559
- 58 – $8,252
- 59 – $7,948
- 60 – $7,642
- 61 – $7,490
- 62 – $7,335
- 63 – $7,183
- 64 – $7,031
- 65 – $6,876
- 66 – $6,724
- 67 – $6,573
- 68 – $6,418
- 69 – $6,266
- 70 – $6,114
Founders Cup Leaderboard after Day 3 explored
While Kim holds a 54-hole lead at 17-under, Korda is in solo second after shooting a 66. Ruixin Liu and Gaby Lopez are tied for third at 11-under. Jeeno Thitikul and three others are eight strokes back.
Here’s a look at the leaderboard for the Founders Cup after Round 3:
- 1. Hyo Joo Kim: -17
- 2. Nelly Korda: -12
- T3. Ruixin Liu: -11
- T3. Gaby Lopez: -11
- T5. Erika Hara: -9
- T5. Jeeno Thitikul: -9
- T5. Karis Davidson: -9
- T5. Hye-Jin Choi: -9
- T9. In Gee Chun: -8
- T9. Robyn Choi: -8
- T9. Carla Tejedo Mulet: -8
- T9. Pornanong Phatlum: -8
- T9. Jin Hee Im: -8
- T14. Nasa Hataoka: -7
- T14. Jodi Ewart Shadoff: -7
- T14. Auston Kim: -7
- T14. Soo Bin Joo: -7