Fortinet Named Title Partner of the Founders Cup
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader, has been named the title partner of the LPGA Founders Cup in a multiyear deal. The 2026 tournament will be held at Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club in Menlo Park, California, featuring an increased purse of $3 million, up from $2 million in 2025.
The 15th edition of the tournament will take place March 19-22, 2026, marking the LPGA's return to Northern California. Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club, renovated in 2023, will host the event that honors the LPGA's 13 founding members from 1950. The tournament has previously featured winners including major champions Jin Young Ko, Minjee Lee, and recent champions Yealimi Noh (2025) and Rose Zhang (2024).
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), leader globale nella cybersecurity, 猫 diventata title partner dell'LPGA Founders Cup con un accordo pluriennale. Il torneo 2026 si svolger脿 presso lo Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club di Menlo Park, California, con un montepremi aumentato a 3 milioni di dollari (rispetto ai 2 milioni del 2025).
La 15陋 edizione si terr脿 dal 19 al 22 marzo 2026, segnando il ritorno della LPGA nella California settentrionale. Lo Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club, rinnovato nel 2023, ospiter脿 un evento che rende omaggio alle 13 fondatrici della LPGA del 1950. Tra le vincitrici passate figurano le campionesse major Jin Young Ko e Minjee Lee, oltre alle pi霉 recenti Yealimi Noh (2025) e Rose Zhang (2024).
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), l铆der global en ciberseguridad, ha sido nombrada patrocinadora principal del LPGA Founders Cup mediante un acuerdo plurianual. El torneo 2026 se celebrar谩 en el Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club de Menlo Park, California, con un premio aumentado a 3 millones de d贸lares, frente a los 2 millones de 2025.
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2026 Fortinet Founders Cup will be played at Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club in Menlo Park, California
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The LPGA Tour and Fortinet, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) today announced a multiyear deal where Fortinet, the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, will be the title partner of the Founders Cup. The 2026 event will be played March 19-22 with a
鈥淲e鈥檙e fired up to welcome Fortinet as the title partner of the Founders Cup and grateful for their commitment to elevating this historic event,鈥� said LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler. 鈥淭he Founders Cup is about honoring the 13 women who built the LPGA from the ground up, and there鈥檚 no better stage for that than Sharon Heights 鈥� a world-class course that will challenge and showcase our players. Fortinet is founder-led, is headquartered in Northern California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, is focused on excellence and putting its customers first, and is the perfect title partner for this event. Many of our athletes have deep ties to Northern California, and this partnership with Fortinet allows us to celebrate that connection while growing the game and inspiring future generations.鈥�
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2000, has been the cybersecurity leader for 25 years, with the biggest overall cybersecurity patent portfolio in the industry, as well as the largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) patent portfolio. Fortinet has led the convergence of networking and security - innovating security organically and well-integrated - from the ground up, embedding and innovating protection into the very fabric of networking. From custom-built ASICs and its FortiOS operating system, to being the only vendor delivering the New-Generation SASE Firewall, to organically building a global cloud infrastructure, advanced AI, and industry-leading threat intelligence, Fortinet provides seamless performance and security at scale. These innovations are validated not only by Fortinet鈥檚 extensive patent portfolio and its large customer base of the most discerning customers, but also by recognition as a Leader across multiple Gartner聽Magic Quadrants, including SASE Platforms, SD-WAN, and Enterprise Wired and Wireless Infrastructure within the single FortiOS operation system. Forbes recognized Fortinet in the top 10 Most Trusted Companies in America list, recognizing Fortinet as the in the world and the only cyber company in the top 50. With more than 890,000 lifetime customers, Fortinet continues to be among the most deployed, most patented, and most validated cybersecurity companies in the world.
鈥淔ortinet is honored to join the LPGA as title sponsor of the Fortinet Founders Cup, a tournament that celebrates the vision and perseverance of the LPGA鈥檚 13 trailblazing founders,鈥� said Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Fortinet. 鈥淥ur own journey began in Silicon Valley nearly 25 years ago with a commitment to innovation and putting our customers first, values that continue to drive us today. Together with the LPGA, we aim to further advance the game of golf, and inspire future generations and champion opportunities for women on and off the course.鈥�
The LPGA鈥檚 return to Northern California marks a longstanding tradition of women鈥檚 golf in the area. Previously, the Bay Area hosted the 2021 U.S. Women鈥檚 Open, played at The Olympic Club, and the 2016 U.S. Women鈥檚 Open, played at CordeValle, as well as the 2023 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, played at TPC Harding Park. The last non-major, standard-eligibility LPGA Tour event to be held in Northern California was the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, played from 2018 through 2022 at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City.
Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club has been an active part of the Menlo Park community for more than 60 years. Originally designed in 1962 by renowned architect Jack Fleming (a prot茅g茅 of Alister MacKenzie), the course was adjusted by several architects through the years prior to a major renovation conducted in 2023. The renovation was carried out by architect Todd Eckenrode and Origins Golf Design and features an improved layout and enhanced commitment to sustainability. Since reopening in 2024, the course has garnered multiple renovation-of-the-year awards. The design intentionally showcases the beauty of the region with natural meadows, seasonal creeks and fairways lined with native California oak and sycamore trees. 鈥淲e are honored to welcome the best female golfers in the world to Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club,鈥� said General Manager Aaron Grant. 鈥淥ur golf course is truly very special, and we look forward to showcasing it on the world stage as well as bringing the LPGA to our local community that so greatly supports female athletics and golf.鈥�
This will be the 15th edition of the Fortinet Founders Cup, an event that celebrates the 13 Founding Members of the LPGA, who created the Association 75 years ago in 1950. Previously played at venues across Arizona, Florida and New Jersey, the event routinely showcases the top talent of the LPGA. Past winners include major champions Jin Young Ko, Minjee Lee, Stacy Lewis and Anna Nordqvist. The 2025 playing saw American Yealimi Noh become a Rolex First-Time Winner after closing out her final round with a four-stroke lead over Jin Young Ko, while Rose Zhang won the 2024 Founders Cup for her second professional victory.
More details about the tournament can be found by visiting .
About the LPGA
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is the world鈥檚 premier women鈥檚 professional golf organization. Created in 1950 by 13 pioneering female Founders, the LPGA, whose Members now represent nearly 40 countries, is the longest-standing professional women鈥檚 sports organization. Through the LPGA Tour, the Epson Tour, the LPGA Professionals, and a joint venture with the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA provides female professionals the opportunity to pursue their dreams in the game of golf at the highest level. In addition to its professional tours and teaching accreditation programs, the LPGA features a fully integrated Foundation, which provides best-in-class programming for female golfers through its junior golf programming, and its LPGA Amateurs division, which offers its members playing and learning opportunities around the world. The LPGA aims to use its unique platform to inspire, transform and advance opportunities for girls and women, on and off the golf course.
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About the LPGA Tour
The LPGA Tour is the world鈥檚 leading competitive destination for the best female professional golfers in the world. The Tour hosts more than 32 annual events across 12 countries for over 200 athletes, awarding total prize funds exceeding
About Fortinet
听(狈补蝉诲补辩: FTNT) is a driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the convergence of networking and security. Our mission is to secure people, devices and data everywhere, and today we deliver cybersecurity everywhere our customers need it with the largest integrated portfolio of over 50 enterprise-grade products. Well over half a million customers trust Fortinet鈥檚 solutions, which are among the most deployed, most patented and most validated in the industry. The聽,聽one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry, is dedicated to making cybersecurity training and new career opportunities available to everyone. Collaboration with聽聽from both the public and private sectors, including Computer Emergency Response Teams (鈥淐ERTs鈥�), government entities, and academia, is a fundamental aspect of Fortinet鈥檚 commitment to enhance cyber resilience globally.聽,聽Fortinet鈥檚 elite threat intelligence and research organization, develops and utilizes leading-edge machine learning and AI technologies to provide customers with timely and consistently top-rated protection and actionable threat intelligence. Learn more at聽, the聽, and聽.
About Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club
Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club is a private, member-owned social club nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley鈥檚 tech, venture capital and private equity corridor, with its鈥� location on the infamous Sand Hill Road. The club has had a reputation as one of the Bay Area鈥檚 premier golf and country clubs since its鈥� founding in 1962, only further enhanced by the recent renovation work and investments in sustainability.
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