THE JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup Set for May 8 at Upper Montclair CC

2022 winner Lakareber Abe

CLIFTON, N.J. – For the third year in a row, THE JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup, formerly the THE JOHN SHIPPEN Shoot-out presented by Cognizant is set for May 8 at Upper Montclair Country Club. The one-day event is an 18-hole stroke play competition for Black women golfers with the winner earning an exemption into the Cognizant Founders Cup, which will be contested May 11-14, marking a continuation of Cognizant’s commitment to supporting equal opportunity and diversity in the game of golf and beyond.

Intersport recently announced the field with nine female golfers, both amateur and professional vying for a spot in the LPGA event.

The NJSGA will be providing members of its Tournament Committee to assist as rules officials for the competition. 

THE JOHN SHIPPEN COGNIZANT CUP PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Players Listed in Alphabetical Order)
Name / Age / Status / College                                                         

LAKAREBER ABE (27) – Professional (University of Alabama)

• 2022 THE JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup champion        
• 2022 LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup competitor
• 2023 Epson Tour member

MADISON BARNETT (24) – Professional (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)

• Runner-up, 2021 Georgia State Golf Association Women’s Match Play
• Top-10 finish, Georgia Women’s Amateur

PAIGE CRAWFORD (31) – Amateur (Montana State)

• Four professional top-10s
• 2013 Big Sky individual champion

JANELLE JOHNSON (26) – Professional (Nova Southeastern University)

• 2023 Epson Tour member
• Turned professional in June 2018

BREANNE JONES (26) – Professional (UC Irvine)

• Runner-up, 2022 THE JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup
• 2023 Epson Tour member
• Three Top-20 finishes on Cactus Tour
• Two Top-5 finishes on WAPT

AMBER KUYKENDALL (26) – Professional (Texas Southern) – Houston, TX

• 2022 THE JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup participant
• Three Time First-Team All SWAC
• Five Top-25 finishes on WAPT

GEORGIA OBOH (22) – Professional

• 2022 THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational participant
• First Nigerian to Monday qualify and compete in an LPGA Tour event (2022 ShopRite LPGA Classic)
• 2023 Ladies European Tour (LET) member
• 2023 Epson Tour member

MARIAH STACKHOUSE (29) – Professional (Stanford)

• 2022 THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational participant
• Five LPGA Tour Top 10s
• 102 LPGA Tour starts
• Four-time collegiate All-American 

ALLYN STEPHENS (18) – Amateur (Texas A&M)

• 2022 THE JOHN SHIPPEN COGNIZANT CUP participant
• 2022 Texas Women’s Amateur quarterfinalist
• 2022 AJGA Shreveport Open Champion

NJSGA Social Media
For the latest updates and news, visit njgsa.org or follow New Jersey State Golf Association on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @NJSGA1900.