THE JOHN SHIPPEN
Cognizant Cup

(Formerly THE JOHN SHIPPEN Shoot-out presented by Cognizant) is an 18-hole stroke play competition for Black women golfers that took place at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey on May 6, 2024. The winner of the event was awarded an exemption into the LPGA’s Cognizant Founders Cup in Clifton, N.J., marking a continuation of Cognizant’s commitment to supporting equal opportunity and diversity in the game of golf and beyond.

Ashley Shaw
THE JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup Winner

THE JOHN SHIPPEN COGNIZANT CUP PLAYERS

  • Madison Barnett

    Professional

    Age: 24
    College: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Residence: Mableton, GA

    • 2023 THE JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup competitor

    • 2023 THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational competitor

    • 2023 LPGA Tour Dow Championship competitor

    • Runner-up 2021 Georgia State Women’s Match Play

  • Paige Crawford

    Professional

    Age: 32
    College: Montana State
    Residence: Colorado Springs, CO

    • 2023 THE JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup champion

    • 2023 THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational champion

    • 2023 LPGA Tour Cognizant Founders Cup competitor

    • 2023 LPGA Tour Meijer LPGA Classic competitor

    • 2023 LPGA Tour Dow Championship competitor

  • Janelle Johnson

    Professional

    Age: 27
    College: Nova Southeastern University
    Residence: Royal Palm Beach, FL

    • 2023 THE JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup competitor

    • 2023 Epson Tour member

  • Cami March

    Professional

    Age: 24
    College: Washington State University
    Residence: Los Angeles, CA

    • 2023 THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational competitor

    • Captain of Washington State Women’s Golf team

    • Member of Jamaican National Amateur Golf Team

  • Georgia Oboh

    Professional

    Age: 23
    Residence: Manchester, England

    • 2023 THE JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup competitor

    • 2023 THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational competitor

    • First Nigerian to Monday qualify and compete in an LPGA event (2022 ShopRite LPGA Classic)

    • 2023 Ladies European Tour member (LET)

    • 2023 Epson Tour member

  • Ashley Shaw

    Amateur

    Age: 15
    Residence: Litchfield Park, AZ

    • 2023 THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational competitor

    • Inaugural Curry Cup Champion

    • 2022 Arizona Match Play Champion

  • Mariah Stackhouse

    Professional

    Age: 30
    College: Stanford
    Residence: Atlanta, GA

    • 2022 THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational participant

    • Five LPGA Tour Top 10s

    • 102 LPGA Tour starts

    • Four-time collegiate All-American

  • Micaa' Thomas

    Professional

    Age: 26
    College: Savannah College of Art
    Residence: Haines City, FL

    • 2023 THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational competitor

    • 2022 THE JOHN SHIPPEN Cognizant Cup competitor

    • 2024 Jim Thorpe Invitational competitor

Course Information

Upper Montclair Country Club
177 Hepburn Road
Clifton, New Jersey 07012

The 27-hole Championship course, designed by two of golf’s most prominent architects, A.W. Tillinghast and Robert Trent Jones, Sr., offers a truly challenging golf experience for those at all skill levels.