TheWilliam and Mousie Powell Award is an award given each year since 1986 by theLPGA Tour to a player who "whose behavior and deeds best exemplifies the spirit, ideals and values of the LPGA." The recipient is selected annually by a vote of LPGA Tour members.[1] The award was renamed to theFounders Award in 2019.[2]
It was established byMousie Powell, an honorary member and longtime supporter of the LPGA, and named in honor of Powell and her husband,William Powell, a Hollywood actor of the mid-twentieth century.