Dow Championship

Dow Championship
Tournament information
LocationMidland, Michigan, U.S.
Established2019
Course(s)Midland Country Club
Par70
Length6,256 yards (5,720 m)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatTeam stroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund$3 million
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate253 Clanton & Suwannapura (2019)
To par−27 as above
Current champion
Thailand Atthaya Thitikul
China Yin Ruoning
Midland CC is located in the United States
Midland CC
Midland CC
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Location in the United States
Midland CC is located in Michigan
Midland CC
Midland CC
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Location in Michigan

The Dow Championship is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour that is played in Michigan. A new event in 2019, it is held at Midland Country Club in Midland, Michigan.[1] It is a team event, similar to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the PGA Tour,[2] with alternate shot (foursome) in the first and third rounds and better ball (fourball) for the second and fourth rounds.[3] Dow Chemical Company is the title sponsor.[1]

The 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] For the 2021 edition, the purse was increased to $2.3 million, with the first-place team splitting $559,000.

For 2022, the purse was increased to $2.5 million, with the first-place team splitting $603,172.[5][6]

In 2023, the 70 two-woman teams are set featuring foursomes and fourballs in alternating days, including a 36-hole cut, to determine the winning team.[7] The purse was increased to $2.7 million, with the first-place team splitting $656,230.[8]

Winners

Year Date Players Country Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
Dow Championship
2024 Jun 30 Atthaya Thitikul and
Yin Ruoning		  Thailand
 China		 64-66-66-62=258 −22 1 stroke 3,000,000 366,082
(each)[9]
Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
2023 Jul 22 Cheyenne Knight and
Elizabeth Szokol		  United States
 United States		 69-61-62-65=257 −23 1 stroke 2,700,000 328,115
(each)[10]
2022 Jul 16 Jennifer Kupcho and
Lizette Salas		  United States
 United States		 68-61-64-61=254 −26 5 strokes 2,500,000 301,586
(each)[11]
2021 Jul 17 Ariya Jutanugarn and
Moriya Jutanugarn		  Thailand
 Thailand		 67-59-71-59=256 −24 3 strokes 2,300,000 279,500
(each)
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Jul 20 Cydney Clanton and
Thidapa Suwannapura		  United States
 Thailand		 67-64-63-59=253 −27 6 strokes 2,000,000 241,269
(each)

References

  1. ^ a b "LPGA and Dow Announce Format of Inaugural Team Event". LPGA. December 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (May 10, 2018). "LPGA to begin first official team event in 2019: Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational". Golfweek.
  3. ^ "Things to Know for the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational". LPGA. July 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (May 15, 2020). "LPGA revises 2020 season restart, Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational canceled". Golfweek.
  5. ^ "2022 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won". golfnewsnet.com. July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Dow GLBI to increase tournament purse to $2.5 million in 2022". Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational field: Players, teams, rankings". thegolfnewsnet. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational purse, winner's share, prize money payout". golfnewsnet.com. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Hall, Mike (June 26, 2024). "Dow Championship Prize Money Payout 2024". Golf Monthly. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational purse, winner's share, prize money payout". golfnewsnet.com. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "2022 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won". golfnewsnet.com. July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

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