Dow Championship

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Dow Championship
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Tournament information
Location Midland, Michigan, U.S.
Established 2019
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
Flag of Thailand.svg Atthaya Thitikul
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yin Ruoning
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Midland CC
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Location in the United States
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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]

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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

YearDatePlayersCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
Dow Championship
2024 Jun 30 Atthaya Thitikul and
Yin Ruoning 		Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 		64-66-66-62=258−221 stroke3,000,000366,082
(each) [9]
Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
2023 Jul 22 Cheyenne Knight and
Elizabeth Szokol 		Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 		69-61-62-65=257−231 stroke2,700,000328,115
(each) [10]
2022 Jul 16 Jennifer Kupcho and
Lizette Salas 		Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 		68-61-64-61=254−265 strokes2,500,000301,586
(each) [11]
2021 Jul 17 Ariya Jutanugarn and
Moriya Jutanugarn 		Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 		67-59-71-59=256−243 strokes2,300,000279,500
(each)
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Jul 20 Cydney Clanton and
Thidapa Suwannapura 		Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 		67-64-63-59=253−276 strokes2,000,000241,269
(each)

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References

  1. 1 2 "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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