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]

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
Midland CC is located in Michigan
Midland CC
Midland CC

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

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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

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  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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