Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
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. It is a team event, similar to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the PGA Tour, with alternate shot (foursome) in the first and third rounds and better ball (fourball) for the second and fourth rounds. Dow Chemical Company is the title sponsor.
The 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.
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. The purse was increased to $2.7 million, with the first-place team splitting $656,230.
Winners
| Year | Date | Players | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($) | 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
- ^ "LPGA and Dow Announce Format of Inaugural Team Event". LPGA. December 10, 2018.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (May 10, 2018). "LPGA to begin first official team event in 2019: Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational". Golfweek.
- ^ "Things to Know for the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational". LPGA. July 15, 2019.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (May 15, 2020). "LPGA revises 2020 season restart, Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational canceled". Golfweek.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dow GLBI to increase tournament purse to $2.5 million in 2022". Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational field: Players, teams, rankings". thegolfnewsnet. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational purse, winner's share, prize money payout". golfnewsnet.com. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Hall, Mike (June 26, 2024). "Dow Championship Prize Money Payout 2024". Golf Monthly. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational purse, winner's share, prize money payout". golfnewsnet.com. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "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.