Dow Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Midland, Michigan, U.S. |
| Established | 2019 |
| Course(s) | Midland Country Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,256 yards (5,720 m) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Team stroke play – 72 holes |
| Prize fund | $2.0 million |
| Month played | July |
Midland CC
Location in the United States
Midland CC
Location in Michigan
The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational 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]
For the 2020 edition, the purse will be increased to $2.3 million, with the first place team splitting $559,000. This increase will give the tournament the largest purse on the LPGA Tour for an event that isn't one of the five majors, or the CME Group Tour Championship.[4]
Winners
| Year | Date | Players | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Increases Purse Size". LPGA.com. LPGA. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
The 2020 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational will become the highest paying non-major, non-tour championship tournament on the LPGA Tour.