Dow Championship

Women's golf tournament

Golf tournament

Dow Championship
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	$3 million
Month played	June
Tournament record score
Aggregate	253 Clanton & Suwannapura (2019)
To par	−27 as above
Current champion
Atthaya Thitikul Yin Ruoning

Midland CC

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Location in the United States

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

^ ^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.
^ 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.