Dow Championship Explained

Dow Championship
Location:	Midland, Michigan, U.S.
Establishment:	2019
Course:	Midland Country Club
Par:	70
Tour:	LPGA Tour
Format:	Team stroke play – 72 holes
Purse:	$3 million
Month Played:	June
Aggregate:	253 Clanton & Suwannapura (2019)
To-Par:	−27 as above
Current Champion:	Atthaya Thitikul Yin Ruoning

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
	Jun 30			64-66-66-62=258	−22	1 stroke	3,000,000	366,082 (each)^[9]
Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
	Jul 22			69-61-62-65=257	−23	1 stroke	2,700,000	328,115 (each)^[10]
	Jul 16			68-61-64-61=254	align=center	−26	5 strokes	2,500,000	301,586 (each)^[11]
	Jul 17			67-59-71-59=256	−24	3 strokes	2,300,000	279,500 (each)
	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
	Jul 20			67-64-63-59=253	−27	6 strokes	2,000,000	241,269 (each)

External links

• • Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site

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Notes and References

1. Web site: LPGA and Dow Announce Format of Inaugural Team Event . LPGA . December 10, 2018.
2. LPGA to begin first official team event in 2019: Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational . Golfweek . Beth Ann . Nichols . May 10, 2018.
3. Web site: Things to Know for the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational . LPGA . July 15, 2019.
4. LPGA revises 2020 season restart, Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational canceled . Golfweek . Beth Ann . Nichols . May 15, 2020.
5. Web site: 2022 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won . golfnewsnet.com . July 16, 2022 . July 17, 2022.
6. News: Dow GLBI to increase tournament purse to $2.5 million in 2022 . Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational . November 17, 2021 . November 20, 2021.
7. Web site: 2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational field: Players, teams, rankings . thegolfnewsnet . July 16, 2023 . July 17, 2023.
8. Web site: 2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational purse, winner's share, prize money payout . golfnewsnet.com . July 20, 2023 . July 21, 2023.
9. Hall . Mike . Dow Championship Prize Money Payout 2024 . 30 June 2024 . Golf Monthly . 26 June 2024.
10. Web site: 2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational purse, winner's share, prize money payout . golfnewsnet.com . July 20, 2023 . July 21, 2023.
11. Web site: 2022 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won . golfnewsnet.com . July 16, 2022 . July 17, 2022.