Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational

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]

Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
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$2.5 million
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate253 Clanton & Suwannapura (2019)
To par−27 as above
Current champion
Ariya Jutanugarn
Moriya Jutanugarn
Midland CC
Location in the United States
Midland CC
Location in Michigan

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 $607,620.[5]

Winners

YearDatePlayersCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2022Jul 16
2,500,000303,810
(each)
2021Jul 17Ariya Jutanugarn and
Moriya Jutanugarn
 Thailand
 Thailand
67-59-71-59=256−243 strokes2,300,000279,500
(each)
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019Jul 20Cydney Clanton and
Thidapa Suwannapura
 United States
 Thailand
67-64-63-59=253−276 strokes2,000,000241,269
(each)

References

  1. "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. "Dow GLBI to increase tournament purse to $2.5 million in 2022". Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

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