The LPGA Tournament Partners recently selected the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational as 2019 Tournament of the Year. The honor recognizes the LPGA event that “stands out among all tournaments as truly exceptional.” The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational also received the Gold Driver award for Best Social Media Campaign as well as runner-up honors for Best Foodie Experience and the LPGA Spirit Award, which is awarded to the tournament that best exemplifies the values of the LPGA

With an increased purse of $2.3 million, the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational announced on Monday morning that it is now the LPGA's highest-paying non-major, non-tour championship event. The unprecedented team event, which had a $2 million purse in its inaugural year of 2019, will next take place from July 13-18, 2020, at the Midland Country Club. The first-place team will share $559,000 in 2020, nearly $73,000 more than the inaugural winning purse of $486,096 shared by Jasmi

After the cameras stopped filming, the crowds left and the tents came down at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the event’s impact continues to make positive ripples in the region. With local impact in mind, the tournament set the goal of contributing more than $500,000 directly to the region. As a part of the tournament’s pre-play #TeamUp event, LPGA players partnered with local leaders and regional nonprofits, to give away $200,000 in community contributions to local or

Innovative tournament striving to become the first fully GEO Certified® Tournament on the LPGA Tour MIDLAND, Mich. (July 11, 2019) – As part of the inaugural event’s goal to become the first fully GEO Certified® Tournament on the LPGA Tour, the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (Dow GLBI) will be encouraging sustainable efforts throughout onsite event logistics. Transportation and parking General Parking General parking for the Dow GLBI, July 17-20, is located at Dow Diamond.

Week-long schedule of community-driven events offers affordable, family-friendly opportunities MIDLAND, Mich. (July 11, 2019) – The inaugural Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (Dow GLBI) will kick off this month, July 15-20 at Midland Country Club. The tournament’s week-long schedule of family-friendly events will feature a two-night culinary celebration, youth opportunities, and other programs that highlight the region. “We are enthusiastic about teaming up with local busines

SCG partners with inaugural event to announce team commitments MIDLAND, Mich. (July 10, 2019) – The final field for the inaugural 2019 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (Dow GLBI) taking place July 15-20 at Midland Country Club was announced today. “We’ve experienced so much passion and support from the Great Lakes Bay Region in the last year and we’re proud to be teaming up with this community to bring the innovative tournament to life,” said Chris Chandler, executive directo

More than 100 local flavors from regional restaurants, wineries and breweries will be showcased MIDLAND, Mich. (July 9, 2019) -- The inaugural Eat Great Food Festival, will feature mouth-watering samples from local restaurants, wineries and breweries, live demonstrations from a star-studded lineup of chefs, and live music from Michigan artists. “Through Eat Great, we have a unique opportunity to bring together members of the community and celebrate the diverse culinary talent

SCG partners with inaugural event to announce team commitments MIDLAND, Mich. (June 24, 2019) – The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational is a family-friendly event for spectators, but it’s panning out to be so on the course, as well. The Jutanugarn and Korda sisters will team up to compete at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, an inaugural event taking place July 15-20 at Midland Country Club. The first-of-its-kind LPGA tournament will feature a 72-hole, stroke play team forma

NCAA standouts Jennifer Kupcho and Maria Fassi awarded sponsor exemptions for the inaugural event MIDLAND, Mich. (June 6, 2019) – Jennifer Kupcho and Maria Fassi, newly minted LPGA Tour professionals and the stars of the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, have been awarded sponsor exemptions to tee it up at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational this summer. Kupcho and Fassi, who finished first and second, respectively, at Augusta National, made their professional debu

SCG partners with inaugural event to announce team commitments MIDLAND, Mich. (May 29, 2019) – The world’s best golfers will team up to compete at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, an inaugural event taking place July 15-20 at Midland Country Club. The first-of-its-kind LPGA tournament will feature a 72-hole, stroke play team format, and SCG has teamed up with the event as the official sponsor of team commitments to unveil player pairings. There are a couple of teams that

Innovative new event on the LPGA Tour adopts 5-year strategy in partnership with GEO Foundation MIDLAND, Mich. (May 15, 2019) – In another major step forward for sustainability in and through golf, the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational announced today the event is teaming up with GEO Foundation to create one of the most social and environmentally responsible golf tournaments by striving to become the first fully GEO Certified® Tournament on the LPGA Tour. Verified by the Counc

Solheim Cup teammates Suzann Pettersen and Catriona Matthew commit to field MIDLAND, Mich. (May 8, 2019) – The world’s best golfers will team up to compete at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, an inaugural event taking place July 15-20 at Midland Country Club. The first-of-its-kind LPGA tournament will feature a 72-hole, stroke play team format, and SCG has teamed up with the event as the official sponsor of team commitments to unveil player pairings. Suzann Pettersen, an

Showcasing more than 100 local flavors from regional restaurants, wineries and breweries MIDLAND, Mich. (May 1, 2019) – The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, an inaugural LPGA official team event taking place July 15-20 at Midland Country Club, is teaming up with BeAlive, a digital video entertainment and media company, to create a regional culinary brand known as Eat Great. This series of food experiences will be introduced as part of the tournament’s week-long schedule of e

Week-long schedule of community-driven events offers affordable and family-friendly activities MIDLAND, Mich. (April 8, 2019) – Tickets for the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational are now available online. The inaugural LPGA official team event taking place July 15-20 at Midland Country Club has announced a week-long schedule of family-friendly events featuring a two-night food celebration, youth opportunities, and other programs that highlight regional businesses. “We are enthu

Two-day LPGA Leadership Academy to be held in Michigan MIDLAND, Mich. (March 13, 2019) – The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational will partner with The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Foundation to bring their LPGA Leadership Academy to Michigan this June to help develop the next generation of female leaders through a blend of golf and business skills. The LPGA Foundation introduced the two-day LPGA Leadership Academy in 2015 to engage teenage girls in golf to provide