2021 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational format, cut rules and day-by-day games
LPGA Tour

2021 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational format, cut rules and day-by-day games

The LPGA Tour logo


The 2021 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational format has been announced for the second year of the event, which is the first official two-person team event in LPGA history, to be played at Midland Country Club in Midland, Mich.

The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational field is 144 players as 72 teams of two. The top 70 players from the 2021 LPGA Priority List will have the opportunity to choose their playing partner, who must have LPGA Tour playing status. There will be four sponsor exemptions, who must play together.

The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational format is a 72-hole event. The first round and third rounds will be foursomes (alternate shot), and the second and final rounds will be fourballs (best ball). A cut will be made after 36 holes to the top 35 teams and ties. If there is a tie after 72 holes, a sudden-death playoff will be played under foursomes.

The players on the winning team will split the $559,010 winner's share from the $2.3 million purse, and there are one-year exemptions into the ANA Inspiration, KPMG Women's PGA Championship and The Evian Championship for the winners. Points for the Race to the CME Globe will be awarded, too.

FOLLOW: iHEART | TUNEIN

About the author

Ryan Ballengee

Ryan Ballengee is founder and editor of Golf News Net. He has been writing and broadcasting about golf for nearly 20 years. Ballengee lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his family. He is currently a +2.6 USGA handicap, and he has covered dozens of major championships and professional golf tournaments. He likes writing about golf and making it more accessible by answering the complex questions fans have about the pro game or who want to understand how to play golf better.

Ryan talks about golf on various social platforms:

X or Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanballengee
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanballengeegolf
Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanballengee
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanballengeegolf

Ballengee can be reached by email at ryan[at]thegolfnewsnet.com

Ryan occasionally links to merchants of his choosing, and GNN may earn a commission from sales generated by those links. See more in GNN's affiliate disclosure.