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Sunday 29 June 2025LPGA TourYear in Review
Im and Lee win Dow Championship
Midland Country Club, Midland, Michigan · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 June 2025 · Jin Hee Im’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,300,000 USD · Dow · team event (two-player teams); final round four-ball; playoff on the 18th in foursomes
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/17°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 35 · 3.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/18°C · wind 21 km/h SSW, gusts 64 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/15°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Megan Khang and Lexi Thompson USA · 260Closed with a 60 to post 20-under first; lost the foursomes playoff on the first extra hole when Khang missed a 5-foot birdie putt. AP via Fox Sports
, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Dow Championship
Midland Country Club, Midland Country Club, Midland, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jin Hee Im and Somi Lee
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via Fox Sports
29 June 2025
I can't believe it,
AP via Fox Sports
29 June 2025
Bummer to miss the last one in the playoff to force another hole, but very happy how we played,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin Hee Im and Somi Lee | 67 · 63 · 68 · 62 | 260 | −20 |
| 2 | Megan Khang and Lexi Thompson | 67 · 65 · 68 · 60 | 260 | −20 |
| T3 | Lindy Duncan and Miranda Wang | 71 · 63 · 69 · 59 | 262 | −18 |
| T3 | Manon De Roey and Pauline Roussin-Bouchard | 68 · 61 · 69 · 64 | 262 | −18 |
| 5 | Sarah Schmelzel and Albane Valenzuela | 68 · 61 · 68 · 66 | 263 | −17 |
| T6 | Andrea Lee and Lucy Li | 69 · 64 · 68 · 63 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Auston Kim and Sei Young Kim | 74 · 62 · 66 · 62 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Saki Baba and Yuri Yoshida | 67 · 69 · 67 · 61 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Gemma Dryburgh and Cassie Porter | 66 · 62 · 73 · 63 | 264 | −16 |
| T10 | Kristen Gillman and Kate Smith-Stroh | 69 · 65 · 70 · 61 | 265 | −15 |
| T10 | Daniela Darquea and Karis Davidson | 68 · 66 · 69 · 62 | 265 | −15 |
| T10 | Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol | 69 · 67 · 65 · 64 | 265 | −15 |
| T10 | Jiwon Jeon and Mi Hyang Lee | 72 · 64 · 66 · 63 | 265 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1998-05-24, Jeju Province, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2016; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 33 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2025-06-23 (published by LPGA.com), row: 33 ‐3 ‐1 Im, Jin Hee ‐ 8562 KOR 60 145.4609 2.4243).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet