A 12-foot birdie on the 18th hole by Atthaya Thitkul allowed the Thai native and teammate Ruoning Yin of China to close out a final-round 62, enough to hold off the duo of Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho by a shot to win the Dow Championship
“I was so nervous,” said Thitkul after claiming victory in the LPGA Tour’s annual two-player team event. “I knew this putt was for both of us. I wanted to make it so bad.”
Thitikul and Yin finished at 22-under 258 on the week. Each gets credit for their third career LPGA titles, and each won a prize money payout of $366,082. It was Yin’s first win since last year’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and pushed her past the $1 million for the season.
Here’s the prize money payouts for each golfer at the Dow Championship.
Win: Atthaya Thitikul/Ruoning Yin, -22, $364,572
2: Ally Ewing/Jennifer Kupcho, -21, $179,574
T-3: Nicole Koerstz Madsen/Nanna Broch Estrup, -19, $97,812
T-3: I.K. Kim/Haeji Kang, -19, $97,812
T-5: Charley Hull/Georgia Hall, -18, $60,177
T-5: Grace Kim/Auston Kim, -18, $60,177
7: Nataliya Guseva/Gigi Stoll, -17, $48,599
T-8: A Lim Kim/Yealimi Noh, -16, $31,568
T-8: Lakareber Abe/Georgia Oboh, -16, $31,568
T-8: Brooke Henderson/Lexi Thompson, -16, $31,568
T-8: Brittany Lincicome/Brittany Lang, -16, $31,568
T-8: Jin Young Ko/Nasa Hataoka, -16, $31,568
T-8: Mao Saigo/Yun Jin Sung, -16, $31,568
T-8: Jaravee Boonchant/Chanettee Wannasaen, -16, $31,568
T-8: Ssu-Chia Cheng/Wei-Ling Hsu, -16, $31,568
T-8: Caroline Inglis/Amanda Doherty, -16, $31,568
T-17: Celine Boutier/Yuka Saso, -15, $19,206
T-17: Hira Naveed/Sofia Garcia, -15, $19,206
T-17: Paula Reto/Amelia Lewis, -15, $19,206
T-20: Minami Katsu/Hinaki Shibuno, -14, $14,977
T-20: Weiwei Zhang/Liqi Zeng, -14, $14,977
T-20: Wichanee Meechai/Pavarisa Yoktuan, -14, $14,977
T-23: So Mi Lee/Haeran Ryu, -13, $11,443
T-23: Peiyun Chien/Yy-Sang Hou, -13, $11,443
T-23: Cydney Clanton/Aline Krauter, -13, $11,443
T-23: Jennifer Chang/Annie Park, -13, $11,443
T-27: Danielle Kang/Lydia Ko, -12, $9,322
T-27: Perrine Delacour/Jasmine Suwannapura, -12, $9,322
T-29: Vanessa Borovilos/Sophie Stevens, -10, $7,871
T-29: Rose Zhang/Alexa Pano, -10, $7,871
T-29: Arpichaya Yubol/Pornanong Phatlum, -10, $7,871
T-32: Ariya Jutanugarn/Moriya Jutanugarn, -9, $6,954
T-32: Matilda Castren/Kelly Tan, -9, $6,954
34: Sandra Gal/Maude-Aimee Leblanc, -8, $6,495
35: Frida Kinhult/Linnea Strom, -7, $6,190