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Associated Press
Jun 29, 2025, 07:17 PM ET
MIDLAND, Mich. -- Somi Lee poured successful an 8-foot birdie putt connected the archetypal playoff spread to squad with chap South Korean Jin Hee Im to triumph the Dow Championship connected Sunday, denying Lexi Thompson her archetypal LPGA rubric successful six years.
Thompson's partner, Megan Khang, had a accidental to widen the playoff, but she missed a 5-foot birdie putt that was connected the debased broadside of the spread from the start.
Thompson made an 8-foot birdie putt connected the par-3 18th hole, with Khang inactive facing a 6-foot birdie attempt, arsenic the American duo closed with a 10-under 60 successful the fourballs format. They were the archetypal to station astatine 20-under 260.
Lee made a 10-foot birdie putt to necktie for the pb connected the 17th. Im and Lee missed birdie chances connected the 18th successful regularisation for the win.
The playoff switched to foursomes. Thompson deed the tee changeable connected the 18th to conscionable 5 feet close of the cup. Im went nearer the pin but 8 feet long, mounting up Lee for the winning putt.
"Bummer to miss the past 1 successful the playoff to unit different hole, but precise blessed however we played," Khang said.
Thompson has not won since the ShopRite LPGA Classic successful 2019 and decided past summertime to nary longer play a afloat schedule. The Dow Championship was her eighth tourney this year.
Im and Lee are successful their 2nd twelvemonth connected the LPGA Tour and this was their archetypal rubric successful America, though some were prolific winners connected the Korea LPGA. Im has won six times connected the KLPGA, portion Lee has 5 KLPGA titles.
"I can't judge it," Lee said aft making her winning putt.
Lindy Duncan and Miranda Wang had a 59 successful the better-ball format and tied for third, 2 shots retired of the playoff. They were joined by Manon De Roey and Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, who teamed up for a 64.
Albane Valenzuela and Sarah Schmelzel, who had the 54-hole lead, closed with a 66 and failed to marque birdie implicit the last 7 holes. They finished fifth, 3 shots behind.
Thompson did not bespeak erstwhile she would play again. Next connected the LPGA docket is the Evian Championship successful France, a large Thompson has skipped each twelvemonth dating to 2019.
The Dow Championship is the lone authoritative squad lawsuit connected the LPGA schedule.
