LPGA Tour: Kupcho and Salas win Dow Great Lakes Bay event, as Hong Kong’s Tiffany Chan and partner Haeji Kang bag fourth

Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas win on combined 26-under after final round 9-under par at Midland Country Club

Chan, who does not have status on the LPGA Tour this year, says she was grateful for the opportunity to play in event

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Tiffany Chan finished tied for fourth at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. Photo: AFP

Published: 12:32pm, 17 Jul 2022Updated: 12:56pm, 17 Jul 2022

Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, while a birdie at the last propelled Hong Kong golfer Tiffany Chan and partner Haeji Kang into a tie for fourth.

Kupcho and Sala closed with a nine-under par 61 in best-ball for a five-stroke victory in the LPGA Tour’s lone team event.

The US Solheim Cup partners finished at 26-under overall at Midland Country Club, having opened Wednesday with a 68 in alternate shot, shot a best-ball 61 on Thursday and took a four-stroke lead Friday with an alternate-shot 64.

Tiffany Chan plays her shot on the fifth hole during the final round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. Photo: AFP

“It was amazing to be alongside Lizette,” Kupcho said. “I think I was a little nervous coming into today just because I didn’t want to let her down. I’m sure she probably felt the same way.”

Kupcho won for the third time this year and in her career, while Salas won her second tour title. Kupcho won the major Chevron Championship in early April in the California desert and the Meijer LPGA Classic last month in Belmont, Michigan. Salas also won the 2014 Kingsmill Championship.

“It’s been a long time,” Salas said. “I couldn’t have done it without her. She’s a great competitor, a great friend, and an amazing partner on the golf course. We played some amazing golf this week. My job was – or my goal was – to play well for her. We showcased how our games can complement each other.”

They were 2-0-1 as partners in the 2021 Solheim Cup.

“We were clicking all week,” Kupcho said. “I think we just have a lot of faith in each other. We make each other comfortable. So we just know that if we mess up the other person has got us. That has worked really well for us.”