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LPGA announces new Dow Impact Award, featuring a fan vote and $25,000 cash prize
The LPGA and Dow have launched a new initiative that recognizes excellence both inside the ropes and in the community. The new Dow Impact Award focuses on the company's three core criteria: innovation, inclusion and sustainability.
An Executive Selection Committee has identified the first six nominees: sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn, Jennifer Kupcho, Gaby Lopez, Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang.
On Oct. 7, 2025, the committee will announce the two finalists and from there, fans will be able to vote for the winner, though the committee will also have a say.
Winners of the annual award will receive a $25,000 cash prize along with a matching contribution to their charity of choice. The runner-up will also receive $10,000.
The winner will announced Nov. 6.
"I think for us it's all about legacy. It's about leaving a lasting impact," said Carlos Padilla II, head of Global Sports Partnerships at Dow and executive director of the Dow Championship. "What does that impact look like, and who are the role models that are already doing that? When you look at the logo, you see the torch, the carrying of the torch and passing the torch on.
"So for us, that's in the spirit of everything we talk around our partnership, whether it be the tournament here or our marketing partnership that we have with the LPGA. It's living those values every day. We share all those values with the LPGA. That's why this partnership is so authentic and so real."
The Jutanugarn sisters are past winners of the Dow Championship (2021) along with Jennifer Kupcho (2022), who partnered with Lizette Salas.
Fans can go here to read more about each of the nominees.
"The nominees, they're all fantastic players, and I think, the bottom line, all these women out here, they all have a story to tell," said Dow ambassador Suzann Pettersen. "I think this award can kind of amplify all those great commitments that these women do outside of the golf course.
"They're great champions in the way they carry themselves. They're great representatives for the LPGA, for women's sports in general."
