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Sisters Moriya and Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand will play together in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA's first official team event

The 72 two-woman teams will compete for a $2-million purse at Midland Country Club in Midland, Michigan, where Wednesday’s first round and Friday’s third round will feature an alternate-shot format and the second and fourth rounds will be best-ball. “I think just the anticipation of this event has been all year,” says Canadian Brooke Henderson, who will team with compatriot Alena Sharp.Thai sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn will play together and are grouped in the first and second round with US sisters Nelly and Jessica Korda.

Team Europe’s Solheim Captain Catriona Matthew and vice-captain Suzann Pettersen will play together, Pettersen returning from maternity leave for her first LPGA appearance since the Tour Championship in 2017.Some of the world’s top players, including world number one Park Sung-hyun, are skipping the event as they prepare for next week’s Evian Championship in France, which will be quickly followed by the Women’s British Open.

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