Nelly Korda, Lexi Thompson, Lydia Ko among stars at LPGA team event

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World No. 1 Nelly Korda announced her return to the Dow Championship for the first time since 2022. Korda announced she'll play with good friend Olivia Cowan, a winner on the Ladies European Tour who is ranked 178th, in the week following the U.S. Women's Open.

Korda last partnered with older sister Jessica in 2022, when they tied for eighth. Jessica announced earlier this year that she's pregnant with her second child.

Other commitments include Lydia Ko and Danielle Kang as well as Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang, who finished second last year to Somi Lee and Jin Hee Im.

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LPGA Hall of Famer Juli Inkster will tee it up with Angel Yin, who considers the seven-time major winner a mentor. Inkster, 65, last teed it up on the LPGA at the 2025 Standard Portland Classic.

The 2026 edition of the Dow will be held June 11-14 at Midland (Michigan) Country Club. It marks the beginning of a two-week Michigan swing, with the Meijer LPGA Classic in Grand Rapids the following week.

Cydney Clanton and Jasmine Suwannapura won the inaugural Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in 2019.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Here's who No. 1 Nelly Korda will partner with at LPGA team event

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