Golf Channel · Jul 19, 2022
Why Lizette Salas' Dow team win was bigger than many realized
Lizette Salas’ five-shot victory alongside Jennifer Kupcho last Saturday at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA’s annual team event, was more than just a birthday present to the now 33-year-old Salas.
It was a potential career-saver.
Coming off a season in which she posted two runner-up finishes in major championships, Salas had struggled mightily this year. She still doesn’t have an individual top-10 since tying for second at the AIG Women’s Open last summer, and prior to the Dow she had missed four of six cuts, dropping to No. 41 in the world rankings.
“Missing a few cuts already this year, it was not fun as I wanted it to be,” Salas said.