Kroger Queen City Championship

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Kroger Queen City Championship Presented by P&G
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Tournament information
Location Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Established 2022
Course(s) TPC River's Bend
Par72
Length6,705 yards (6,131 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund$2.0 million
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Lydia Ko (2024)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Flag of England.svg Charley Hull
Location map
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TPC River's Bend
Location in the United States
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TPC River's Bend
Location in Ohio

The Kroger Queen City Championship Presented By P&G, is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The tournament is televised by the Golf Channel. [1]

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Ally Ewing won the inaugural event with a final round 66 that included five straight birdies on the back-nine. [2] [3] [4] It was the first time in over 30 years that an LPGA Tour event was played in southwest Ohio. [5] The tournament increased its purse from $1.75 million to $2.0 million on May 16, 2023. [6]

Minjee Lee won the 2023 tournament by shooting a −16 and beating Charley Hull in a playoff. [7]

The Kenwood Country Club has dropped as host for the 2024 tournament as ongoing course improvements have started. [8] TPC River's Bend in Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio was selected as the tournament's 2024 venue. [9]

Winners

YearDateChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2025 Sep 14 Charley Hull Flag of England.svg  England 68-65-67-68=268–201 stroke2,000,000300,000
2024 Sep 22 Lydia Ko Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 67-66-69-63=265−235 strokes2,000,000300,000
2023 Sep 10 Minjee Lee Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 67-69-65-71=272−16Playoff2,000,000300,000
2022 Sep 11 Ally Ewing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 69-64-67-66=266−221 stroke1,750,000 [1] 262,500

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreTo parRound
2022 Lee Jeong-eun 63−92nd
2023 Nasa Hataoka 63–92nd
2024 Lydia Ko 63–94th
2025 Chanettee Wannasaen 63−91st

Source: [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kroger Queen City Championship Presented By P&G". LPGA. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. "Ally Ewing cards five straight birdies en route to LPGA win in Cincinnati". ESPN. Associated Press. September 11, 2022.
  3. Levins, Keely (September 11, 2022). "Ally Ewing holds on down the stretch to win Kroger Queen City Championship". Golf Digest.
  4. 1 2 "Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G". LPGA.
  5. "Course Info". LPGA. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  6. "Kroger Queen City Championship Presented By P&G Announces Increase In Purse To $2 Million In 2023". LPGA. May 16, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  7. "2023 Kroger Queen City Championship Presented Final Round". LPGA. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  8. Watkins, Steve (January 10, 2024). "LPGA tournament seeking new home after Kenwood Country Club drops out due to renovations". Cincinnati Business Courier. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  9. "Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G Finds New Venue at TPC River's Bend". LPGA. Retrieved April 22, 2024.