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 Australia (converted).svg Lydia Ko
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 was selected as the tournament's 2024 venue. [9]

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2024 Sep 19-22 Lydia Ko Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 67-66-69-63=265−235 strokes2,000,000300,000
2023 Sep 7–10 Minjee Lee Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 67-69-65-71=272−16Playoff2,000,000300,000
2022 Sep 8–11 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

Source: [4]

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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 – Results 2022". 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.
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