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]
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 $2.0 million on May 16, 2023.[6]
Minjee Lee won the 2023 tournament by shooting a −16 and beating Charley Hull in a playoff.[7]
The Kenwood Country Club has dropped as host for the 2024 tournament as ongoing course improvements have started.[8] TPC River's Bend was selected as the tournament's 2024 venue.[9]
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sep 7–10 | Minjee Lee |  Australia |
67-69-65-71=272 | −16 | Playoff | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| 2022 | Sep 8–11 | Ally Ewing |  United States |
69-64-67-66=266 | −22 | 1 stroke | 1,750,000[1] | 262,500 |
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | To par | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lee Jeong-eun | 63 | −9 | 2nd |
| 2023 | Nasa Hataoka | 63 | –9 | 2nd |
Source:[4]
References
- ^ a b "Kroger Queen City Championship Presented By P&G". LPGA. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Ally Ewing cards five straight birdies en route to LPGA win in Cincinnati". ESPN. Associated Press. September 11, 2022.
- ^ Levins, Keely (September 11, 2022). "Ally Ewing holds on down the stretch to win Kroger Queen City Championship". Golf Digest.
- ^ a b "Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G – Results 2022". LPGA.
- ^ "Course Info". LPGA. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2023 Kroger Queen City Championship Presented Final Round". LPGA. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G Finds New Venue at TPC River's Bend". LPGA. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
