Shelby Dermer | USA TOday
MAINEVILLE, OH − The Kroger Queen City City Championship Presented by P&G returns to TPC River’s Bend from Sept. 11-Sept. 14.
After two years at Kenwood Country Club in Madeira, the event moved in 2024 to TPC River’s Bend, which has hosted several different levels of tournaments in its history.
The LPGA has a contract in place to keep the Kroger Queen City Championship at TPC River’s Bend through next year.More: LPGA’s Kroger Queen City Championship returns to TPC River’s Bend in September
Last year’s tournament at TPC River’s Bend had over 50,000 fans with 700 volunteers and generated nearly $50 million of economic impact for Cincinnati, according to a press release.Looking for a free mini puzzle? Play the USA TODAY Quick Cross now.
This year’s field features 144 of the LPGA’s top golfers competing for a $2 million purse.
“It’s a really exciting time for our players heading into the tour championship at the end of the year. They are kind of jockeying for position,” LPGA Vice President of Tournament Business Affairs Casey Ceman said at media day Aug. 19. “It’s gonna be really exciting.”
Lydia Ko begins title defense at Kroger Queen City Championship
Last year, Lydia Ko entered the final round of the Kroger Queen City Championship facing a two-stroke deficit. A few hours later, she was cruising to the title after firing a course record 63 for her 22nd career victory on the LPGA Tour.
Ko, who also won an Olympic gold medal and secured a berth in the LPGA Hall of Fame in 2024, is ranked No. 3 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.
“It’s crazy to think that even happened a year ago,” Ko said at her pre-tournament press conference Sept. 10. “We played Kenwood before we came to TPC River’s Bend, and the two golf courses are very different. I do think this year the course is not as dry as what it got to on the weekend of last year.”