Swing Into High Gear

Kroger Queen City Championship,
presented by P&G,
Sept. 6–10 
Kenwood Country Club
6501 Kenwood Road

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Children 17 and under will receive complimentary admission with a ticketed adult and all active, and retired military will also receive free admission

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Some of the finest golfers in the world will be just a short drive away starting next week.

The second annual Kroger Queen City Championship, presented by P&G, will be held Sept. 6–10 at Kenwood Country Club, featuring a field of 144 of the world’s best golfers.

The tournament welcomed more than 50,000 patrons to Kenwood Country Club in 2022, with more than 70 local and national partners supporting the tournament, 700+ volunteers, and by delivering more than $12 million of economic impact to Cincinnati.

Kroger and P&G announced that the purse for this year’s Queen City Championship will increase to $2 Million, up from $1.75 million in 2022.

“The Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G is more than a professional golf tournament,” said Kate Meyer, Kroger Vice President of Health & Beauty Merchandising. “It’s also a game-changing platform to advance women in sports, business, and education. This effort includes the Queen City Game Changers Leadership Program that recently graduated 135 Cincinnati-based women from both corporate and entrepreneurial backgrounds. Additionally, this September the Kroger Foundation and P&G’s Always® Brand will award 23 scholarships to diverse female students from across the country – expanding our reach from the 5 scholarships awarded the prior year.”

This year’s tournament will feature two teenage golfers already making their mark on the LPGA Tour, along with a long-time fan favorite who made a big splash with a hole-in-one at the event last year.

Schedule:

Wednesday, Sept. 6, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday & Friday, Sept. 7 & 8, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 9 & 10, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m
Tournament Gates are CLOSED on Monday and Tuesday.

Wednesday, Sept. 6 | Pro-Am Day
The Official Pro-Am tee times are 7:30 AM – 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 – 2:40 p.m., starting on Holes #1 and #10.

Thursday, Sept. 7– Sunday, Sept. 10 | Tournament Rounds
Start times are approximate and assume that there are no delays, inclement weather, etc.

Thursday, Sep. 7 & Friday, Sept. 8
Starting on Holes #1 and #10 (groups of three)

1st & 2nd Round Morning Wave, 7:30 – 9:31 a.m.*
1st & 2nd Round Afternoon Wave, 12:30 – 2:31 p.m.*

Saturday, Sept. 9 & Sunday, Sept. 10
Starting on Hole #1 (groups of two)

3rd & Final Round Starting Times, 7:42 – 11:55*

*Starting times are subject to change

“With an already impressive lineup for the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G, our three sponsor exemptions will make this field even more exciting,” said Pat Cady, Senior Vice President of Sales, P&G. “Paula has been an LPGA Tour favorite for more than a decade, and Mia and Gianna represent the next generation of great golfers we’ll see for years to come.”

Mia Hammond from New Albany, Ohio, made her LPGA Tour debut earlier this summer shooting a 5-under 66 to win the Monday qualifier at the Dana Open in Toledo. The 15-year-old made the cut on a pair of 68s and finished the tournament T-26. Some of her notable wins include the 2022 Drive, Chip and Putt National Championship at Augusta National, 2022 AJGA Memorial Junior at Ohio State and 2022 AJGA Visit Fayetteville Junior Championship in North Carolina.

Returning to Kenwood is Gianna Clemente, who, as a 14-year-old last year, won Monday qualifiers three weeks in a row, including a 7-under 65 at Kenwood, to earn her way in the field for the Kroger Queen City Championship. Clemente has been playing competitive golf since she was 5 and this year was chosen for the 2023 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup team.

Rounding out the sponsor exemptions for this year is major championship winner Paula Creamer, who made Cincinnati her second stop last year following her maternity leave. She stole the show at last year’s event with a hole-in-one during Thursday’s round that took the No. 1 spot on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10.