Ready Fore It
Sept. 19-22
TPCs River’s Bend, 316 Winding River Blvd, Maineville
Ticket and hospitality packages are available the tournament website. Children aged 17 and under will receive complimentary admission with a ticketed adult and all active, and retired military will also receive free admission.
The Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G returns to Cincinnati in September to a new location – TPC River’s Bend. The third annual tournament, held Sept. 19-22, features a field of 144 of the world’s best golfers.
At a media event last Friday, P&G and Kroger announced a two-year extension of their contract through the year 2026. Last year, Kroger and P&G increased the purse of the Queen City Championship to $2 million, up from $1.75 million the first year of the tournament. This is part of the co-title sponsor’s commitment to the tournament to attract the world’s best golfers to the city of Cincinnati and to ensure women’s golf has a platform to showcase their talent.
The event is broadcast domestically on Golf Channel with more than 12 hours of live coverage and is distributed around the globe to more than 220 countries.
Each year, the tournament has welcomed more than 50,000 fans, with more than 70 local and national partners supporting the tournament along with some 700 volunteers. Annually, the event brings $12 Million of economic impact to Cincinnati with more than $500,000 invested across all sponsors behind charitable programs as a result of the tournament.
Betsy Ross moderates a panel with Emily Norell, tournament director; Michelle Lipka, general manager, at TPC River’s Bend; and Gianna Clemente, LPGA player. Other speakers were Kate Meyer, vice president of Home, Health & Beauty Merchandising, Kroger and Pat Cady, P&G sales senior vice president.
real Game Changers
The Kroger Queen City Championship is part of a platform to advance women in sports, business, and education. This effort includes the Queen City Game Changers Leadership Program now in its third year has welcomed nearly 400 Game Changers from both corporate and entrepreneurial backgrounds. Through four full-day events, the program connects each participant with an executive coach, executive mentors, and provides a curriculum designed to accelerate everyone’s path to executive leadership. Within the past year, 25% of the Game Changers earned promotions within their companies, and numerous entrepreneurs in the program received new business accounts and access to corporate collaborations. Founding members of the Game Changers Leadership Program include Kroger and P&G, Cintas, Great American, St. Elizabeth, TriHealth, and GE Aerospace. To learn more about the program, as a potential candidate or to volunteer, visit the website at www.queencitygamechangers.com.
In 2022, the Changers Scholarship was launched. Scholarships were awarded to five young women from Cincinnati and Dayton. The second year, and again this academic year, the scholarship awards will again include all 23 communities served by Kroger with more than $100,000 in scholarships granted. 100% of these scholarships are awarded to underrepresented female students and are selected across the entire Kroger Family of Companies. The winners of this year’s Game Changer Scholarship will be announced during the week of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G.
The tournament is supported by numerous local and national partners alongside Kroger and P&G. Founding Partners include: Cintas, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, TriHealth and Great American Insurance Group.
let’s active
Brands from nearly every P&G category will be represented at the tournament:
Pampers is sponsoring the Family Center, which includes a mom’s room, changing stations, and an area where parents can take a break with their kids, plus Changing Stations throughout the tournament grounds
Gillette and Venus are sponsoring Junior Day, Saturday, September 21, featuring free admission for all children plus a free backpack, shirt, and activities throughout the grounds.
Tide, Downy, and Gain are sponsoring the caddie bibs, starting tents and the Tuesday Night Hole-in-One Challenge where 15 players and 10 female high school golfers will compete in a challenge to win $500,000 with a hole-in-one.
Bounty is sponsoring the caddie program to help the caddies keep the golfers’ equipment clean and dry throughout the tournament.
Zevo is sponsoring the Family of the Day, where one lucky family each day will take home a gift basket of products plus Queen City Championship merchandise.
Dawn, Cascade, Febreze, Swiffer, and Mr. Clean are sponsoring the volunteer program. Some 700 volunteers are needed to make this tournament run smoothly, and we thank them for their great work.
An exciting and interactive Fan Zone will provide entertainment for fans of all ages thanks to brands from both Kroger and P&G, including;
Olay Body Wash is sponsoring the public viewing deck in the Fan Zone.
Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, and Olay are sponsoring Beauty on the Green in the Fan Zone, where fans can get a free dry style plus a sample of new Olay Melts facial cleansers.
Crest and Oral-B are sponsoring the Smile 360 Selfie Station, so fans can get a 360-degree selfie to commemorate the day
Charmin is sponsoring Hole #2 and will have the Charmin Throne in the FanZone.
Secret Deodorant is sponsoring Autograph Alley where fans can get autographs from some of their favorite players.
Kroger is sponsoring the Freshest Putt in the Fan Zone, where guests can take their chance at sinking a long putt to win one of four daily $250 Kroger gift cards
Kroger Our Brands will be in the Fan Zone handing out samples from brands like Kroger, Private Selection and Simple Truth and a golf billiards game where fans can try their luck for prizes.
Popular Kroger Kroji Mascots will be on hand throughout the course and Fan Zone to interact with guests and take photos
And this year, a Family Meal Deal, sponsored by Kroger Our Brands, will be introduced to ensure affordability for families at the concession stands.