The second edition of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G is on tap this week for the LPGA Tour as the best players in the world take on Kenwood Country Club’s Kendale Course in the shadow of the Cincinnati skyline. Twelve 2023 LPGA Tour winners are set to tee it up in the Queen City, most notably U.S. Women’s Open winner Allisen Corpuz, KPMG Women’s PGA champion Ruoning Yin and Mizuho Americas Open winner Rose Zhang. A $2 million purse is up for grabs as are much-needed Race to the CME Globe points which will be valuable for those looking to qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in November.
Take a look at who else is in the field this week in the Queen City.
Past Champions (1):
Ally Ewing (2022)
2023 LPGA Tour Winners (12 of 18):
Pajaree Anannarukarn (Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards), Ashleigh Buhai (ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer), Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open), Linn Grant (Dana Open), Brooke Henderson (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Grace Kim (LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei), Cheyenne Knight (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Alexa Pano (ISPS Handa World Invitational), Elizabeth Szokol (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Chanettee Wannasaen (Portland Classic), Ruoning Yin (DIO Implant LA Open, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Rose Zhang (Mizuho Americas Open)
2023 LPGA Tour Rookies (27 of 32):
Jaravee Boonchant, Celine Borge, Sofia Garcia, Hyo Joon Jang, Soo Bin Joo, Minami Katsu, Grace Kim, Aline Krauter, Ines Laklalech, Lucy Li, Yan Liu, Polly Mack, Yuna Nishimura, Alexa Pano, Valery Plata, Riley Rennell, Kiira Riihijarvi, Hae Ran Ryu, Magdalena Simmermacher, Ellinor Sudow, Bailey Tardy, Gabriella Then, Samantha Wagner, Chanettee Wannasaen, Xiaowen Yin, Arpichaya Yubol, Rose Zhang
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (4 of 10):
Ruoning Yin (No. 2), Lydia Ko (No. 7), Allisen Corpuz (No. 8), Charley Hull (No. 9)
Ohio Connections (3):
Mia Hammond (a) (New Albany, Ohio native), Stacy Lewis (Toledo, Ohio native), Marissa Steen (West Chester, Ohio native)
Sponsor Invitations (3):
Paula Creamer, Mia Hammond (a), Gabriela Ruffels
Monday Qualifiers (2):
Faith Kilgore, Wenbo Liu
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