Month: August 2025

Eight of the Top 10 in the World Committed to the Championship, Shaping Up to be one of the Strongest Fields in Tournament History  

Tickets on Sale at www.QueenCityLPGA.com   

Media Credential Registration Open at www.lpgamediacredentials.com  

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2025 – Tournament officials announced today that major champions Brooke Henderson, Hannah Green and LPGA Tour winner Rose Zhang headline the latest commitments for the 2025 Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G, Cincinnati’s premier LPGA Tour event taking place Sept. 11-14 at TPC River’s Bend in Hamilton Township. 

They join a world class field of early commitments that features eight of the top 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, shaping up to be one of the strongest fields in the tournament’s four-year history. Recently announced early commitments include World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul, No. 2 Nelly Korda and the tournament’s past two champions – World No. 3 / defending champion Lydia Ko and No. 4 / 2023 champion Minjee Lee. 

Henderson, one of the more popular players on the LPGA Tour, is a 14-time winner and two-time major champion, captured her home country’s championship last week for a second time at the CPKC Women’s Open in Canada. The Kroger Queen City Championship will be her third appearance at the event (2022 – T18, 2023 – T23). She is currently ranked 25th in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. 

Green, the 2019 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship winner, is a six-time winner on the LPGA Tour, including three victories in 2024. She also is a two-time Olympian representing Australia, having finished T5 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and T4 at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This will be her second appearance at the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G (2022 – T24).

Zhang, a two-time LPGA Tour winner who won her first start as a professional at the Mizuho Americas Open in 2023, will be competing in her third Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G. She had one of the most successful amateur careers in history, having earned two NCAA Women’s Golf Championship Individual Championship titles (2022, 2023) with Stanford University, back-to-back ANNIKA Awards (2022, 2023) and won the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur. She spent 141 weeks as the number one ranked amateur in the world, the most of any player. 

They will join a 144-player field comprised of the world’s best female professional golfers vying for a share of the $2 million purse. LPGA Tour professional Maria Fassi and Women’s Western Junior Championship winner Vidhi Lakhawala have been previously announced as the tournament’s two sponsor invitations for the championship. 

Players have until Tuesday, Sept. 2 to commit to the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G. For a complete list of tournament entries, click HERE. 

Tickets On Sale: Tickets and hospitality packages are available for the 2025 Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G. General admission tickets start at $29.58 a day (all fees included), and children 17 and under get in free with a ticketed adult. Military personnel (active, retired, reserve, veteran) will also be granted free general admission with proper identification.  

Upgraded hospitality ticket packages are available for the 2025 Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G. These opportunities include: The Champions Club $201.14 daily and $757.25 weekly (Thursday-Sunday), all fees included. 

The Champions Club offers a fun, vibrant atmosphere with covered, open and outdoor seating on 18 Green and includes: 

• Inclusive bar (beer, wine, soft drinks, water), a daily featured lunch item and snacks 

• Private restroom facilities 

Tickets are now available for purchase at www.queencitylpga.com. 

Volunteer Registration Open: Volunteer registration is open to support the 2025 Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G. Each year, hundreds of volunteers donate their time to serve critical needs such as marshaling, scoring, transportation, hospitality services and many other important roles. In 2025, the tournament is seeking more than 700 volunteers to support the event. Those interested can sign up today at www.queencitylpga.com. 

The fee to volunteer is $50 and includes: 

• Official Volunteer Uniform (polo shirt and hat)  

• Admission to the tournament for the week 

• Complimentary food and beverages during scheduled shifts 

• Two (2) weekly grounds passes for family & friends 

• Invitation to the Volunteer Appreciation Party  

As part of the registration process, volunteers can select their committee and shift time preferences. Various committees, such as hospitality, marshals, on-course services and walking scorers are available for selection and not all committees require golf knowledge. More details about volunteering, committees with descriptions and responses to commonly asked questions are also available on the registration platform. 

For more information on the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G, visit www.QueenCityLPGA.com, and on social media @QueenCityLPGA on X,  @QueenCityLPGA on Instagram,  Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G on LinkedIn and   

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About Kroger 

At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit™. We are, across our family of companies nearly 420,000 associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless digital shopping experience and retail food stores under a variety of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities. To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations site.  

About Procter & Gamble 

P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit https://www.pg.com for the latest news and information about P&G and its brands. For other P&G news, visit us at https://www.pg.com/news. 

About Outlyr 

Outlyr is a global event management, sponsorship consulting and activation agency that specializes in the development and execution of engaging events and experiences. Outlyr believes in the power of relationships – driving connectivity through sports and culture – to create strategic marketing platforms and high-quality activations, enhancing affinity for its clients and brands. Outlyr manages a number of professional golf tournaments, sporting, hospitality and lifestyle events, as well as the sponsorship portfolio for several blue-chip clients. For additional information on Outlyr, visit www.Outlyr.com. 

About the LPGA 

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is the world’s premier women’s professional golf organization. Created in 1950 by 13 pioneering female Founders, the LPGA, whose Members now represent nearly 40 countries, is the longest-standing professional women’s sports organization. Through the LPGA Tour, the Epson Tour, the LPGA Professionals, and a joint venture with the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA provides female professionals the opportunity to pursue their dreams in the game of golf at the highest level. In addition to its professional tours and teaching accreditation programs, the LPGA features a fully integrated Foundation, which provides best-in-class programming for female golfers through its junior golf programming, and its LPGA Amateurs division, which offers its members playing and learning opportunities around the world. The LPGA aims to use its unique platform to inspire, transform and advance opportunities for girls and women, on and off the golf course. 

Follow the LPGA online at www.LPGA.com and download its mobile apps on Apple or Google Play. Join the social conversation on Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram and YouTube. 

About the LPGA Tour 

The LPGA Tour is the world’s leading competitive destination for the best female professional golfers in the world. The Tour hosts more than 32 annual events across 12 countries for over 200 athletes, awarding total prize funds exceeding $129 million and reaching television audiences in more than 220 countries. Follow the LPGA Tour on its U.S. television home, Golf Channel. 

By Amy Rogers

MASON, Ohio – Vidhi Lakhawala didn’t expect to be back in Cincinnati so soon.

It was just two months ago that the 17-year-old high school senior won the Western Women’s Junior Championship at Maketewah Country Club in the Ohio Valley to earn a spot in the field at the nearby LPGA Tour stop, the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G.

But in mid-August when Lakhawala got the call to see if she’d be willing to make the short flight from her home in New Jersey to Cincinnati to take part in the tournament’s media day, she didn’t hesitate to make the trip.

“I was happily shocked and just really grateful and honored to have the opportunity to play in an LPGA event,” Lakhawala said during Monday’s media day. “I’m really excited and I can’t wait to tee it up.”

Lakhawala will make her LPGA Tour debut when she tees it up alongside 143 of the best in the women’s game for the fourth edition of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio. Seven of the top 10 in the Rolex Rankings make up the early commitments to the field, which includes top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul, Nelly Korda, and defending champion Lydia Ko who will be vying for a $2 million purse.

Lakhawala participated in her first-ever media day alongside representatives from Kroger, P&G, and the LPGA Tour who met with the media during Championship Monday at the Cincinnati Open, just a 15-minute drive from nearby TPC River’s Bend. P&G’s Kristian Gatewood sat alongside Kroger’s Kate Meyer to outline the new and returning activations that will be happening outside the ropes to entertain fans who will be turning out for Cincinnati’s only professional golf tournament.

“This year we have over 25 brands that are going to be on-site to enhance overall fans’ experience,” said Gatewood about P&G’s growing tournament presence. “Charmin is going to be back, so they’re sponsoring, they’ll be the official sponsor of hole No. 2 for the event, which will be great. So, you guys get the pun. And then Pampers is going to have a ton of different activations so in the fun zone they’ll be sponsoring a family center that’s actually going to have a nursery room in it, which will be great. I’m really excited to actually experience the Olay Body Wash Public Viewing Deck that’s going to be on the 7th tee. It could be an awesome time to potentially see a hole-in-one, so I would encourage everyone to get out there.”

More than 50,000 fans turned out for the third edition of the Kroger Queen City Championship, which was held for the first time at TPC River’s Bend in 2024 following a two-year stint at nearby Kenwood Country Club.

“Just personally being able to bring my family, and I now have a six-year-old that has taken golf lessons and wants to learn to play, so I think it’s sparked something in her that’s made it super special,” Meyer said about the family friendly atmosphere of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G. “I’m grateful to have this opportunity to bring everyone there and see all the kids running around too as part of it. It’s just a different event.”

The LPGA’s Casey Ceman, the Vice President of Tournament Business Affairs at the LPGA, made the trip from the Tour’s headquarters in Florida to Ohio to take part in the media day. Ceman shared details of the changes coming to the tournament for the year under the new management team at Outlyr.

“From a golf perspective, it’s a very similar event, but I think it’s going to be that fan-friendly experience that you’ll see that is really elevated this year,” Ceman said about the tournament. “This is exactly what we look for is this kind of community engagement, and the way Kroger and P&G have leaned in with their brands, getting out here and activating throughout the week.”

Lakhawala will get her first taste of what it’s like to compete in a world-class event when she makes her LPGA Tour debut in a few short weeks. Lakhawala is one of two players to receive a sponsor invitation in addition to Maria Fassi, a P&G ambassador. For Lakhawala, the week will give her a glimpse of what life might be like for her someday as she has committed to playing on the women’s golf team at Wake Forest University beginning next season and hopes that will serve as a springboard to one day returning to compete in the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G as one of the professionals in the field.

“I’m looking forward to a lot of things,” Lakhawala said of her debut. “Just the experience of playing an LPGA event and playing alongside professionals who play on the LPGA tour for a living and just having a really great time and soaking up the experience from this event.”