After an enthralling three days of action in the Solheim Cup at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, it’s back to a regular LPGA Tour schedule this week with the Kroger Queen City Championship.
This year, the event comes from a new venue, TPC River's Bend in Ohio, as 144 of the world’s best players compete.
In 2023, Minjee Lee claimed the title after beating Charley Hull in a playoff at Kenwood Country Club. That handed her prize money of $300,000 from the $2m purse, which left Hull having to settle for $188,651, and players are competing for an identical payout this week.
As well as the prize money, there are other considerations for the players, including claiming Race To CME Globe points as the season-long contest to reach the lucrative CME Group Tour Championship, which is slated to have a purse of $11m, continues.
Below is the prize money payout for the Kroger Queen City Championship.
Kroger Queen City Championship Prize Money Payout
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $300,000 |
| 2nd | $188,651 |
| 3rd | $136,853 |
| 4th | $105,866 |
| 5th | $85,211 |
| 6th | $69,718 |
| 7th | $58,356 |
| 8th | $51,127 |
| 9th | $45,962 |
| 10th | $41,831 |
| 11th | $38,731 |
| 12th | $36,149 |
| 13th | $33,877 |
| 14th | $31,812 |
| 15th | $29,952 |
| 16th | $28,300 |
| 17th | $26,855 |
| 18th | $25,615 |
| 19th | $24,582 |
| 20th | $23,755 |
| 21st | $22,930 |
| 22nd | $22,103 |
| 23rd | $21,278 |
| 24th | $20,450 |
| 25th | $19,728 |
| 26th | $19,005 |
| 27th | $18,281 |
| 28th | $17,558 |
| 29th | $16,836 |
| 30th | $16,216 |
| 31st | $15,596 |
| 32nd | $14,976 |
| 33rd | $14,356 |
| 34th | $13,736 |
| 35th | $13,221 |
| 36th | $12,704 |
| 37th | $12,189 |
| 38th | $11,671 |
| 39th | $11,154 |
| 40th | $10,741 |
| 41st | $10,329 |
| 42nd | $9,916 |
| 43rd | $9,502 |
| 44th | $9,089 |
| 45th | $8,779 |
| 46th | $8,469 |
| 47th | $8,159 |
| 48th | $7,849 |
| 49th | $7,539 |
| 50th | $7,229 |
| 51st | $7,024 |
| 52nd | $6,817 |
| 53rd | $6,609 |
| 54th | $6,404 |
| 55th | $6,197 |
| 56th | $5,990 |
| 57th | $5,784 |
| 58th | $5,577 |
| 59th | $5,372 |
| 60th | $5,164 |
| 61st | $5,062 |
| 62nd | $4,957 |
| 63rd | $4,854 |
| 64th | $4,752 |
| 65th | $4,647 |
Who Are The Star Names In The Kroger Queen City Championship?
Charley Hull won three points at the Solheim Cup
The defending champion is Minjee Lee, who beat Charley Hull in a playoff last year, She is joined in the field by the Englishwoman, fresh from her performance as Team Europe’s leading point scorer in its defeat the US at the Solheim Cup.
Several of Hull’s teammates from the match are also in the field, including Leona Maguire, Linn Grant, Georgia Hall, Esther Henseleit, Anna Nordqvist, Albane Valenzuela and Madelene Sagstron.
The match's US players are also well represented this week, including an appearance from Nelly Korda, who has six wins this season.
The top point scorer for Stacy Lewis’ team was Rose Zhang, who finished with a 100% record of four points over her four sessions, and she also plays along with other Solheim Cup teammates including Andrea Lee and Lexi Thompson.
Another big names in the field is Lydia Ko. She qualified for the LPGA Hall of Fame with her gold medal at the Olympics and followed that up shortly afterwards with victory in the final Major of the year, the AIG Women’s Open. This is her first start since that win.
Lydia Ko is playing in her first event since winning the AIG Women's Open
There are also places in the field for 2022 champion Nasa Hataoka, former World No.1 Jeeno Thitikul, US Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso.
Where Is The Kroger Queen City Championship Being Played?
Last year’s event took place at Kenwood Country Club in Ohio, but there’s a new venue for the 2024 tournament – TPC River’s Bend, near Cincinnati. The course was designed by Arnold Palmer and opened in 2001.
Who Won The 2023 Kroger Queen City Championship?
The 2023 Kroger Queen City Championship was won by Minjee Lee, who beat Charley Hull in a playoff, making it her ninth LPGA Tour win at the time. She returns for the 2024 event, as does last year’s runner-up.
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