The Donald Ross designed Maketewah Country Club will host the fifth edition of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G beginning Thursday. The new home of the LPGA Tour stop in Cincinnati, Ohio will test an elite crop of players that will see the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings No. 1 and No. 2 ranked players tee it up in the same field for the first time since The Chevron Championship. Here’s a look at the notable groups to watch during the first two days of the Kroger Queen City Championship. All times are ET.

Thursday, 7:48 a.m., 10th tee; Friday, 12:48 p.m., 1st tee - Charley Hull, Chizzy Iwai, Ruoning Yin

Hull picked up her third career win on the LPGA tour with her victory at the Kroger Queen City Championship in 2025. Hull is coming off a missed cut in her last start at the Mizuho Americas Open but has enjoyed some early season success with two top 10s on the LPGA Tour and a win on the Ladies European Tour. Iwai also missed the cut at the Mizuho Americas Open last week and will look to rediscover the form that lifted her to three top 10s already this season on the LPGA Tour. Yin is trending towards a victory as she arrives in Cincinnati off back-to-back runner up finishes and top 10s in three of her last four starts.

Thursday, 8:21 a.m., 10th tee; Friday, 1:21 p.m., 1st tee - Sei Young Kim, Haeran Ryu, Ina Yoon

Kim nearly found the winner’s circle at the JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro but struggled over the closing stretch to ultimately lose in a playoff. Since that strong performance, Kim has missed the cut in her last two starts. Ryu had a solid showing on Sunday at the Mizuho Americas Open where she was tied for 14th. She has five top 10s through the early part of the season. Yoon was tied for 20th on Sunday at the Mizuho Americas Open and this week will be looking to build off her three top 10s to start the year.

Thursday, 12:48 p.m., 1st tee; Friday, 7:48 a.m., 10th tee - Nelly Korda, Jeeno Thitikul, Lydia Ko

Korda headlines the field in Cincinnati where she’ll be seeking to secure her fourth victory of the season. Korda has not finished worse than second through the first four and a half months of the season and arrives in the Queen City off back-to-back wins at The Chevron Championship and Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba. Thitikul, who was unseated as Rolex Rankings No. 1 by Korda’s recent run of success, is also on form as she successfully defended her title on Sunday at the Mizuho Americas Open. Thitikul finished runner-up to Hull at the Kroger Queen City Championship in 2025. Ko won the 2024 Kroger Queen City Championship when it was played at TPC River’s Bend and will be seeking her first win of the season when she tees it up at Maketewah Country Club.

Thursday, 1:10 p.m., 1st tee; Friday, 8:10 a.m., 10th tee - Patty Tavatanakit, Mao Saigo, Jin Young Ko

Tavatankit will be looking to get her game back on track after missing the cut at the Mizuho Americas Open following back-to-back top 5s on Tour. The major winner will play alongside another major champion in Saigo who picked up her first top 20 finish of the year on Sunday at the Mizuho Americas Open. Ko returns to Cincinnati where she looks to pick up her first top 20 finish of the year. She finished 52nd last week at the Mizuho Americas Open.

For a complete list of groups and tee times for the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G, click here. (https://www.lpga.com/tournaments/kroger-queen-city-championship/pairings)

How to watch (All times ET)

Television:

Thursday, May 14 - Sunday, May 17: 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Live on Golf Channel

Featured Groups: 2026 Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G

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