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The 2026 Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G delivered a thrilling finish on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio. England's Lottie Woad claimed her second LPGA Tour title with a gutsy final-round performance, holding off a charging Haeran Ryu to win the 2026 Kroger Queen City Championship by two strokes. Here is the complete final leaderboard, full prize money breakdown, and all the key highlights from this exciting LPGA Tour event.
2026 Kroger Queen City Championship Final Results — Lottie Woad Wins, Full Leaderboard & Prize Money
🏆 Tournament Overview & Fast Facts
| Tournament | 2026 Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G |
| Venue | Maketewah Country Club, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| Dates | May 14–17, 2026 |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Champion | Lottie Woad (ENG) — 12-under, $300,000 |
| Runner-Up | Haeran Ryu (KOR) — 10-under, $182,956 |
| Winning Score | 268 (-12) | Final Round: 69 (-1) |
Source: LPGA Official Website, AP, Golf Channel (May 17, 2026)
🏌️ Lottie Woad Champion Story — How She Won 📖
Lottie Woad, the 22-year-old from Farnham, England, entered the final round with a three-shot lead over playing partner Amanda Doherty and four over Haeran Ryu. But the day was anything but smooth. Woad made a double bogey on the par-4 6th hole after her tee shot found the right rough, temporarily surrendering her advantage as Ryu surged on the front nine.
The former Florida State University standout steadied herself with a birdie on No. 7 and then ground out eight consecutive pars — nine holes without a birdie — under gusty Cincinnati winds. The pivotal swing came on the par-4 13th hole, where Ryu three-putted from close range for a double bogey, handing Woad back a one-shot lead. Woad then delivered the decisive blow on the par-4 17th, sinking a sweeping 20-foot left-to-right birdie putt to open a two-stroke cushion. She parred 18 to complete a final-round 1-under 69 and claim the title at 12-under 268.
🎙️ Lottie Woad (Champion): "I just played pretty good tee-to-green. I hit a lot of greens, hit a lot of fairways. And it's pretty windy out there, so I think that was the key, obviously, to having the lead."
This is Woad's second LPGA Tour victory, following her remarkable debut win at the 2025 Women's Scottish Open — making her one of the most exciting young talents on the women's game today.
💔 Haeran Ryu — Runner-Up with a Brilliant Fight 🔥
Haeran Ryu put on the most explosive performance of the week, racking up a tournament-leading 22 birdies across four rounds. After carding a 1-over 71 on Thursday, she went 11-under over the final three rounds and flew up the leaderboard with a scintillating front-nine 5-under to enter contention on Sunday.
A bogey on No. 10 and the crucial three-putt double bogey on No. 13 — from close range — proved too costly. She birdied No. 14 to pull back within one, but birdie putts on the closing holes slipped by and she posted at 10-under, earning $182,956. It was Ryu's sixth top-10 and third top-5 finish in just 10 events this season.
🎙️ Haeran Ryu (Runner-Up): "I had a little mistake on the back-nine, but that hole, I felt, is so hard. But I'm second — first runner-up, right? So I'm happy right now."
📊 2026 Kroger Queen City Championship — Complete Final Leaderboard & Prize Money
Source: LPGA Official Results — May 17, 2026
🥇 Top 10 Finishers
| Pos | Country | Player | To Par | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1 | 🏴 ENG | Lottie Woad | -12 | $300,000 |
| 🥈 2 | 🇰🇷 KOR | Haeran Ryu | -10 | $182,956 |
| 🥉 3 | 🇯🇵 JPN | Miyu Yamashita | -9 | $132,721 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 CHN | Ruoning Yin | -8 | $102,670 |
| T5 | 🇰🇷 KOR | Jin Young Ko | -7 | $75,126 |
| T5 | 🇺🇸 USA | Amanda Doherty | -7 | $75,126 |
| 7 | 🇹🇭 THA | Jeeno Thitikul | -6 | $56,594 |
| T8 | 🇺🇸 USA | Nelly Korda | -5 | $43,072 |
| T8 | 🇦🇺 AUS | Robin Zia | -5 | $43,072 |
| T8 | 🇳🇿 NZL | Lydia Ko | -5 | $43,072 |
| T8 | 🇺🇸 USA | Jennifer Kupcho | -5 | $43,072 |
📋 Full Leaderboard — Positions 11 through 77
| Pos | Ctry | Player | To Par | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T12 | USA | Rose Zhang | -4 | $31,953 |
| T12 | KOR | Ina Yoon | -4 | $31,953 |
| T12 | ESP | Carla Tejedo | -4 | $31,953 |
| T12 | SWE | Frida Kinhult | -4 | $31,953 |
| T16 | USA | Leona Maguire | -3 | $25,042 |
| T16 | SWE | Maja Stark | -3 | $25,042 |
| T16 | FRA | Celine Boutier | -3 | $25,042 |
| T16 | THA | Pajaree Anannarukarn | -3 | $25,042 |
| T16 | JPN | Erika Hara | -3 | $25,042 |
| T21 | KOR | Minji Kang | -2 | $19,199 |
| T21 | JPN | Rio Takeda | -2 | $19,199 |
| T21 | CAN | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | -2 | $19,199 |
| T21 | THA | Ariya Jutanugarn | -2 | $19,199 |
| T21 | SWE | Ingrid Lindblad | -2 | $19,199 |
| T21 | KOR | Injeong Jeon | -2 | $19,199 |
| T21 | KOR | Woojung Choi | -2 | $19,199 |
| T21 | KOR | Hyejin Choi | -2 | $19,199 |
| T21 | THA | Patty Tavatanakit | -2 | $19,199 |
| T30 | KOR | Arim An | -1 | $15,125 |
| T30 | JPN | Mao Saigo | -1 | $15,125 |
| T30 | AUS | Kathy Picker | -1 | $15,125 |
| T33 | IRL | Leona Maguire | E | $12,335 |
| T33 | USA | Lindsey Duncan | E | $12,335 |
| T33 | USA | Lilia Vu | E | $12,335 |
| T33 | BEL | Manon De Roey | E | $12,335 |
| T33 | USA | Allison Lee | E | $12,335 |
| T33 | JPN | Yuri Yoshida | E | $12,335 |
| T33 | KOR | Jenny Shin | E | $12,335 |
| T40 | KOR | Sei Young Kim | +1 | $9,258 |
| T40 | DEN | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | +1 | $9,258 |
| T40 | THA | Arpichaya Yubol | +1 | $9,258 |
| T40 | USA | Andrea Lee | +1 | $9,258 |
| T40 | ENG | Charley Hull | +1 | $9,258 |
| T40 | FRA | Perrine Delacour | +1 | $9,258 |
| T40 | CHN | Runing He | +1 | $9,258 |
| T47 | JPN | Hinako Shibuno | +2 | $7,097 |
| T47 | FRA | Adela Cernousek | +2 | $7,097 |
| T47 | USA | Anne Chen | +2 | $7,097 |
| T47 | KOR | Jeong Eun Lee6 | +2 | $7,097 |
| T47 | CHN | Wenjun Zhang | +2 | $7,097 |
| T47 | THA | Pajaree Anannarukarn | +2 | $7,097 |
| T47 | JPN | Nasa Hataoka | +2 | $7,097 |
| T54 | USA | Lexi Thompson | +3 | $5,369 |
| T54 | USA | Sophia Schubert | +3 | $5,369 |
| T54 | KOR | Na Rin An | +3 | $5,369 |
| T54 | CHN | Yan Liu | +3 | $5,369 |
| T54 | DEN | Emily Pedersen | +3 | $5,369 |
| T54 | KOR | Jinhee Lim | +3 | $5,369 |
| T54 | SCO | Gemma Dryburgh | +3 | $5,369 |
| T54 | ENG | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | +3 | $5,369 |
| T54 | JPN | Kokona Sakurai | +3 | $5,369 |
| T54 | GER | Polly Mack | +3 | $5,369 |
| T64 | USA | Megan Khang | +4 | $4,407 |
| T64 | GER | Aline Krauter | +4 | $4,407 |
| T64 | USA | Emma Talley | +4 | $4,407 |
| T64 | ESP | Julia Lopez Ramirez | +4 | $4,407 |
| T64 | ITA | Carolina Melgrati | +4 | $4,407 |
| T69 | USA | Yerim Noh | +5 | $3,994 |
| T69 | TPE | Wei-Ling Hsu | +5 | $3,994 |
| T69 | SWE | Anna Nordqvist | +5 | $3,994 |
| T69 | USA | Alison Copus | +5 | $3,994 |
| 73 | USA | Yana Wilson | +6 | $3,856 |
| T74 | USA | Lauren Hartlage | +7 | $3,760 |
| T74 | USA | Brianna Do | +7 | $3,760 |
| T74 | CHN | Jing Yan | +7 | $3,760 |
| 77 | GER | Olivia Cowan | +10 | $3,666 |
⭐ Notable Players — How the Stars Fared 🌟
🎯 Nelly Korda (World No. 1) — T8 at -5
World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who had won in each of her two previous starts, could not contend this week. A 2-over 72 on Saturday left her nine strokes back heading into the final round. She bounced back with a 3-under 67 on Sunday, moving 11 spots up the leaderboard to share 8th place at 5-under. It marks a rare week where Korda fell short of her typically dominant standard.
🎯 Jeeno Thitikul — 7th at -6 (defending champion from last week)
Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul, fresh off winning the previous week's event in New Jersey, continued solid play with a final-round 69 to finish outright 7th at 6-under. A two-week stretch of top-10 finishes underscores her consistency at the top of the LPGA Tour rankings.
🎯 Miyu Yamashita — 3rd with the Lowest Final Round (64)
Japan's Miyu Yamashita fired the low round of the day on Sunday with a brilliant 8-under 64, vaulting into sole 3rd at 9-under and earning $132,721. Her late charge was the most spectacular final-round scoring of the tournament.
🎯 Ruoning Yin — 4th at -8 with a 66
China's Ruoning Yin carded a final-round 66 to move to 4th at 8-under, collecting $102,670. Yin continued to show the form that makes her one of the most dangerous players on tour when in rhythm.
🎯 Lydia Ko — T8 at -5
New Zealand's Lydia Ko, the Paris Olympic gold medalist, shared 8th place at 5-under alongside Korda, Jennifer Kupcho, and Robin Zia. A quiet but steady week from the former world number one.
🎯 Rose Zhang & Lexi Thompson — T12 & T54
American stars had a mixed week. Rose Zhang posted a solid T12 at 4-under ($31,953), while veteran Lexi Thompson finished T54 at 3-over ($5,369). Charley Hull of England, who had been a contender last season at this event, finished T40 at 1-over.
🎬 Top 5 Key Moments of the Championship 💡
① Woad's Double-Bogey Recovery on No. 6 🔥
Lottie Woad made a costly double bogey on the par-4 6th when her tee shot found the right rough. With her lead evaporating, she immediately responded with a birdie on the 7th and then made eight straight pars — demonstrating the mental composure of a true champion under gusty Cincinnati winds.
② Ryu's Scorching Front Nine — 5-Under in 9 Holes ⚡
Haeran Ryu turned in the most explosive stretch of Sunday's final round, going 5-under over her front nine to close the gap dramatically on Woad. Her tournament-leading 22 birdies are the defining number of this event for the runner-up.
③ The Decisive Three-Putt Double Bogey on No. 13 😢
With Ryu in a position to tie for the lead, she three-putted from close range on the par-4 13th for a crushing double bogey. That swing of two shots proved to be the decisive moment of the entire championship.
④ Woad's 20-Foot Birdie Putt on No. 17 — Sealing the Deal 🎯
With a one-shot lead approaching the 17th hole, Lottie Woad curled in a sweeping 20-foot left-to-right birdie putt to open a two-stroke lead. Ryu, playing in the group ahead, parred the par-3 18th moments later, making Woad's birdie the championship-winning shot.
⑤ Yamashita's Final-Round 64 — Best Card of the Day 🌟
Japan's Miyu Yamashita shot the low round of the tournament on Sunday with an 8-under 64, making her the week's most explosive scorer on the final day. She jumped from outside the top 5 all the way to a solo 3rd-place finish.
❓ FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Is the 2026 Kroger Queen City Championship Lottie Woad's first LPGA Tour win?
No. It is Woad's second LPGA Tour victory. Her first came in her professional debut at the 2025 Women's Scottish Open, where she made an instant impact on tour. At just 22 years old, she is already a two-time winner and one of the brightest young stars in women's golf.
Q2. Where is Maketewah Country Club and what makes it unique?
Maketewah Country Club is located in Cincinnati (Bond Hill), Ohio, USA. It is a classic private club known for its distinctive layout featuring par-3 closing holes on each nine, placing a premium on precision and course management. Gusty winds frequently affect play, as was the case during this tournament's final round.
Q3. How did world number one Nelly Korda finish at the 2026 Kroger Queen City Championship?
Nelly Korda finished in a tie for 8th place at 5-under par, earning $43,072. Despite arriving at the event having won in each of her previous two starts, a 2-over third round kept her out of contention. She closed strongly with a 3-under 67 on Sunday.
✅ Championship Summary Checklist
- ✔ Winner: Lottie Woad (ENG, 22) — -12 (268) | $300,000 | 2nd LPGA Tour title
- ✔ Runner-Up: Haeran Ryu (KOR) — -10 | $182,956 | 6th top-10 this season
- ✔ 3rd Place: Miyu Yamashita (JPN) — -9 | $132,721 | Low final round (64)
- ✔ Most Birdies: Haeran Ryu — 22 birdies for the tournament
- ✔ World No. 1 Nelly Korda: T8 at -5 | Shot 67 on Sunday
- ✔ Decisive moment: Ryu's 3-putt double bogey on No. 13 (final round)
- ✔ Clinching shot: Woad's 20-foot birdie on No. 17 (final round)
- ✔ Venue: Maketewah Country Club, Cincinnati, Ohio | May 14–17, 2026
📌 Final Thoughts — A Star Is Confirmed 💪
The 2026 Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G will be remembered as the tournament where Lottie Woad announced herself as a genuine force on the LPGA Tour. Her ability to absorb pressure, recover from a double bogey, and deliver a clutch birdie putt on the 17th when it mattered most shows a maturity far beyond her 22 years.
Haeran Ryu gave everything she had — 22 birdies and a stunning front-nine charge — but a three-putt double bogey on the 13th hole in the final round proved too costly. Her consistent top-5 finishes throughout the 2026 season confirm she is one of the most reliable performers on tour, and a maiden title surely cannot be far away.
With Miyu Yamashita's stunning 64, Jin Young Ko's final-round charge, and Nelly Korda's continued dominance on the season, the depth of talent across the LPGA Tour in 2026 is unprecedented. The next major event promises to be another must-watch battle.
Data sources: LPGA Official Website, AP, Golf Channel — Updated: May 17, 2026
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