Kroger Queen City Championship Kicks Off Next Week and Continues to Elevate Fan Experience
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MAINEVILLE, OH -- The Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G announced today its sponsor roster and fan amenities for this year’s LPGA event. With a new venue and new sponsors, this year is anticipated to be the biggest and best year yet. The third annual tournament will be hosted from September 19 – 22 at TPC River’s Bend featuring 144 of the world’s best golfers.
Top Companies Invest in the LPGA
Alongside Kroger and P&G, Cintas, Great American Insurance Group, TriHealth, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, and Beacon Orthopaedics are all returning for their third year. Adding to the lineup include: Acer, Anheuser-Busch (Michelob Ultra & NUTRL), Camp Cedar Outdoor Resort, Chosen Foods, Conagra Brands, Don Francisco’s Coffee, Eagle Distributing, Fred Meyer Jewelers, General Mills, G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc., Hamilton Township, Maui Jim, Modern Office Methods, Morgan Stanley, MSA Sport, Park National Bank, Rolex, TreeHouse Foods, The Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Western & Southern Financial Group and YETI.
“We are thrilled and proud to have this strong lineup of business sponsors in this community come together to support women’s golf,” said Kate Meyer, Vice President of Home, Health & Beauty Merchandising for Kroger. “So many of our sponsors continually ask how they can elevate the event and make this not one to miss for both the LPGA Players and fans – we are so excited for what’s to come this year.”
Kroger and P&G On-Site Experiences:
Kroger
- Kroger Freshest Putt long putt competition will give fans a chance to win a $250 Kroger gift card, samples from Our Brands like Kroger, Simple Truth and Private Selection and a golf billiards game.
- Kroger “Our Brands” Concessions and Family Meal Deal, ensuring affordability for families at the concession stands
- Kroger Kroji Mascots: Will be presented on select days to engage with fans through photo ops and unique one-on-one experiences.
P&G Brands
- Pampers will once again be hosting the “Pampers Family Center” which includes a mom’s room and space for parents to take a break with their kids, plus they are bringing back changing stations throughout the tournament grounds, so families don’t need to worry about a diaper change interrupting their time at the tournament.
- Dawn, Cascade, Swiffer, Febreze, and Mr. Clean are once again stepping-up to support the tournament volunteers by sponsoring the “Volunteer HQ.”
- Charmin is back as the Official Sponsor of Hole #2, and this year Bounty, the Quicker Picker Upper, is creating a Caddie Program to help our caddies keep the players’ equipment clean and dry throughout the tournament.
- Zevo is creating a Family of the Day program where one lucky family each day will get to take home a gift basket of products plus Queen City Championship merchandise.
- The Secret Autograph Alley where fans can catch some of their favorite players after their rounds.
- Beauty on the Green is back for the second year in the row with Pantene, Head & Shoulders, and Herbal Essences providing free dry styling for fans plus Olay giving fans samples of our new Olay Melts facial cleansers that are flying off the shelves.
- Crest and Oral-B are creating the Smile 360 Station so fans can grab a 360-degree selfie to commemorate the day.
- Olay Body Wash is building a Public Viewing Deck that will overlook the 9th green.
- Gillette and Venus are declaring Saturday, September 21 as Junior Day at the tournament. All children will receive free admission, plus get a backpack, t-shirt and have fun activities throughout the grounds.
- Tide, Downy, and Gain are sponsoring the caddie bibs, starting tents and the Tuesday Night Hole-in-One Challenge where 15 players and 10 female high school golfers will compete in a challenge to win $500,000 with a hole-in-one.
“We want to continue to provide an amazing experience for local spectators and fans and can’t think of a better way to do that than to celebrate our brands,” said Pat Cady, P&G Sales SVP. “We are incredibly appreciative of all the tournament partners who help to make this event one of the best on the LPGA Tour.”
Ticket packages are still available through the tournament website. Children aged 17 and under will receive complimentary admission with a ticketed adult and all active, and retired military will also receive free admission.
Be sure to follow the tournament @queencitylpga before, during and after tournament week, please post about your experience and share your pictures on social media.
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