Charley Hull captured the Kroger Queen City Championship, her first LPGA Tour victory since 2022 (Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America) and her third career title at TPC River's Bend. With this victory, Hull becomes the 25th different winner of the LPGA season.
Charley Hull, results
Leading after 54 holes, Hull engaged in a close battle with Jeeno Thitikul in the final round. Despite a thrilling finish, it was Thitikul's surprising four-putt sequence on the 18th hole that gave Hull the victory, finishing at -20-under. "I thought I had to make an eagle to win. I wasn't even looking at Thitikul's putt because I was convinced he was going to hole it," Hull said. "I was shaking on that final putt; I wasn't expecting it. But it's a fantastic feeling."
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Starting with a one-shot lead over Thitikul (-16), Hull maintained her lead despite a sloppy start (birdie, bogey, par). The two players traded blows: Thitikul tied the score with a birdie on the par-4 fourth hole, but Hull responded with a birdie on the sixth, closing the gap to 17. The two continued to duel, with each birdieing the par-3 seventh, and Hull gaining a two-shot lead with a birdie on the par-5 eighth, closing the gap to 19.
Thitikul, however, didn't give up: a birdie on the 10th brought her back to within one stroke of Hull, and another birdie on the 14th allowed her to take the lead at 20 with just four holes to play. Hull evened the score with a birdie on the par-3 16th, but a bogey on the 17th dropped her to one stroke behind Thitikul. On the 18th hole, a reachable par-5, both found the green in two shots, but Thitikul's shocking mistake (four putts for a bogey) opened the door for Hull's victory, finishing 20 points behind with a birdie.
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"It's fantastic," said Hull, who lost a playoff to Minjee Lee in this same tournament in 2023. "I've had a lot of runner-up finishes in recent years, including at the AIG Women's Open and last week on the Ladies European Tour. This win gives me a great boost for the rest of the season, with events like the International Crown and the Tour Championship."
Thitikul finished second, recording her 11th top-10 finish of 2025 and her second consecutive runner-up finish after the FM Championship. English rookie Lottie Woad finished third at 18 points, while Miyu Yamashita, winner of the AIG Women's Open, finished fourth. Seven players, including Nelly Korda and Maja Stark, shared fifth place. Reigning champion Lydia Ko finished 14th.
The 2025 Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G featured a stellar field, with the top four players in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings: Jeeno Thitikul (No. 1), Nelly Korda (No. 2), Lydia Ko (No. 3), and Minjee Lee (No. 4).
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The TPC River's Bend, which hosted the tournament for the second consecutive year, proved to be a challenging yet spectacular course, with two par-3s and two par-5s on both the front and back nine holes.
Among the standouts, in addition to Thitikul and Korda, were Minjee Lee, the 2023 champion, and Miranda Wang, fresh from her victory at the FM Championship. Seventeen-year-old Vidhi Lakhawala also made her LPGA Tour debut with a victory at the Women's Western Junior Championship.
Benedetta Moresco, with scores of 73 and 72, failed to make the cut, ending her participation in the 2025 Kroger Queen City Championship.
LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G
The 2025 Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G, the LPGA Tour's flagship event, will feature the top four players in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, making this year's field one of the most competitive in the tournament's history. Among the 144 players competing about 25 miles north of Cincinnati, in Maineville, Ohio, at the TPC River's Bend, we'll be able to follow Benedetta Moresco, competing in one of the final events of the LPGA season, with a $2 million prize pool on the line.
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In 2024, Lydia Ko dominated the Kroger Queen City Championship, earning her third victory of the season and her second consecutive following her triumph at the AIG Women's Open in St. Andrews. With a final-round 63, Ko edged Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul by five shots, demonstrating extraordinary accuracy and mental toughness. This year, Ko returns to Cincinnati with her 23rd career victory, secured at the HSBC Women's World Championship, and three additional top-10 finishes, including a fifth-place finish at the CPKC Women's Open.
The 2025 field is top-notch, with 20 of the top 25 players in the Rolex Rankings present at TPC River's Bend. Leading the pack is world No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul, followed by Nelly Korda (No. 2), Lydia Ko (No. 3), and Minjee Lee (No. 4). Thitikul, coming off a runner-up finish in 2024 at TPC River's Bend and four top 10 finishes in the last
