Golf Glance: Ally Ewing defends in Cincinnati

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PGA TOUR

LAST TOURNAMENT: Tour Championship (Viktor Hovland)

THIS WEEK: OFF.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Fortinet Championship, Napa, Calif., Sept. 14-17

LPGA Tour

LAST TOURNAMENT: Portland Classic (Chanettee Wannasaen)

THIS WEEK: Kroger Queen City Championship, Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 7-10

Course: Kenwood Country Club (Par 72, 6,515 yards)

Purse: $2M (Winner: $300,000)

Defending Champion: Ally Ewing

Race to the CME Globe leader: Celine Boutier

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV/Streaming: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 2-5 p.m. (All times Golf Channel/Peacock)

Twitter: @QueenCityLPGA

NOTES: The 144-player field will be cut to the top 65 and ties after 36 holes. ... Ewing won the inaugural playing of the event with a one-stroke victory over Xiyu Lin last year. ... Former U.S. Open Women's champion Paula Creamer, 37, is in the field on a sponsors invite along with Gabriela Ruffels and amateur Mia Hammond. Hammond is an Ohio native from New Albany. ... Kenwood, a private club founded in 1930, has previously played host to the 1993 U.S. Amateur, 1954 Western Open and the 1963 U.S. Women's Open. ... There are four top-10 players in the world rankings in the field: No. 2 Ruoning Yin, No. 7 Lydia Ko, No. 8 Allisen Corpuz and No. 9 Charley Hull.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: The Solheim Cup, Sept. 22-24

PGA Tour Champions

LAST TOURNAMENT: The Ally Challenge (Vijay Singh)

THIS WEEK: Ascension Charity Classic, St. Louis, Sept. 8-10

Course: Norwood Hills Country Club, West Course (Par 71, 6,992 yards)

Purse: $2M (Winner: $300,000)

Defending Champion: Padraig Harrington

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Steve Stricker

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Friday, 1-4 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 5-7 p.m. (All times Golf Channel)

Twitter: #AscensionCharityClassic

NOTES: There are five events remaining before the start of the playoffs. ... Harrington shot 65-66-68 to win at 14-under 199 in his win last year. ... Dan Forsman withdrew on Tuesday and was replaced by Charlie Wi. ... There are five World Golf Hall of Fame members in the field: Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Bernhard Langer, Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Sanford International, Sioux Falls, S.D., Sept. 15-17

LIV Golf League

LAST TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Bedminster (Individual: Cameron Smith; Team: Ripper GC)

THIS WEEK: OFF.

Season Leaders: Individual, Smith; Team, 4Aces GC

NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Chicago, Rich Harvest Farms, Ill., Sept. 22-24