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May 14, 2026
Most of the golf world's eyes will be set on the PGA Championship and the aesthetically pleasing look of Aronimink, but I implore you to pay attention the LPGA in Cincinnati that's happening congruently.
It's not ideal for the best female golfers in the world to be playing one of the most unique courses on their schedule opposite to a men's major, but the show must go on and they have their own route to adhere to. The Kroger Queen City Championship has moved up in the LPGA lineup this year due to the Solheim Cup, and with the shift came a change in venue.
Maketewah Country Club has quietly existed as one of golf's best kept gems in the U.S. and it's highlighted by one unique feature in particular: a closing par 3 on both nines.
The Donald Ross design encourages creativity, it's interesting, with tons a variation and will make for an entertaining watch this week. The overall consensus on Golf Twitter is that this course will be far more compelling that what's going on in Philly.
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"We don't really get to finish on par-3s. Last one that I could think of that I actually finished on was at Wilshire when we used to play out there," said Nelly Korda in her pre-tournament presser on Wednesday. "I mean it's a very—it's a shorter par-3 [hole 18]."
"Nine is a beast of a hole...[it's] more like all straight carry and the defense of that hole is the greens. I would say the golf course is already tough enough with the way that you kind of have to route your shots, but then the greens are tough as well; very undulated. Just kind of like a typical Donald Ross golf course."
It's estimated that around four-percent of courses (150 to 200) end with a par-3 hole, primarily due to the fact that shorter holes tend to not deliver on the drama at major/bigger events. (Think East Lake circa 2016.) So it's quite rare for a course to have not just one, but two closing par 3s, at varying yardages.
There are only two par 5s at Maketewah. The course is set up to play between 6200 and 6500 yards this week.
Korda continued to say, "It's definitely going to take a lot of creativity I would say, especially with trusting your lines. More of also trusting that your carries, too...It's definitely a very unique golf course, but it's also fun to sometimes switch it up and play something you normally don't."
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