Well they’ve had the boxing, Tiger and Rory have declined big pay days to play there and now Saudi has made history by announcing the first-ever professional women’s golf event in the Kingdom. The fully-sanctioned Ladies European Tour event will be staged in collaboration with Golf Saudi and the Saudi Golf Federation and carry a purse of $1 million.
Major champions Patrick Reed, Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel are among 18 LIV Golf stars in the field for International Series Qatar – the penultimate event of the season on both The International Series and the Asian Tour.
‘Team Dimmock’ leads the way on a combined seventeen-under-par after a fascinating first day of the debut Saudi Ladies Team International at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club. The team, consisting of Annabel Dimmock and Charlotte Thompson of England and Norway's Stina Reeson, hold a slender one-shot lead over Team Nuutinen in King Abdullah Economic City. Saudi Ladies Team International Format
Lydia Ko shot a final day 65 to romp to a five-shot victory at the $1million Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by PIF. The former world #1 picked-up where she left off a day earlier, birdieing the first as her week’s assault on Royal Greens Golf & Country Club resumed – one that had put her into a commanding four-stroke lead heading into Sunday’s closing round.
Stars of the Ladies European Tour are ready to make golfing history this week as they play in Saudi Arabia’s first ever professional female tournaments, taking place in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). Held within a safe bio-secure environment, 108 of the tour’s best golfers are in the Kingdom competing for a total $1.5million prize-fund for the landmark Ladies European Tour events.
The stage is set for a Sunday showdown at the inaugural Aramco Saudi Ladies International Presented by PIF, with Welsh star Lydia Hall and Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pedersen locked together at ten-under-par after rounds of 69 (-3) and 71 (-1) respectively. I’m pretty happy with the result and I’m looking forward to playing with the same group tomorrow again – it’s going to be fun.”
Englishman David Horsey fired seven birdies on his back nine for bogey free round of 61 to take a one shot lead in the opening round of the Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers. The four-time European Tour winner came home in just 28 shots to add to earlier birdies on the fifth and sixth holes, setting the early pace on nine under par at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club.
World Number One Dustin Johnson finished with back-to-back birdies to take a two shot lead into the final round of the Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers as he attempts to win the title for the second time in three years.
Ryan Fox posted his second consecutive round of 65 after just beating the fading light to lead the weather-affected second round of the Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers.
Saudi Arabia continues to make its presence felt on the global sporting stage by hosting some of the world’s most exciting new events, a trend which continues with today’s announcement of four fully-sanctioned Ladies European Tour (LET) tournaments set to take place in 2021. The Aramco Team Series will be held in New York, London, Singapore and King Abdullah Economic City (near Jeddah), with...
Defending champion Emily Kristine Pedersen is back at a golf course where she found success as she returns to Saudi Arabia and the scene of her triumph in 2020.
The LIV Golf League visits Jeddah for the third consecutive season, with Royal Greens Golf & Country Club becoming the first course to host three LIV Golf tournaments.
