Aramco Saudi Ladies International

The Aramco Saudi Ladies International is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET), first played in 2020.[1]

Aramco Saudi Ladies International
Tournament information
LocationKing Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia
Established2020
Course(s)Royal Greens Golf & Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$5,000,000
Month playedFebruary
Current champion
New Zealand Lydia Ko

The tournament is played in Saudi Arabia at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City by the Red Sea. It was the penultimate regular LET event of the 2020 season and marked the first time professional lady golfers played competitively in the country. It was followed the week after by the Saudi Ladies Team International, a team event that would later evolve into the Aramco Team Series.[2]

In 2022, the Ladies European Tour announced that for the February 2023 tournament, the prize money will increase from $1 million to $5 million, giving parity with the men's tournament for the first time.[3]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (€)
2023New Zealand Lydia Ko (2)64-69-66-68=267−211 strokeIndia Aditi Ashok700,000
2022England Georgia Hall69-69-68-71=277−115 strokesSweden Johanna Gustavsson
Czech Republic Kristýna Napoleaová
135,547
2021New Zealand Lydia Ko67-70-63-65=265−235 strokesThailand Atthaya Thitikul129,681
2020Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen67-68-71-72=278−10PlayoffEngland Georgia Hall127,170

See also

References

  1. "Seven Scots set to tee up in first women's golf event in Saudi Arabia". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Saudi Arabia to host LET events". Golf Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Saudi Ladies International winner will claim equal prize money to men". Sky Sports News. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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