The Aramco Saudi Ladies International is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET), first played in 2020.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Established | 2020 |
| Course(s) | Riyadh Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$5,000,000 |
| Month played | February |
| Current champion | |
 Patty Tavatanakit | |
The inaugural tournament was 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]
For the 2023 tournament, the prize money increased from $1 million to $5 million, giving parity with the men's Saudi International for the first time.[3] In 2024, for its fifth installment, the tournament moved to the Riyadh Golf Club in Riyadh.
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Patty Tavatanakit |
66-70-69-65=270 | −18 | 7 strokes |  Esther Henseleit |
750,000 | Riyadh GC |
| 2023 |  Lydia Ko (2) |
64-69-66-68=267 | −21 | 1 stroke |  Aditi Ashok |
750,000 | Royal Greens |
| 2022 |  Georgia Hall |
69-69-68-71=277 | −11 | 5 strokes |  Johanna Gustavsson Kristýna Napoleaová |
150,000 | |
| 2021 | Lydia Ko |
67-70-63-65=265 | −23 | 5 strokes | Atthaya Thitikul |
150,000 | |
| 2020 |  Emily Kristine Pedersen |
67-68-71-72=278 | −10 | Playoff | Georgia Hall |
150,000 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Seven Scots set to tee up in first women's golf event in Saudi Arabia". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia to host LET events". Golf Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Saudi Ladies International winner will claim equal prize money to men". Sky Sports News. Retrieved 9 November 2022.