The Aramco Team Series is a professional women's golf competition that is part of the Ladies European Tour (LET), first played in 2020.[1]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2020 |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Format | Individual and team event |
| Prize fund | $1,000,000 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 187 Alison Lee |
| To par | −29 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Céline Boutier | |
The inaugural tournament was played as the Saudi Ladies Team International at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) by the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. It was the penultimate LET event of the 2020 season and followed the Aramco Saudi Ladies International.[2]
2021 saw the competition expanded to become the Aramco Team Series, with four tournaments to be held in the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain and Saudi Arabia, each with a US$1 million prize fund.[3]
Format
editThe tournament is a team competition with a total of 26 teams (36 in 2020 and 2021), each team consisting of three professionals and one amateur.
A draft is used to form the teams for the tournament. The team captains are seeded based on the official Women's World Golf Rankings. In a random order, the captains select the first additional player to join their team. Each team is then randomly assigned an amateur player and another professional from the remaining field.
Scoring is on a "two-from-four" basis which sees the best two scores on each hole counted for the team competition. With this format, the amateurs may contribute to the result of the game. In addition, the professionals complete every hole and the score is used for the individual competition.[4]
For 2022, the format was amended so that teams compete over only 36 holes, the first two days of the tournament, with the final day exclusively for the 60 and ties who make the cut, to compete for the individual title. Also, instead of an 80/20 split, an equal split of the US$1,000,000 prize between the team and individual events was introduced.[5]
Winners
editIndividual
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- ^ Noja won with a birdie on the second playoff hole.
- ^ Reduced to 36 holes due to Typhoon Koinu.
- ^ Lin won with a birdie on the second playoff hole.
Team
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- (c) – Captain, (a) – Amateur
- ^ Team Buhai won with a par on the first playoff hole.
- ^ Team J. Korda won with a par on the second playoff hole.
- ^ Team Pedersen won with an eagle on the second playoff hole.
- ^ Team Garcia won with a par on the first playoff hole.
- ^ Team Garcia won with a birdie on the first playoff hole.
- ^ Team Nadaud won with a birdie on the third playoff hole.
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.
- ^ "Aramco Team Series and LET Go Global". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Three Things To Look Out For At The Aramco Team Series – London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Team Captains Make Their Picks Ahead Of Aramco Team Series – Bangkok". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Scoreboard – The Saudi Ladies Team International (Team)". LET Tour Information Centre. OCS Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Results 2021 Aramco Team Series – London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Team Buhai Triumph In Playoff As Lee Wins Individual Event In Sotogrande". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Keith (17 October 2021). "Aramco Team Series: Jessica Korda wins team event, Charley Hull claims individual crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Team Pedersen Win After Playoff As Babnik Secures Individual Title In Jeddah". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Team Hillier Victorious As Tavatanakit Holds Two-Shot Individual Lead In Bangkok". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Law Wins Individual Title With Monster Eagle Putt As Team Garcia Triumphs At Aramco Team Series – London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Team Jessica Korda Triumphs At Aramco Team Series Sotogrande". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Team Gustavsson Victorious As Lexi Thompson Holds One-Shot Individual Lead In New York". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Chiara Noja and Team Garcia Triumph in Playoffs at Aramco Team Series – Jeddah". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Team Wolf Victorious As Three Tied At The Top In Individual Standings In Singapore". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Team Hall Secure One-Shot Victory in London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Team Napoleaova Victorious As Ko And Lin Lead Individual Standings In Hong Kong". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Team Ciganda Victorious In Riyadh As Alison Lee Makes History". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Maguire Makes History With Maiden LET Title As Team Nadaud Triumph At Aramco Team Series – London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 29 October 2023.