Sunday saw the conclusion of Saudi’s second annual $1million women’s golf tournament the Aramco Saudi Ladies International, where New Zealand’s Lydia Ko stormed to a sensational five-shot victory in King Abdullah Economic City.
But as far as this year’s new ‘Women in Sport Season’ is concerned, there is more to come.
That’s because the action resumes at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club – an hour outside Jeddah – on Wednesday, with the start of women’s team event- the Aramco Team Series – Jeddah.
For the second time in less than a week, $1million will be on the line as the world’s best golfers go head-to-head once again on the Red Sea coast.
But the big difference this time around? They’ll be doing so as teammates.
The Aramco Team Series – Jeddah is the last of four new Aramco Team Series events to be added to the Ladies European Tour calendar for 2021, and pits golfers in groups of four against each other.
Each team will feature three professional women golfers and one amateur. Together, they will play each hole of the golf course, with the two best scores per hole counting towards the team’s total.
The lowest total team score after three days of golf wins, earning the three professional golfers in each team $50,000, with the other top performing teams also winning a share of the $1million prize-fund.
On top of that, there will also be a further $200,000 on offer for the best performing individual players.
