The tournament is the women’s equivalent of the now annual men’s Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, which had its second hosting in January and was won by Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell. Read about our approach to external linking. Saudi Arabia announces double-header of landmark LET events for November Read More .

The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the season, with many tournaments being rescheduled or cancelled. “I’m looking forward to being part of history with the other ladies on the tour and of course to competing over the Royal Greens course,” said Carly Booth, the tournament ambassador, in a statement.

... Ladies European Tour. "It’s given players another massive week to look forward to competing in and allows us to take the game we love to a new country, where we can play on what is a truly incredible golf course with one of the most picturesque views you’ll see on Tour. The Ladies' European Tour announced a pair of tournaments in Saudi Arabia to take place in November, which will mark the first female professional golf events in the country.

Get the latest golf headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. "It's given players another massive week to look forward to competing in and allows us to take the game we love to a new country where we can play on what is a truly incredible golf course with one of the most picturesque views you'll see on Tour.". "We are extremely excited to be part of history in bringing the first professional women's golf event to Saudi Arabia," said Alexandra Armas, chief executive of the Ladies European Tour. Last updated on 28 September 202028 September 2020.From the section Golf. The European outfit had been on the brink of financial ruin, struggling to keep its talent in the face of dwindling sponsorship opportunities. It will attract more than 100 of the world’s best golfers, and its $1 million prize fund will be the 2020 Tour’s third highest paying event. Moreover, questions remain over the Jamal Khashoggi affair. However, the people behind bringing boxing, Formula E motor racing and golf, among other events to Saudi Arabia, have told BBC Sport "it's all part of a programme designed to get people more active". “It was the right decision for our tour,” Pelley told Reuters. Aramco Saudi Ladies International and Saudi Ladies Team International to be held within a safe bio-secure environment from November 12. Women's golf will make its way to Saudi Arabia in 2020. The LET and its players, however, seem undaunted by the optics at hand. “Confirmation of adding Saudi Arabia to our schedule for 2020 is an exciting prospect… and having seen the quality of the event staging for the Saudi International, I am sure this will be a fantastic experience for our players.”. However, Pelley is apparently undaunted by the fallout, telling Reuters that the tour will return to Saudi Arabia in 2020. The country has made progress in recent years towards women's rights—earlier this month Saudi Arabia announced it was ending entrances to restaurants segregated by sex and families, and lifted a ban on women driving last year—but women still require male guardianship for most decisions in a female's life. The format of the Saudi Ladies Team International will be revealed in upcoming weeks, with the three-day event set to feature professional players teaming-up with amateur golfers, together competing for a share of a $500,000 prize fund. “This type of commitment to women’s golf is really amazing to see at this time," said Amy Boulden, who will be taking part in both events, fresh from her maiden LET win at this month’s Swiss Open. The tournament will feature a $1 million purse, one of the highest payouts on the LET, and mark the first time a female professional golf event is hosted in the country. 16/12/2019. Both tournaments will take place at the Royal Greens Golf Club. Khashoggi's murder has put other Saudi Arabia human-rights issues into light, which placed the European Tour and players committed to the Saudi International in a precarious position.

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“As we all know the first half of this year has been extremely challenging on businesses, organisations and nations worldwide, with sport affected greatly," Yasir O Al Rumayyan, Chairman of the Saudi Golf Federation and tournament organiser Golf Saudi, said in a statement. Wales' Amy Boulden, who clinched the first LET title of her career at the Swiss Ladies Open earlier this month, said: "This type of commitment to women's golf is really amazing to see at this time. Analysis and opinion from the BBC's golf correspondent. The first event had been set for March of this year but was cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic.