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Saudi Aramco’s Ladies Golf Int'l Championship Kicks off Thursday

A Saudi man watches a golfer compete in the Saudi Ladies International golf tournament on November 15, 2020. Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images

The Aramco Saudi Ladies International Championship 2023, sponsored by the Public Investment Fund, will kick off Thursday at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, in the King Abdullah Economic City.

In partnership with the Ladies European Tour (LET), the tournament will see the participation of some of the biggest names in women’s golf such as world no. 1, New Zealander Lydia Ko, world no. 4, Thai Atthaya Thitikul, and world no. 7, US Lexi Thompson, competing for several prizes that are worth combined around $5 million.

The prizes equal the total ones awarded by the Saudi Men International Golf Championship funded by the Public Investment Fund and sponsored by the SoftBank Group.

Spectators and golf fans can expect a wide array of entertainment offerings that suit all family members and ensure them good times in the audience zone and around the playing field.

The championship offers the spectators the chance to learn the golf basics in the audience zone, and to share this experience with Saudi stars from the women’s football clubs of Al Ittihad and Al Ahli, who will be partaking in a golf training course on Friday.

The international golf players described the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club at the King Abdullah Economic City, which has a breathtaking view of the Red Sea, as one of the best fields they played in.

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