[Golf Topic] "Saudi Arabia's First Women's Golf Tournament Canceled"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist] ○…The first women's golf tournament in Saudi Arabia has been canceled.

The Ladies European Tour (LET) announced on the 15th (Korean time) via its official website that "the Aramco Saudi Ladies International (total prize money 300,000 euros), scheduled to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 19th, has been postponed" due to "recommendations from health authorities amid the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and travel bans imposed by several countries." They added, "We will reschedule within this year."

It is noteworthy that LET successfully held the Investec South African Women's Open (total prize money 200,000 euros) in South Africa starting from the 12th. Alice Hewson (England, pictured) secured a one-stroke victory on the night of the 14th with a 5-under-par 211, earning a winner's prize of 30,000 euros (approximately 40 million KRW). Following the cancellation of the Saudi Ladies International, the next tournament will be the Jabra Ladies Open (total prize money 200,000 euros) held in ?vian, France on May 9.

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