$5 Million... Oil Money-Sponsored European Women's Golf Increases Total Prize Money for Opening

Prize Money Increased Fivefold Compared to Last Year at Aramco Saudi Ladies International Starting from the 16th

The Ladies European Tour (LET), backed by oil money, is starting the new season with a total prize fund five times larger than last year.

Photo by Ladies European Tour (LET) official website

LET will hold the Aramco Saudi Ladies International from the 16th (Korean time) for four days at the King Abdullah Royal Greens Golf and Country Club (par 72, 6,295 yards) in Saudi Arabia.

This year's total prize money is $5 million (approximately 6.4 billion KRW), five times the $1 million from last year. The winner's prize is $750,000. Sponsored by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), this tournament has the largest prize fund outside of women's golf major championships and the CME Group Tour. Typical tournament prize funds usually range from $1.5 million to $2 million.

A total of 120 players will participate in this tournament, including Lydia Ko (New Zealand), the world number one in women's golf, and 50 players ranked within the top 300 worldwide. Sixty players belong to LET, and the remaining 10 are invited players. Korean players on the U.S. LPGA Tour include Jeon Ji-hee (world rank 8), Kim Hyo-joo (9), Kim A-lim (48), Yoo Hae-ran (52), Ji Eun-hee (54), and Shin Ji-eun (98). Korean players on the KLPGA Tour include Lee Jeong-eun (38), Lee So-mi (43), Lim Hee-jeong (57), Hong Jeong-min (76), Jung Yoon-ji (77), Lim Jin-hee (93), Song Ga-eun (107), Cho A-yeon (111), Sung Yu-jin (119), Ha Min-song (134), and Hwang Jeong-mi (138), all listed as participants.

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