Saudi Ladies International

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The PIF Saudi Ladies International is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET), played since 2020.[1]

LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Established2020
CourseRiyadh Golf Club
Par72
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PIF Saudi Ladies International
Tournament information
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Established2020
CourseRiyadh Golf Club
Par72
Organised byGolf Saudi
TourLadies European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$5,000,000
Month playedFebruary
Current champion
England Charley Hull
Location map
Riyadh GC is located in Middle East
Riyadh GC
Riyadh GC
Location in Middle East
Riyadh GC is located in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh GC
Riyadh GC
Location in Saudi Arabia
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History

The inaugural tournament was first played in Saudi Arabia at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City by the Red Sea. It was the penultimate regular LET event of the 2020 season and marked the first time professional lady golfers played competitively in the country. It was followed the week after by the Saudi Ladies Team International, a team event that would later evolve into the Aramco Team Series.[2]

For the 2023 tournament, the prize money increased from $1 million to $5 million, giving parity with the men's Saudi International for the first time.[3]

In 2024, for its fifth installment, the tournament moved to the Riyadh Golf Club in Riyadh.

Before reverting in 2026, for 2025, the format was changed to that of the Aramco Team Series. The tournament was reduced to 54 holes and $0.5 million of the purse was allocated to a team event over the first two days. The 112-player field was made up of 62 LET players, 42 players from the top-300 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, and eight tournament invitations.[4][5]

Winners

More information Year, Winner ...
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
Venue
PIF Saudi Ladies International
2026England Charley Hull70-67-67-65=269−191 strokeSouth Africa Casandra Alexander
Japan Akie Iwai
750,000Riyadh GC
2025Thailand Jeeno Thitikul67-64-69=200−164 strokesSouth Korea Lee So-mi675,000
Aramco Saudi Ladies International
2024Thailand Patty Tavatanakit66-70-69-65=270−187 strokesGermany Esther Henseleit750,000Riyadh GC
2023New Zealand Lydia Ko (2)64-69-66-68=267−211 strokeIndia Aditi Ashok750,000Royal Greens
2022England Georgia Hall69-69-68-71=277−115 strokesSweden Johanna Gustavsson
Czech Republic Kristýna Napoleaová
150,000
2021New Zealand Lydia Ko67-70-63-65=265−235 strokesThailand Atthaya Thitikul150,000
2020Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen67-68-71-72=278−10PlayoffEngland Georgia Hall150,000
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