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The Kingdom Is Hosting Its First Ever Professional Women’s Golfing Tournament

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It is going to be the first sporting event to take place in Saudi Arabia since the start of the COVID-19 crisis but that is not the only reason why it is going to be special.

To continue with its efforts to support women in sports, the Kingdom is now hosting its first its international women’s golf championship 

The tournament is taking place between November 12 to 15 in King Abdullah Economic City and is going to include some of the world’s best players such as Beth Allen and Carly Booth.

The CEO of the Women’s European Tour, Alexandra Arms, said: “By hosting the first women’s tournament and inviting the biggest names in the game world to participate, the world can see what Saudi Arabia offers to the game and its visitors.”

The total prize money is just a little over a million and a half dollars!

Aramco has announced that it will be sponsoring the tournament

 

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