Aramco Team Series

Aramco Team Series
Tournament information
Established2020
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
FormatIndividual and team event
Prize fund$1,000,000
Tournament record score
Aggregate187 Alison Lee
To par−29 as above
Current champion
England Charley Hull

The Aramco Team Series is a professional women's golf competition that is part of the Ladies European Tour (LET), first played in 2020.[1]

The inaugural tournament was played as the Saudi Ladies Team International at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) by the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. It was the penultimate LET event of the 2020 season and followed the Aramco Saudi Ladies International.[2]

2021 saw the competition expanded to become the Aramco Team Series, with four tournaments to be held in the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain and Saudi Arabia, each with a US$1 million prize fund.[3]

Format

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The tournament is a team competition with a total of 26 teams (36 in 2020 and 2021), each team consisting of three professionals and one amateur.

A draft is used to form the teams for the tournament. The team captains are seeded based on the official Women's World Golf Rankings. In a random order, the captains select the first additional player to join their team. Each team is then randomly assigned an amateur player and another professional from the remaining field.

Scoring is on a "two-from-four" basis which sees the best two scores on each hole counted for the team competition. With this format, the amateurs may contribute to the result of the game. In addition, the professionals complete every hole and the score is used for the individual competition.[4]

For 2022, the format was amended so that teams compete over only 36 holes, the first two days of the tournament, with the final day exclusively for the 60 and ties who make the cut, to compete for the individual title. Also, instead of an 80/20 split, an equal split of the US$1,000,000 prize between the team and individual events was introduced.[5]

Winners

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Individual

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Year Date Location Winner Score To Par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
Saudi Ladies Team International
2020 12–15 Nov KAEC, Saudi Arabia Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen 202 −14 2 strokes Australia Stephanie Kyriacou
Spain Luna Sobrón Galmés
Netherlands Anne van Dam
25,000
Aramco Team Series
2021 8–10 Jul London, England Norway Marianne Skarpnord 206 −13 Playoff Thailand Atthaya Thitikul 30,000
5–7 Aug Sotogrande, Spain United States Alison Lee 201 −15 5 strokes South Africa Ashleigh Buhai 30,000
14–16 Oct New York, United States England Charley Hull 204 −12 1 stroke United States Nelly Korda 30,000
10–12 Nov Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Slovenia Pia Babnik 200 −16 1 stroke Germany Olivia Cowan 30,000
2022 12–14 May Bangkok, Thailand Belgium Manon De Roey 203 −13 3 strokes Sweden Johanna Gustavsson 75,000
16–18 Jun London, England England Bronte Law 210 −9 1 stroke England Georgia Hall 75,000
18–20 Aug Sotogrande, Spain United States Nelly Korda 203 −13 3 strokes United States Jessica Korda
Spain Ana Peláez
France Pauline Roussin
75,000
13–15 Oct New York, United States United States Lexi Thompson 205 −11 3 strokes Canada Brooke Henderson
Sweden Madelene Sagström
75,000
9–11 Nov Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Germany Chiara Noja 203 −13 Playoff[a] England Charley Hull 75,000
2023 16–18 Mar Singapore France Pauline Roussin 191 −15 4 strokes United States Danielle Kang 75,000
19–21 May West Palm Beach, Florida, United States Spain Carlota Ciganda 214 −2 1 stroke Czech Republic Klára Spilková 75,000
14–16 Jul London, England United States Nelly Korda 208 −11 4 strokes England Charley Hull 75,000
6–8 Oct Hong Kong China Lin Xiyu 135[b] −11 Playoff[c] South Korea Ko Jin-young 75,000
3–5 Nov Riyadh, Saudi Arabia United States Alison Lee 187 −29 8 strokes Spain Carlota Ciganda 75,000
2024 8–10 Mar Tampa, Florida, United States Germany Alexandra Försterling 204 −12 3 strokes England Charley Hull 75,000
10–12 May Seoul, South Korea South Korea Kim Hyo-joo 206 −10 3 strokes England Charley Hull 75,000
3–5 Jul London, England Republic of Ireland Leona Maguire 211 −8 1 stroke Spain María Hernández 75,000
4–6 Oct Shenzhen, China France Céline Boutier 200 −19 2 strokes China Lin Xiyu 75,000
1–3 Nov Riyadh, Saudi Arabia England Charley Hull 198 -18 3 strokes Denmark Nicole Broch Estrup 75,000
  1. ^ Noja won with a birdie on the second playoff hole.
  2. ^ Reduced to 36 holes due to Typhoon Koinu.
  3. ^ Lin won with a birdie on the second playoff hole.

Team

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Year Date Location Winners Score To par Margin of
victory
Runners-up Ref
Saudi Ladies Team International
2020 12–15 Nov KAEC, Saudi Arabia Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen (c)
South Africa Casandra Hall
Scotland Michele Thomson
England Matt Selby (a)
392 −40 1 stroke Belgium Manon De Roey (c)
England Eleanor Givens
Denmark Linette Littau Durr Holmslykke
Egypt Ahmed El-Mehelmy (a)
[6]
Australia Stephanie Kyriacou (c)
Slovenia Pia Babnik
France Manon Gidali
United Arab Emirates Abdulwahed Al Qasem (a)
Aramco Team Series
2021 8–10 Jul London, England Germany Olivia Cowan (c)
Germany Sarina Schmidt
India Diksha Dagar
England Andrew Kelsey (a)
397 −41 3 strokes Norway Marianne Skarpnord (c)
Sweden Frida Gustafsson Spång
Spain Carmen Alonso
England Christopher Pinsent (a)
[7]
5–7 Aug Sotogrande, Spain South Africa Ashleigh Buhai (c)
South Africa Stacy Lee Bregman
England Hayley Davis
Spain Ignacio Morillo (a)
397 −35 Playoff[a] Sweden Linnea Ström (c)
Sweden Jenny Haglund
France Agathe Sauzon
Italy Alessandro Anzelmo (a)
[8]
14–16 Oct New York, United States United States Jessica Korda (c)
Germany Karolin Lampert
Sweden Lina Boqvist
United States Alexandra O'Laughlin (a)
391 −41 Playoff[b] Germany Sophia Popov (c)
England Hayley Davis
Argentina Magdalena Simmermacher
United States Cody Crowell (a)
[9]
10–12 Nov Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen (c)
England Hannah Burke
Finland Krista Bakker
Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al Subaey (a)
381 −51 Playoff[c] Wales Lydia Hall (c)
Wales Becky Brewerton
Brazil Luiza Altmann
United States Victor Green (a)
[10]
2022 12–13 May Bangkok, Thailand Australia Whitney Hillier (c)
Thailand Chonlada Chayanun
Finland Krista Bakker
Thailand Pattanan Amatanon (a)
257 −31 3 strokes Argentina Magdalena Simmermacher (c)
France Charlotte Liautier
Sweden Isabella Deilert
Thailand Sirapob Yapala (a)
[11]
16–17 Jun London, England South Africa Nicole Garcia (c)
United States Kelly Whaley
Norway Madelene Stavnar
England Mia Baker (a)
265 −27 Playoff[d] Finland Ursula Wikström (c)
Sweden Julia Engström
Spain María Hernández
Belgium Laurent Dhaeyer (a)
[12]
18–19 Aug Sotogrande, Spain United States Jessica Korda (c)
Finland Noora Komulainen
Czech Republic Tereza Melecká
England Malcolm Borwick (a)
255 −33 1 stroke France Pauline Roussin (c)
Czech Republic Jana Melichová
Thailand Mim Sangkapong
Spain Ana Luisa Hernández (a)
[13]
13–14 Oct New York, United States Sweden Johanna Gustavsson (c)
Sweden Jessica Karlsson
Germany Karolin Lampert
United States Jennifer Rosenberg (a)
264 −24 1 stroke United States Nelly Korda (c)
France Celine Herbin
Finland Noora Komulainen
United States James Rawson (a)
[14]
9–10 Nov Jeddah, Saudi Arabia South Africa Nicole Garcia (c)
South Africa Casandra Alexander
Czech Republic Tereza Melecká
Morocco Sonia Bayahya (a)
259 −29 Playoff[e] Austria Christine Wolf (c)
Scotland Laura Beveridge
United States Virgin Islands Alexandra Swayne
Saudi Arabia Raghdah Alessawi (a)
[15]
2023 16–17 Mar Singapore Austria Christine Wolf (c)
South Africa Casandra Alexander
England Eleanor Givens
Japan Katsuko Blalock (a)
260 −28 1 stroke France Pauline Roussin (c)
Spain Nuria Iturrioz
Germany Patricia Isabel Schmidt
Singapore Jared Tang (a)
[16]
19–20 May West Palm Beach Florida, United States France Pauline Roussin (c)
Spain Nuria Iturrioz
England Trish Johnson
England Michael Bickford (a)
263 −25 2 strokes South Africa Casandra Alexander (c)
England Gabriella Cowley
France Emma Grechi
United States Jason McCarty (a)
14–15 Jul London, England England Georgia Hall (c)
Scotland Kylie Henry
Wales Lea Anne Bramwell
England Michael Austick (a)
268 −24 1 stroke England Charley Hull (c)
England Hayley Davis
Sweden Isabella Deilert
England Teddy Sheringham (a)
[17]
6–7 Oct Hong Kong Czech Republic Kristýna Napoleaová (c)
Germany Laura Fünfstück
Argentina Magdalena Simmermacher
South Korea John Hyun (a)
261 –31 1 stroke Thailand Trichat Cheenglab (c)
Austria Christine Wolf
Czech Republic Jana Melichová
Hong Kong Arianna Lau (a)
[18]
3–4 Nov Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Spain Carlota Ciganda (c)
Czech Republic Sára Kousková
Italy Alessandra Fanali
Saudi Arabia Lujain Khalil (a)
245 –43 3 strokes United States Alison Lee (c)
Switzerland Kim Métraux
India Gaurika Bishnoi
United States Chris Thomas (a)
[19]
2024 8–9 Mar Tampa, Florida, United States France Pauline Roussin (c)
France Céline Herbin
England Meghan MacLaren
Saudi Arabia Lujain Khalil (a)
260 –28 1 stroke England Charley Hull (c)
Scotland Kelsey Macdonald
Slovenia Pia Babnik
United States Alexandra O'Laughlin (a)
England Alice Hewson (c)
Austria Emma Spitz
England Hayley Davis
United States Barry Hyde (a)
10–11 May Seoul, South Korea United States Danielle Kang (c)
England Lily May Humphreys
China Tian Xiaolin
South Korea Lee Kyu-ho (a)
265 –23 2 strokes Sweden Johanna Gustavsson (c)
Scotland Laura Beveridge
England Gemma Clews
South Korea Shin Jae-ho (a)
3–4 Jul London, England France Nastasia Nadaud (c)
Czech Republic Kristýna Napoleaová
Spain Mireia Prat
England George Brooksbank (a)
268 –24 Playoff[f] England Georgia Hall (c)
England Hannah Burke
Morocco Lina Belmati
England Shane Hart-Jones (a)
[20]
4–5 Oct Shenzhen, China Switzerland Chiara Tamburlini (c)
South Africa Lee-Anne Pace
China Lin Qianhui
China Peng Yanxuan (a)
255 –37 1 stroke France Céline Boutier (c)
Thailand Kusuma Meechai
Thailand Pakin Kawinpakorn
China Wu Xiao-Guang (a)
1–2 Nov Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Switzerland Chiara Tamburlini (c)
England Mimi Rhodes
France Anne-Charlotte Mora
China Tenniel Chu (a)
245 –43 10 strokes Germany Helen Briem (c)
Germany Patricia Isabel Schmidt
Germany Sophie Witt
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Almushabi (a)
(c) – Captain, (a) – Amateur
  1. ^ Team Buhai won with a par on the first playoff hole.
  2. ^ Team J. Korda won with a par on the second playoff hole.
  3. ^ Team Pedersen won with an eagle on the second playoff hole.
  4. ^ Team Garcia won with a par on the first playoff hole.
  5. ^ Team Garcia won with a birdie on the first playoff hole.
  6. ^ Team Nadaud won with a birdie on the third playoff hole.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Seven Scots set to tee up in first women's golf event in Saudi Arabia". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Saudi Arabia to host LET events". Golf Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Aramco Team Series and LET Go Global". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Three Things To Look Out For At The Aramco Team Series – London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Team Captains Make Their Picks Ahead Of Aramco Team Series – Bangkok". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Scoreboard – The Saudi Ladies Team International (Team)". LET Tour Information Centre. OCS Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Results 2021 Aramco Team Series – London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Team Buhai Triumph In Playoff As Lee Wins Individual Event In Sotogrande". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ^ Jackson, Keith (17 October 2021). "Aramco Team Series: Jessica Korda wins team event, Charley Hull claims individual crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Team Pedersen Win After Playoff As Babnik Secures Individual Title In Jeddah". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Team Hillier Victorious As Tavatanakit Holds Two-Shot Individual Lead In Bangkok". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Law Wins Individual Title With Monster Eagle Putt As Team Garcia Triumphs At Aramco Team Series – London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Team Jessica Korda Triumphs At Aramco Team Series Sotogrande". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Team Gustavsson Victorious As Lexi Thompson Holds One-Shot Individual Lead In New York". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Chiara Noja and Team Garcia Triumph in Playoffs at Aramco Team Series – Jeddah". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Team Wolf Victorious As Three Tied At The Top In Individual Standings In Singapore". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Team Hall Secure One-Shot Victory in London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Team Napoleaova Victorious As Ko And Lin Lead Individual Standings In Hong Kong". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Team Ciganda Victorious In Riyadh As Alison Lee Makes History". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Maguire Makes History With Maiden LET Title As Team Nadaud Triumph At Aramco Team Series – London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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