Aramco Team Series

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]

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
Alexandra Försterling

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

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

Individual

YearDateLocationWinnerScoreTo ParMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
Saudi Ladies Team International
202012–15 NovKAEC, Saudi Arabia Emily Kristine Pedersen202−142 strokes Stephanie Kyriacou
Luna Sobrón Galmés
Anne van Dam
25,000
Aramco Team Series
20218–10 JulLondon, England Marianne Skarpnord206−13Playoff Atthaya Thitikul30,000
5–7 AugSotogrande, Spain Alison Lee201−155 strokes Ashleigh Buhai30,000
14–16 OctNew York, United States Charley Hull204−121 stroke Nelly Korda30,000
10–12 NovJeddah, Saudi Arabia Pia Babnik200−161 stroke Olivia Cowan30,000
202212–14 MayBangkok, Thailand Manon De Roey203−133 strokes Johanna Gustavsson75,000
16–18 JunLondon, England Bronte Law210−91 stroke Georgia Hall75,000
18–20 AugSotogrande, Spain Nelly Korda203−133 strokes Jessica Korda
Ana Peláez
Pauline Roussin
75,000
13–15 OctNew York, United States Lexi Thompson205−113 strokes Brooke Henderson
Madelene Sagström
75,000
9–11 NovJeddah, Saudi Arabia Chiara Noja203−13Playoff[lower-alpha 1] Charley Hull75,000
202316–18 MarSingapore Pauline Roussin191−154 strokes Danielle Kang75,000
19–21 MayWest Palm Beach, Florida, United States Carlota Ciganda214−21 stroke Klára Spilková75,000
14–16 JulLondon, England Nelly Korda208−114 strokes Charley Hull75,000
6–8 OctHong Kong Lin Xiyu135[lower-alpha 2]−11Playoff[lower-alpha 3] Ko Jin-young75,000
3–5 NovRiyadh, Saudi Arabia Alison Lee187−298 strokes Carlota Ciganda75,000
20248–10 MarTampa, Florida, United States Alexandra Försterling204−123 strokes Charley Hull75,000
10–12 MaySeoul, South Korea Kim Hyo-joo206−103 strokes Charley Hull75,000
3–5 JulLondon, England75,000
4–6 OctAsia75,000
1–3 NovRiyadh, Saudi Arabia75,000
  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

YearDateLocationWinnersScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-upRef
Saudi Ladies Team International
2020 12–15 Nov KAEC, Saudi Arabia Emily Kristine Pedersen (c)
Casandra Hall
Michele Thomson
Matt Selby (a)
392 −40 1 stroke Manon De Roey (c)
Eleanor Givens
Linette Littau Durr Holmslykke
Ahmed El-Mehelmy (a)
[6]
Stephanie Kyriacou (c)
Pia Babnik
Manon Gidali
Abdulwahed Al Qasem (a)
Aramco Team Series
2021 8–10 Jul London, England Olivia Cowan (c)
Sarina Schmidt
Diksha Dagar
Andrew Kelsey (a)
397 −41 3 strokes Marianne Skarpnord (c)
Frida Gustafsson Spång
Carmen Alonso
Christopher Pinsent (a)
[7]
5–7 Aug Sotogrande, Spain Ashleigh Buhai (c)
Stacy Lee Bregman
Hayley Davis
Ignacio Morillo (a)
397 −35 Playoff[lower-alpha 1] Linnea Ström (c)
Jenny Haglund
Agathe Sauzon
Alessandro Anzelmo (a)
[8]
14–16 OctNew York, United States Jessica Korda (c)
Karolin Lampert
Lina Boqvist
Alexandra O'Laughlin (a)
391−41Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Sophia Popov (c)
Hayley Davis
Magdalena Simmermacher
Cody Crowell (a)
[9]
10–12 NovJeddah, Saudi Arabia Emily Kristine Pedersen (c)
Hannah Burke
Krista Bakker
Ahmed Al Subaey (a)
381−51Playoff[lower-alpha 3] Lydia Hall (c)
Becky Brewerton
Luiza Altmann
Victor Green (a)
[10]
202212–13 MayBangkok, Thailand Whitney Hillier (c)
Chonlada Chayanun
Krista Bakker
Pattanan Amatanon (a)
257−313 strokes Magdalena Simmermacher (c)
Charlotte Liautier
Isabella Deilert
Sirapob Yapala (a)
[11]
16–17 JunLondon, England Nicole Garcia (c)
Kelly Whaley
Madelene Stavnar
Mia Baker (a)
265−27Playoff[lower-alpha 4] Ursula Wikström (c)
Julia Engström
María Hernández
Laurent Dhaeyer (a)
[12]
18–19 AugSotogrande, Spain Jessica Korda (c)
Noora Komulainen
Tereza Melecká
Malcolm Borwick (a)
255−331 stroke Pauline Roussin (c)
Jana Melichová
Mim Sangkapong
Ana Luisa Hernández (a)
[13]
13–14 OctNew York, United States Johanna Gustavsson (c)
Jessica Karlsson
Karolin Lampert
Jennifer Rosenberg (a)
264−241 stroke Nelly Korda (c)
Celine Herbin
Noora Komulainen
James Rawson (a)
[14]
9–10 NovJeddah, Saudi Arabia Nicole Garcia (c)
Casandra Alexander
Tereza Melecká
Sonia Bayahya (a)
259−29Playoff[lower-alpha 5] Christine Wolf (c)
Laura Beveridge
Alexandra Swayne
Raghdah Alessawi (a)
[15]
202316–17 MarSingapore Christine Wolf (c)
Casandra Alexander
Eleanor Givens
Katsuko Blalock (a)
260−281 stroke Pauline Roussin (c)
Nuria Iturrioz
Patricia Isabel Schmidt
Jared Tang (a)
[16]
19–20 MayWest Palm Beach Florida, United States Pauline Roussin (c)
Nuria Iturrioz
Trish Johnson
Michael Bickford (a)
263−252 strokes Casandra Alexander (c)
Gabriella Cowley
Emma Grechi
Jason McCarty (a)
14–15 JulLondon, England Georgia Hall (c)
Kylie Henry
Lea Anne Bramwell
Michael Austick (a)
268−241 stroke Charley Hull (c)
Hayley Davis
Isabella Deilert
Teddy Sheringham (a)
[17]
6–7 OctHong Kong Kristýna Napoleaová (c)
Laura Fünfstück
Magdalena Simmermacher
John Hyun (a)
261–311 stroke Trichat Cheenglab (c)
Christine Wolf
Jana Melichová
Arianna Lau (a)
[18]
3–4 NovRiyadh, Saudi Arabia Carlota Ciganda (c)
Sára Kousková
Alessandra Fanali
Lujain Khalil (a)
245–433 strokes Alison Lee (c)
Kim Métraux
Gaurika Bishnoi
Chris Thomas (a)
[19]
20248–9 MarTampa, Florida, United States Pauline Roussin (c)
Céline Herbin
Meghan MacLaren
LuJain Omar Khalil (a)
260–281 stroke Charley Hull (c)
Kelsey Macdonald
Pia Babnik
Alexandra O'Laughlin (a)
Alice Hewson (c)
Emma Spitz
Hayley Davis
Barry Hyde (a)
10–11 MaySeoul, South Korea Danielle Kang (c)
Lily May Humphreys
Tian Xiaolin
Lee Kyu-ho (a)
265–232 strokes Johanna Gustavsson (c)
Laura Beveridge
Gemma Clews
Shin Jae-ho (a)
3–4 JulLondon, England
4–5 OctAsia
1–2 NovRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
(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.

See also

References

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