{"id":6519,"date":"2026-04-05T04:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/6519\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T04:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:59:08","slug":"golf-saudi-more-lpga-european-tour-co-sanctioned-events-in-north-america-likely-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/6519\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Saudi: More LPGA-European tour co-sanctioned events in North America likely"},"content":{"rendered":"

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) \u2014 Shadow Creek was selected as the first site in which the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour would co-sanction an event<\/a> in the United States \u2014 brought together by Golf Saudi \u2014 and there likely will be plans to expand this arrangement elsewhere in the country.<\/p>\n

The $4 million purse for a nonmajor attracted 38 of the top 40 players to the Aramco Championship, which also has drawn noticeably larger crowds than in previous years to this exclusive course hidden away in the Las Vegas suburbs.<\/p>\n

Players receive points that count toward the LPGA Tour and LET, and the tournament also is part of Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund Global Series. Golf Saudi and the PIF collaborate to promote and invest in the sport.<\/p>\n

Golf Saudi chief investment officer Thomas Rudy called the tournament \u201ca strong case study\u201d to expand this arrangement to other parts of the U.S.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t finalized our 2027 schedule yet \u2014 that usually happens later in the year \u2014 but I\u2019d be surprised if we don\u2019t have events in North America again,\u201d Rudy said Saturday during the third round of the Aramco Championship. \u201cWe\u2019re exploring all options, especially working in conjunction with LPGA and LET. Given the success here, we\u2019d love to replicate it in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rudy was quick to say the PIF Global Series and Golf Saudi were not looking to replicate a women\u2019s version of LIV Golf, which through its large financial promises has lured away top PGA Tour players and created a split that still hasn\u2019t been resolved<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst, we\u2019re not LIV Golf,\u201d Rudy said. \u201cWe want to support the best women\u2019s golfers with amazing tournaments around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur job is not to run another league or disrupt existing organizations. I think you see that clearly here by bringing sanctioning bodies together. We\u2019re focused on putting out a great product and promoting what\u2019s happening with golf in Saudi Arabia.\u201d<\/p>\n

That country began to get heavily involved in women\u2019s golf in 2020 when the Saudi Ladies Team International was created. It has since become the Aramco Team Series and part of the LET schedule.<\/p>\n

Aramco series tournaments have been played regularly in the U.S., but as stand-alone events and not in cooperation with the LPGA, though that tour\u2019s players have competed.<\/p>\n

\u201cStrategically, we have two objectives,\u201d Rudy said. \u201cOne is to be as connected as possible to the overall world of women\u2019s golf. The second is to tell the world that Saudi is open for business. We\u2019re building great golf courses and an amazing ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n

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