England’s Georgia Hall delivered a measured final round 71 to win the $US1million Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by Public Investment Fund by five shots at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, on the Jeddah coast.
There was always going to be something historic about this week’s Aramco Team Series-New York event at Glen Oaks Club on Long Island given it was the first Ladies European Tour event ever to be played in the United States. But the finish created its own novelty.
O’Toole’s 72-hole aggregate of 271, 17-under par, was three shots better than anyone else and saw her claim the Scottish Women’s Open title over the spectacular Dumbarnie Links.
These otherwise insignificant accoutrements are perfect for the social media age, where little bits of whimsy crash ashore and then recede back out of our consciousness into the great data lakes.
A year on from her breakthrough victory at Bonville, Steph Kyriacou talks about a whirlwind rookie season on the Ladies European Tour – and how she plans on going to the next level.
Popov’s improbable win (she came into the event ranked 304th in the world with no status on the LPGA Tour) was a product of solid ball-striking and timely putting.
The field at Troon will be comprised of the leading players from the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings as well as recognising successful players from recent tournaments staged on the world’s leading tours.