Played at the Evian Resort Golf Club in July, the Amundi Evian Championship will award its winner $US1 million. In 2021, the winner – Australia’s Minjee Lee – took home $US675,000.
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.
With Australia’s borders effectively closed until at least mid-2021, Golf NSW in conjunction with the Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) and the Ladies European Tour (LET) made the difficult decision to cancel the twin championships for next year.
All three golfers had to pull out of this week’s Ladies European Tour event, which is played under floodlights at the Emirates Golf Club, due to their positive test results.
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.
Australian Golf Digest
