{"id":1251105,"date":"2024-05-08T03:13:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T03:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1251105"},"modified":"2024-05-08T04:51:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T04:51:55","slug":"what-is-the-aramco-team-series-and-how-does-it-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/what-is-the-aramco-team-series-and-how-does-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Aramco Team Series and how does it work?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Debuting in 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, the Aramco Team Series comprises five worldwide events sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).<\/p>\n It's the first team event series of its kind on any professional tour and the only event in world golf where an amateur contributes to the final score in the team competition.<\/p>\n Competing across three continents, each tournament will see the world\u2019s best players teaming up with amateur golfers to vie for a $1 million purse, with the prize money for the winning team being split between its three professional members \u2014 though, I\u2019m sure a bottle of champagne might find its way to the victorious amateur.<\/p>\n The teams are selected through a draft system, where the team captain will pick one professional teammate before being allocated another via a random draw. Finally, one lucky amateur makes up the fourth, teeing it up alongside some of the best female golfers in the world.<\/p>\n As well as competing for the team trophy \u2014 played over two rounds \u2014 the professionals will also battle it out for the individual title over 54 holes, with Rolex World Ranking, LET Order of Merit, Race to Costa del Sol rankings and Solheim Cup points up for grabs.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no doubt the injection of cash plays a part in its early success, with a $1M prize fund available at each event \u2014 $500,000 for the team event and $500,000 for the individual.<\/p>\n