{"id":230292,"date":"2021-07-07T15:13:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T15:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/golf-superstars-confirmed-for-debut-aramco-team-series-london-tournament\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T12:58:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T12:58:19","slug":"golf-superstars-confirmed-for-debut-aramco-team-series-london-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/golf-superstars-confirmed-for-debut-aramco-team-series-london-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf superstars confirmed for debut Aramco Team Series London tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aramco Team Series debut<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

US golf superstar Lexi Thompson and the UK\u2019s British Open winner Georgia Hall will compete in the Aramco Team Series \u2013 London,<\/em> the first of five 2021 Ladies European Tour (LET) events sponsored by Aramco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Emily Pedersen (Credit: Aramco Team Series)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Aramco Team Series debut<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Swedish double-major winner Anna Nordqvist and Denmark\u2019s 2020\u2019s LET Race to Costa del Sol champion Emily Kristine Pedersen are also confirmed for the three-day event, which has a $1 million prize fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three-day event will tee-off at Centurion Club, St Albans, on July 8 and offer amateur players the chance to play on the pro tour alongside some of the biggest names in women\u2019s golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Aramco Team Series debut<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It is the first of five Aramco-sponsored events scheduled for 2021, taking place in the UK, Spain, the USA and Saudi Arabia. They include the Aramco Team Series \u2013 Sotogrande <\/em>(August 5 to 7), Aramco Team Series – New York<\/em> (October 14 to 16) and Aramco Team Series \u2013 Jeddah <\/em>(November 10-12). The Jeddah event will take place just days after the Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by Public Investment Fund<\/em>, being held from November 4 to 7.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each Aramco Team Series<\/em> tournament will see 36 captains lead teams of four players, who together will compete to shoot the lowest combined score over three days of golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Charley Hull (Credit: Aramco Team Series)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Aramco Team Series debut<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

All teams will feature three LET players paired through a unique draft system, in which captains choose one player and are randomly assigned another. The fourth member of each team will be an amateur golfer \u2013 a position open to all golfers in the UK for the Aramco Team Series – London<\/em> through the tournament\u2019s world-first Team Up<\/em> competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means it could fall to an amateur golfer to hole an LET tournament-winning putt to secure prize money for the professional players, a featunique to world golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the team competition, professional players will compete for the lowest individual score over the weekend, for which there is a $200,000 prize up for grabs from the overall pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Aramco Team Series debut<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Former ANA Inspiration champion Lexi Thompson, who at the age of 12 became the youngest golfer ever to compete in the US Women\u2019s Open in 2010, said: \u201cIt is really exciting to have not only a brand-new format of event to look forward to, but to have another big event on the LET schedule in the UK. It\u2019s a place I love to visit and play golf, so I can\u2019t wait to get going in July.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ladies European Tour CEO Alexandra Armas added: \u201cTo the LET, the Aramco Team Series \u2013 London <\/em>and the subsequent team events are a massive moment of elevation for the women\u2019s game, and to have a field as strong as we do is fantastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a Tour, we are always more than happy to do things a little differently \u2013 take risks, try new things and mix up the way we play and experience golf. That\u2019s certainly what the Aramco Team Series \u2013 London<\/em> promises to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe action at Centurion will open an exciting new chapter in women\u2019s golf and one we see as playing a massive role in the continued growth of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The format of the team events was first trialed in November 2020 at the Saudi Ladies Team International<\/em>, which was won by Danish star Pedersen and her team of South Africa\u2019s Casandra Hall, Michele Thomson of Scotland and amateur golfer, Matt Selby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Aramco Team Series debut<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

European Solheim Cup hero Georgia Hall played in that event and is excited about the format becoming a regular feature on the LET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said: \u201cIt\u2019s a really great addition to the Tour that I think most of us can\u2019t wait to get playing in. It\u2019s a new format and it\u2019s different \u2013 and will only be a force for good in women\u2019s golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInvestment like this is fantastic to see and to be able to take the game to new venues around the world and inspire the next generation of young golfers is a really wonderful thing to be part of. Starting in London will, for me, make it extra special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For amateurs, the Aramco Team Series – London<\/em> will offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play in an official Tour event. At each Aramco Team Series<\/em> event, one player will be recruited through a social media competition called Team Up<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amateur golfers have the chance to prove their on-course credentials by uploading a video to social media using the hashtag #ATSTeamUp, showing they have what it takes to play in an actual LET event. For more information on Team Up, visit aramcoteamseries.com\/en-us\/team-up<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahmed Al-Subaey, Vice-President of Marketing, Sales and Supply Planning at Aramco, said: \u201cWe are thrilled to be backing events that we believe have the potential to shake things up and truly elevate women\u2019s golf internationally, and spur it in Saudi Arabia. When the concept was first introduced to us, we saw it as a natural fit for our investment into world sports and our continued support of women\u2019s sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is our honour to be title sponsors of the Aramco Team Series<\/em> \u2013 London,<\/em> and the other three Ladies European Tour events we will support this year, and we look forward to being there every step of the way as women\u2019s golf continues to grow and expand its reach throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aramco Team Series – London<\/em> will take place from July 8 to 10 at Centurion Club, near London.<\/a> Scott Evans, Managing Director of Centurion Club said: \u201cCenturion Club are looking forward to welcoming the Golf Saudi team and hosting another innovative event in the Aramco Team Series.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tournament will adhere to COVID-19 protocols, as well as local and government guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, visit aramcoteamseries.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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