LET Saudi International Presented by PIF (Feb 15-18)

[woahnelly]

https://golfsaudi.com/en/event/aramco-saudi-ladies-international

 

https://ladieseuropeantour.com/tournaments-information/2006/2024

 

Prize Pool - $5,000,000 (highest non major purse event with a cut)

 

Previous Winners

2020 - Emily Pederson

2021 - Lydia Ko

2022 - Georgia Hall

2023 - Lydia Ko

 

The field is littered with top players from around the world, the top money leaders from the LET are all in appearance from 2023.

 

Charley Hull is the highest RR in the field, other notable players include 

 

Amy Yang, Georgia Hall, Linn Grant, Ayaka Furue, Yuka Saso, Leona Maguire, Ash Buhai, Jiyai Shin (JLPGA), Minbyeol Kim and Ina Yoon (KLPGA) and plenty more from top 100.

 

🇺🇲 In the field 🇺🇲

 

Lexi Thompson, Alexa Pano, Lauren Coughlin, Lucy Li, Bailey Tardy, Lindy Duncan and Gina Kim

Edited February 11 by woahnelly

[Seamus_McDuff]

Aren’t all five majors and CME worth more than $5,000,000?

[18majors]

5 hours ago, woahnelly said:

Lexi Thompson, Alexa Pano, Lauren Coughlin, Lucy Li, Bailey Tardy, Lindy Duncan and Gina Kim

 

 

Where're Annie Park and Yealimi Noh; two of the most beloved golfers?

[woahnelly]

4 hours ago, Seamus_McDuff said:

Aren’t all five majors and CME worth more than $5,000,000?

 

Edited thanks. I was a looking at the wrong thing 😂

[woahnelly]

3 hours ago, 18majors said:

 

 

Where're Annie Park and Yealimi Noh; two of the most beloved golfers?

 

Piano slid into the last spot @DuenPhen

 

Yealimi is stuck in alternate zone and Annie looks like she WD her name from consideration

[Lobby]

Cool!

 

Go, Lyds, go!

[woahnelly]

17 minutes ago, Lobby said:

Cool!

 

Go, Lyds, go!

 

Lyds is not in the field sadly. She will next be in action March at the HSBC event in Singapore. 

[Jonnyuk74]

Hard to call so early on in season, I'd always go for LG but think she's been more consumed with her new house, Charley seems to be working very hard if her socials are anything to go by so maybe that's my tip this week.. should be good one! 🚀

[subrew]

59 minutes ago, Jonnyuk74 said:

Hard to call so early on in season, I'd always go for LG but think she's been more consumed with her new house, Charley seems to be working very hard if her socials are anything to go by so maybe that's my tip this week.. should be good one! 🚀

 

Charley has been grinding lately.  Her IG story feed is pretty much workouts, 18 holes in terrible british weather, and outfits.  I'm hoping she gets a few wins this year.

[woahnelly]

Shannon Tan, the 19 year old Singaporean rookie who won in Kenya, is now exempt into this field as well. 

[iBanesto]

Georgia Hall to win.

 

[JungleJimbo]

1 hour ago, iBanesto said:

Georgia Hall to win.

 

 

Georgia Hall looks happy/ unstressed in this pic with gal-pal Charley Hull... maybe she's not "a woman scorned"?

 

Edited February 12 by JungleJimbo

[Jonnyuk74]

1 hour ago, iBanesto said:

Georgia Hall to win.

 

This is very true. 😲

[woahnelly]

3 hours ago, Jonnyuk74 said:

This is very true. 😲

 

Come to think of it, maybe Yubol went from reserve #1 to last player in the field because O'Toole WD 🤯

[8602081]

I missed the drama..

Why is Hall scorned... Did she breakup with her girlfriend?

[pjc]

Is the Golf Channel going to broadcast this?

[woahnelly]

29 minutes ago, pjc said:

Is the Golf Channel going to broadcast this?

 

GC says LET at 5am (ET) so get the DVR ready!

[iBanesto]

3 hours ago, 8602081 said:

I missed the drama..

Why is Hall scorned... Did she breakup with her girlfriend?

 

[woahnelly]

Tough to pick a winner. The 2 times Lydia won the scoring was low, the other 2 not so much. EKP always seems to play well here, I also think Steph Kyriacou is due to step up, been MIA of sorts after a solid International Crown showing. I didn't mention Aditi in my notables, but she was runner up last year and would also be a favorite if its a birdie bonanza as she enters her prime. 

 

 

 

 

For the 🇺🇲 Lexi is the only one to consider as she appears to have gotten out of her slump from the Solheim Cup onwards. Lauren Coughlin has improved ever year, her stats signal she is not a fluke. Bailey Tardy is still profiting off her US Open showing, has done zilch otherwise. Gina Kim has been too Jekyll and Hyde in her young career, let's see some consistency!

 

 

 

 

Edited February 13 by woahnelly

[JungleJimbo]

54 minutes ago, woahnelly said:

Tough to pick a winner. The 2 times Lydia won the scoring was low, the other 2 not so much. EKP always seems to play well here, I also think Steph Kyriacou is due to step up, been MIA of sorts after a solid International Crown showing. I didn't mention Aditi in my notables, but she was runner up last year and would also be a favorite if its a birdie bonanza as she enters her prime. 

 

 

 

 

@woahnelly Does it look like Aditi wears Footjoy RainGrip rain gloves, i.e. rain or shine? (Despite presumably having access to limitless cabretta leather gloves?)... One of us!

 

 

Edited February 13 by JungleJimbo

[QueenJIN]

Even though I feel her best winning years are behind her …Have to go with Jiyai Shin. I presume she will be hoping for a big score to help her non travel goals 

 

decent recent form and a second place on this course a few years ago I think 

 

Grace Kim has a lot of juice at 150-1 too

 

anyone have any reads on KLPGA stars ? 

[JungleJimbo]

6 minutes ago, QueenJIN said:

Even though I feel her best winning years are behind her …Have to go with Jiyai Shin. I presume she will be hoping for a big score to help her non travel goals 

 

decent recent form and a second place on this course a few years ago I think 

 

Grace Kim has a lot of juice at 150-1 too

 

anyone have any reads on KLPGA stars ? 

 

some insights here: https://seoulsisters.freeforums.net/thread/3627/aramco-saudi-ladies-international-presented 

[woahnelly]

1 hour ago, QueenJIN said:

Even though I feel her best winning years are behind her …Have to go with Jiyai Shin. I presume she will be hoping for a big score to help her non travel goals 

 

decent recent form and a second place on this course a few years ago I think 

 

Grace Kim has a lot of juice at 150-1 too

 

anyone have any reads on KLPGA stars ? 

 

Minbyeol Kim is the only one of note really. She is tall and strong build like Michelle Wie, Yealimi. Won rookie of the year lear leaped to 48 in rolex rankings, now aged 20.  All 4 LPGA rookies from the KLPGA last year in the field too with Somi Lee being the favorite.

 

 

 

Youmin Hwang is not in the field but she is the Korean jeeno in terms of size and power. She will be LPGA rookie favorite in 2025. 

 

 

@18majors it looks like Ina Yoon has pulled out. She is replaced by Goose. 

 

 

 

Edited February 13 by woahnelly

[18majors]

6 hours ago, woahnelly said:

Ina Yoon has pulled out

 

 

God  bless her, better luck from now on!

[Jonnyuk74]

On my betting site of choice it has Lexi as favourite?! Not sure about that.. there's some decent value in yuka saso and maybe aditi.

[woahnelly]

4 hours ago, Jonnyuk74 said:

On my betting site of choice it has Lexi as favourite?! Not sure about that.. there's some decent value in yuka saso and maybe aditi.

 

Lexi, Hull, Shin by me which are all reasonable, Aditi is 66/1 which seems to low as well as Kyriacou 80/1 - if you want to dumpster dive, Henesleit is 150/1, Yubol 250/1.

[GolfMoose]

5 minutes ago, woahnelly said:

 

Aditi is 66/1 which seems too low

 

Just clarifying...you mean they have pegged her likelihood of winning too low, too much of a longshot right? (i.e. not that "66" should be a higher number).

[woahnelly]

Just now, GolfMoose said:

 

Just clarifying...you mean they have pegged her likelihood of winning too low, too much of a longshot right? (i.e. not that "66" should be a higher number).

 

Yes, my mistake. I'm surprised she is not 30/1. 

[woahnelly]

Groupings are listed

 

Lexi / Furue / Hall + Grant / Yang / Maguire + Hull / Saso / Ciganda should soak up the early round TV coverage.

 

Muni got an upgraded ticket playing with Albane + Aditi

 

Gabi will be playing her approach shot first often with Sim + Bailey

 

https://ladieseuropeantour.com/reports-page?url=tmdraw~round%3D1~&id=2024&code=2006&title=Round 1 Draw

 

 

Edited February 14 by woahnelly

[JungleJimbo]