JEDDAH: World No. 1 Lydia Ko will play in the 2023 Aramco Saudi Ladies International in February. The Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by Public Investment Fund (PIF) has confirmed that Ko, the 2021 champion, will lead a high-quality field at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club from 16 to 19 February 2023 — with further global superstars set to be announced in the new year.
The groundbreaking event, the first of the LET season, has already announced a significant prize purse boost to $ 5million that will uniquely match the men’s event; the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers.
The New Zealander was the youngest player to be ranked number one in golf when she reached the top of golf’s standings in 2017 — at just 17 years old.
She returned to the top of the pile last month, eclipsing Nelly Korda as the No 1 player in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, jumped back to the top of the world rankings since she last did so in 2017.