{"id":5589,"date":"2022-06-09T03:25:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T03:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/?p=30290"},"modified":"2022-06-09T03:25:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T03:25:51","slug":"georgia-hall-wins-aramco-saudi-ladies-international-golf-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/georgia-hall-wins-aramco-saudi-ladies-international-golf-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Hall Wins Aramco Saudi Ladies International Golf Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Georgia<\/a>Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 8, 2022 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ England\u2019s Georgia Hall delivered a measured final round 71 to win the $1million Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by Public Investment Fund by five shots at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, on the Jeddah coast.<\/p>\n

After being congratulated on the final green by Solheim Cup team member and good friend Emily Kristine Pedersen, a clearly delighted Hall showed how much the win \u2013 her first on the Ladies European Tour since her only other Tour victory, the 2018 Women\u2019s Open \u2013 meant.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s fantastic to win in March, so early in the season,\u201d said the world #25. \u201cI really love this place and love the golf course. I was fine after 18, and then Emily started crying, and it made me cry. I was just really proud of the way I played today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hall\u2019s one-under-par round started with two birdies in the first three holes to extend her overnight lead to seven shots, from where she never really looked back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was the plan in my head,\u201d said the 25-year-old. \u201cThe front nine is a little bit easier, a little bit less wind than we’ve had, so I tried to take advantage and hit some really good shots on the front nine to get me further ahead, and that kind of settled me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite four bogeys \u2013 on five, 10, 15 and 16 – the chasing pack never got closer than four shots. Hall \u2013 a runner up at the Aramco Saudi Ladies International in 2020 \u2013 sealed things with a birdie three on 17, rolling in a 15-foot putt.<\/p>\n

She continued: \u201cEven on 16, I thought it was a pretty good shot. It just didn’t come back. It was so tough. It was windier than yesterday, and 15, 16 can be very tricky, so I tried a few damage limitations there. Obviously really happy with the birdie on 17.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo lead all week is very special. I think the first round really was very important for me. I played incredible that round. It really set me up for the rest of the week. Sometimes it’s not always easy with a five-shot lead into the last day, it’s a little bit more pressure on you, but I was really happy with the way I conducted myself today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joint second place went to the former Czech Republic international footballer cum LET rookie Kristyna Napoleaova, and Johanna Gustavsson of Sweden.<\/p>\n

It was fairy tale stuff for 25-year-old Napoleaova, who was competing in only her second event as an LET professional, and who had shared the Day Two lead with Hall.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, it’s kind of like a dream,\u201d she said. \u201cI didn’t expect even to get into the event. Golf Saudi provided me with an invite, which was incredible. What happened this week is like a fairy tale. It\u2019s been an absolutely incredible week. I’m so grateful to have been here and can’t wait to come back again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Napoleaova picks up $75,000 USD, a cool $71,300 more than her maiden LET event.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cTo be fair, I had no idea what the prize money is. I\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t look because then I would have been like slightly nervous on the last hole, which I was anyways, so better not to know!\u201d<\/p>\n

The best round of the day came from breakout US golf star Kelly Whaley, who set a new Ladies European Tour record with an incredible eight birdies in a row, to finish joint sixth.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old went -8 from the fourth hole through 11, en route to equaling Royal Greens\u2019 course-record 63.<\/p>\n

It was the first time in history any player has bagged more than seven consecutive birdies in a regular season LET event.<\/p>\n

Whaley \u2013 who turned pro in 2019 and was competing in her first ever event outside the States \u2013 said: \u201cIt is the best round I’ve ever had in a tournament. My whole goal today was to just enjoy it and have fun, being my first international professional event. I’ve never had eight birdies in a row. That’s something memorable for anyone!<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce I made about four or five, I said, \u2018Okay, you’re in it now \u2013 you can’t stop!\u2019. So, I just kept giving myself opportunities and it was a lot of fun. I think in these situations pressure can get to you, and it becomes almost daunting, but I really approached today trying to just enjoy every shot and find something about every hole that I loved, whether it be the view or just something else. It was just a really memorable day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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