Aditi, Tvesa among four Indian golfers at inaugural Saudi Ladies international

Aditi Ashok and Tvesa Malik will be among the four Indian golfers who will present their challenge at the inaugural Aramco Saudi Ladies International golf tournament, starting Thursday.

Ashok played a stunning round of 8-under 64 and finished T-6th, while Malik was T-27th last week in Dubai. Diksha Dagar and Astha Madan are also featuring in the field for one million euro inaugural event.

Aditi will be the first Indian to tee off alongside Nuria Iturrioz and Olivia Cowan while Astha Madan will play with Sarah Schober and Isabella Deilert from the first tee.

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Diksha Dagar plays Lina Boqvist and Lydia Hall while Tvesa tees off with Gabriela Cowley and Luna Sobron Galmes.

Moroccan professional golfer Maha Haddioui is all set to create LET history as she is the first Arabic woman to compete in Saudia Arabia at the event. Haddioui, well-known on the LET as the first Arabic golfer to gain playing privileges after turning professional back in 2012, has enjoyed 101 start, but this is her first start in Saudi Arabia.

What You Should Know

• Aditi Ashok and Tvesa Malik will be among the four Indian golfers who will present their challenge at the inaugural Aramco Saudi Ladies International golf tournament.
• Aditi will be the first Indian to tee off alongside Nuria Iturrioz and Olivia Cowan while Astha Madan will play with Sarah Schober and Isabella Deilert from the first tee.
• The four-time Major-winner legendary English golfer Dame Laura Davies is one among the star names.

The four-time Major-winner legendary English golfer Dame Laura Davies is one among the star names. She will travel to King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in pursuit of an 86th professional title in a career that has yielded her the name of Ladies European Tour Order Of Merit winner seven-times and represent Team Europe in 12 different Solheim Cups. Joining her is the Swedish two-time Major-winner Anna Nordqvist, as well as a host of other leading golfers.

The field will also include prominent winners likes Trish Johnson, Esther Henseleit, Georgia Hall, Beth Allen, Charley Hull and Lee Ann Pace besides Becky Morgan, Emily Pedersen and Caroline Hedwall.

The event will be hosted by The Royal Greens Golf & Country Club which has staged the first two men’s tournaments on the European Tour. The prize fund this week is the largest of the season, with 108 players competing for USD 1 million with a further USD 500,000 on offer next week at the inaugural Saudi Ladies Team International.

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