07/07/2021. Ladies European Tour 2021. Aramco Team Series - London, Centurion Club, London. July 8-10,2021. The club house by the 18th green. Credit: Tristan Jones.
EWAN MURRAY IN THE GUARDIAN HAS EXCLUSIVELY REVEALED THIS EVENING THE INITIAL PLANS FOR THE 'SUPER GOLF LEAGUE' AS PART OF THE ASIAN TOUR, WHICH WILL BE OFFICIALLY UNVEILED BY GREG NORMAN THIS WEEK AT THE SAUDI INTERNATIONAL.
THE 'INTERNATIONAL SERIES' WILL BE MADE UP OF 14 EVENTS ACROSS THE WORLD, INCLUDING AT THE CENTURION CLUB IN ENGLAND, WHICH HAS PREVIOUSLY STAGED THE ARAMCO TEAM SERIES ON THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR, ALONG WITH EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, HONG KONG, CHINA, KOREA AND THAILAND AMONG OTHERS. THE FIRST SEASON, 2022-23, WILL HAVE 10 EVENTS, EACH WITH A $2MILLION PURSE BUT PLAYERS WOULD BE INCENTIVISED TO PLAY IN THESE EVENTS BY SIGNIFICANT APPEARANCE FEES.
THE REPORT SAYS THAT THE UK EVENT, AT THE CENTURION CLUB, WOULD TAKE PLACE THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE US OPEN.
GREG NORMAN IS EXPECTED TO FRONT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY IN JEDDAH AT THE ROYAL GREENS COUNTRY CLUB, HOST OF THIS WEEK'S SAUDI INTERNATIONAL, WITH AS MANY AS 32 TOP 100 GOLFERS PRESENT FOR THE ASIAN TOUR'S NEW FLAGSHIP TOURNAMENT.
THE UK-BASED LEG OF THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES WOULD BE PLAYED OPPOSITE THE Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, WHICH IS SET TO BE HOSTED BY HENRIK STENSON AND ANNIKA SORENSTAM AT HALMSTAD GOLF CLUB. IT WILL ALSO BE OPPOSITE THE RBC CANADIAN OPEN, WHICH HAS BEEN WON BY MANY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST GOLFERS, ONE OF WHICH, DUSTIN JOHNSON, WHO SEEMS A LIKELY CANDIDATE TO PLAY IN THIS SERIES.
THE FORMAT OF THESE TOURNAMENTS HAS YET TO BE ANNOUNCED, BUT MAY POSSIBLY MIRROR THAT OF THE ARAMCO TEAM SERIES WITH TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARDS.
LIFETIME BANS HAVE BEEN THREATENED BY THE PGA TOUR AND DP WORLD TOUR TO ANY PLAYER WHO JOINS THE SERIES.
SHANK WILL REPORT ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS WE MAY RECEIVE FROM OUR SOURCES, AND WATCH OUT FOR OUR MAJOR FEATURE - GIVING THE GAME A SHEIKH UP - AS WELL AS COVERAGE OF THE SAUDI INTERNATIONAL, LATER THIS WEEK.
THE 'INTERNATIONAL SERIES' WILL BE MADE UP OF 14 EVENTS ACROSS THE WORLD, INCLUDING AT THE CENTURION CLUB IN ENGLAND, WHICH HAS PREVIOUSLY STAGED THE ARAMCO TEAM SERIES ON THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR, ALONG WITH EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, HONG KONG, CHINA, KOREA AND THAILAND AMONG OTHERS. THE FIRST SEASON, 2022-23, WILL HAVE 10 EVENTS, EACH WITH A $2MILLION PURSE BUT PLAYERS WOULD BE INCENTIVISED TO PLAY IN THESE EVENTS BY SIGNIFICANT APPEARANCE FEES.
THE REPORT SAYS THAT THE UK EVENT, AT THE CENTURION CLUB, WOULD TAKE PLACE THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE US OPEN.
GREG NORMAN IS EXPECTED TO FRONT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY IN JEDDAH AT THE ROYAL GREENS COUNTRY CLUB, HOST OF THIS WEEK'S SAUDI INTERNATIONAL, WITH AS MANY AS 32 TOP 100 GOLFERS PRESENT FOR THE ASIAN TOUR'S NEW FLAGSHIP TOURNAMENT.
THE UK-BASED LEG OF THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES WOULD BE PLAYED OPPOSITE THE Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, WHICH IS SET TO BE HOSTED BY HENRIK STENSON AND ANNIKA SORENSTAM AT HALMSTAD GOLF CLUB. IT WILL ALSO BE OPPOSITE THE RBC CANADIAN OPEN, WHICH HAS BEEN WON BY MANY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST GOLFERS, ONE OF WHICH, DUSTIN JOHNSON, WHO SEEMS A LIKELY CANDIDATE TO PLAY IN THIS SERIES.
THE FORMAT OF THESE TOURNAMENTS HAS YET TO BE ANNOUNCED, BUT MAY POSSIBLY MIRROR THAT OF THE ARAMCO TEAM SERIES WITH TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARDS.
LIFETIME BANS HAVE BEEN THREATENED BY THE PGA TOUR AND DP WORLD TOUR TO ANY PLAYER WHO JOINS THE SERIES.
SHANK WILL REPORT ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS WE MAY RECEIVE FROM OUR SOURCES, AND WATCH OUT FOR OUR MAJOR FEATURE - GIVING THE GAME A SHEIKH UP - AS WELL AS COVERAGE OF THE SAUDI INTERNATIONAL, LATER THIS WEEK.
