Aramco Team Series in Hong Kong: Elevating Women’s Golf to New Heights

Later this year, the Aramco Team Series will be held in Hong Kong, marking a significant event for golf fans. In its third season, the series will showcase some of the world’s top golfers. This season is especially notable as it marks the comeback of women’s professional golf to the region for the first time since 2019. The 22Bet sport review offers insights into the live broadcast, live betting options, and Asian handicap bets for this event. With the leading sportsbooks from Saudi Arabia and the Middle East offering competitive odds for this event, it emphasizes the growing prominence of women’s sports in the region. 

What Is The Aramco Team Series?

The Aramco Team Series is in its third year, and the event in Hong Kong will see 28 teams compete for one of the top prizes on the women’s calendar. Each team comprises three professional players, with one amateur star in each squad. The team event is played alongside the individual competition, with the prize fund for the team event standing at $1 million.

The prize pot has already set records on the Ladies European Tour, as it boasts one of the biggest-ever purses for an event held in Hong Kong. Furthermore, the event’s significance is heightened by the fact that important Women’s World Golf Ranking Points will be on the line, meaning that players can add to their tallies in the race to Costa de Sol and the final event on the calendar later this year.

The History Of The Aramco Team Series

The Aramco Team Series has been an excellent addition to the women’s tour schedule, and it has attracted some of the best payers in the world to take part. The first event was staged back in 2020, with Saudi Arabia playing host to a standalone competition. There was a shock winner of the inaugural event, with Danish star Emily Kristine Pedersen landing victory by two shots from Luna Sobron Galmes, Anne van Dam, and Stephanie Kyriacou.

However, the talent of the players involved has increased yearly, with more events being staged as part of the series. In 2021, competitions were staged across three continents, with Marianne Skarpnord winning in London, Charley Hull landing victory in New York, and Pia Banik landing an important victory in Saudi Arabia.

One of the most successful players in the event in recent years has been American superstar Nelly Korda. She finished second in the New York event in 2021 before she landed a maiden victory in Spain in 2022. The American was one of five winners in last year’s edition of the Aramco Team Series, which only highlights the increased interest in the series on the world calendar.

The 2023 Aramco Team Series

Once again, there are five events on the Aramco Team Series for 2023, with the event in Hong Kong making up the penultimate leg of action. The first event was staged in Singapore at the end of March, with Pauline Roussin landing a dominant four-shot victory over Danielle Kang. Carlota Ciganda won in the second event, as the Spaniard beat Klara Spilkova by one shot in Florida. The most recent event on the calendar was staged in mid-July, as the impressive Nelly Korda landed a dominant four-shot victory over Charley Hull.

That victory saw the American land a second win at the competition, and she will once again be among the leading contenders for the first-ever event in Hong Kong at the start of October. The 2023 season will close at the beginning of November, with the final event of the season taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Conclusion

The penultimate event on the calendar later this year promises to be among the most significant events on the Women’s golf calendar for many years. Hong Kong has seen the significance that hosting major tournaments in football has done to countries like Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and the nation will be looking to build the same success with the event on the Ladies European Tour.

It is an event that could help inspire future stars to embark on a career in the sport and holds extra importance within the nation as the first professional women’s event to be staged in the country since 2019. It will be a huge event in the nation, and there are few better locations to host such a historic event than the iconic Old Course at Hong Kong Golf Course.