LONDON — Golf Saudi is overhauling its women's professional schedule, consolidating its international investment into a single $4 million showcase in 2027. The organization will replace its five-event women's PIF Global Series planned for 2026 — which carried $15 million in total purses — with one co-sanctioned event titled "The Championship," set for July 19-25, 2027, according to Field Level Media.
The new tournament will be co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET), bringing the top talent from both tours into one field during the peak European summer window. The event has been held in London since 2021, where 17-year-old Anna Huang of Canada won the most recent edition, per Field Level Media. Golf Saudi is also shifting its broader support on the LET, securing a new multi-year partnership agreement for the LET Order of Merit, the season-long points race, after working with the LET since 2020.
Golf Saudi CEO Noah Alireza said the strategy is anchored in domestic development. "Our approach to women's golf is built around the growth of the game in the Kingdom – it is the foundation of everything we do," Alireza said. Abeer AlJohani, Vice President of the Saudi Golf Federation, said the objective is to show Saudi women and girls a future in the sport as "players, coaches, and leaders." More than 15,000 people have signed up for lessons in the Kingdom, with 4,000 on a waiting list and over one-third of those individuals women, with plans to build new academies and launch an LPGA Professionals program to reach 30,000 registered golfers within five years.
The move trades quantity for prestige. A single $4 million purse makes The Championship one of the most lucrative stops on the calendar, designed as a must-attend summer destination if it draws full fields from both tours. The trade-off is a sharp reduction in total prize money available across the former series, from $15 million to $4 million, and four fewer playing opportunities for players who relied on the broader schedule.