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- 1LPGA Signs New Deal With Golf Saudi as PIF Steps Back▼LPGA Signs New Deal With Golf Saudi as PIF Quit Women's Golf Too After LIV's Bankruptcy
The LPGA has signed a new deal with Golf Saudi, according to reports, while the Public Investment Fund is also scaling back its involvement in women's golf. The development follows LIV Golf's reported bankruptcy, raising questions about Saudi Arabia's wider strategy in professional golf and what the new partnership means for the women's tour's finances and schedule.
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The LPGA, the Ladies European Tour and Golf Saudi will co-sanction a professional women's golf tournament in the United Kingdom in 2027. The announcement links the leading women's tours with Saudi Arabia's golf investment arm, continuing golf's expansion of funded events and drawing attention over Saudi involvement in the sport amid ongoing debate about its influence on the professional game.
- 3Saudi backers drop five-event LET series for single tournament▼Saudis drop five-event series from LET, shift focus to one event
Saudi Arabia's golf financiers have scrapped plans for a five-event series on the Ladies European Tour and will instead concentrate their support on one tournament. The move scales back what had been billed as a major expansion of Saudi involvement in women's professional golf, and leaves questions about how the LET's schedule and funding will look going forward.