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The 2026 Ladies European Tour season officially got underway with the PIF Saudi Ladies International at Riyadh Golf Club.
It marked the first time the tournament had hosted the season-opening event on the LET, with 120 players vying for the title in Riyadh.
Prior to the event, the LET had announced a record prize purse for the 2026 season, with players competing for over €40 million for the first time in the Tour’s history.
The PIF Saudi Ladies International, which served as the first event of the 2026 PIF Global Series, was contested as a 72-hole stroke play tournament with a cut after 36 holes and carried a prize purse of $5 million USD.
This was the seventh edition of the tournament, which was added to the LET schedule in 2020, and the third consecutive year it was held at Riyadh Golf Club.
The field of 120 players represented more than 30 nationalities and featured a host of LET and LPGA Tour stars.
The 2026 edition featured a world-class field drawn from the top tiers of the game. Golf Saudi ambassadors once again headlined the season opener, with Patty Tavatanakit, Charley Hull and Carlota Ciganda joined by multiple Major champions, including 2023 Amundi Evian Championship winner Céline Boutier and 2017 Women’s PGA Championship winner Danielle Kang, reinforcing the tournament’s status as a premier global showcase.
The tournament also marked the return of Singapore’s Shannon Tan, who captured the overall LET Order of Merit title last season. Tan’s ascent to the top of the standings was punctuated by consistent performances throughout the 2025 season, where she demonstrated the composure required to clinch the title.
Through strategic investments, Saudi Arabia continued to position itself as a global hub for elite female athletes. By offering prize money parity with the PIF Saudi International, the tournament served as a signal of progress and set a new standard aimed at inspiring a future generation of female golfers.
Charley Hull carded a seven-under 65 in the final round of the $5 million PIF Saudi Ladies International to be crowned the champion of the Ladies European Tour (LET) season opener.
PIF Saudi Ladies International Individual Prize Money Payout 2026
1st – Charley Hull – €631,625
T2 – Casandra Alexander – €315,812
T2 – Akie Iwai – €315,812
T4 – Carlota Ciganda – €169,275
T4 – Hye Jin-Choi – €169,275
T6 – Nasa Hataoka – €116,639
T6 – Mimi Rhodes – €116,639
T6 – Ina Yoon – €116,639
T9 – Jiwon Ko – €95,586
T9 – Hyejun Park – €95,586
T9 – Chizzy Iwai – €95,586
T12 – Helen Briem – €80,848
T12 – Kelsey Bennett – €80,848
T12 – Patty Tavatanakit – €80,848
T12 – Shannon Tan – €80,848
16th – Muni He – €72,005
T17 – Yan Liu – €64,636
T17 – Emma Spitz – €64,636
T17 – Minsol Kim – €64,636
T17 – So Hyun Bae – €64,636
T17 – Leonie Harm – €64,636
T17 – Rio Takeda – €64,636
T23 – Kyo Rim Seo – €56,215
T23 – Nuria Iturrioz – €56,215
T25 – Esme Hamilton – €49,898
T25 – Blanca Fernandez – €49,898
T25 – Lauren Walsh – €49,898
T25 – Alison Lee – €49,898
T29 – Minsum Kim – €39,161
T29 – Dong Eun Lee – €39,161
T29 – Arpichaya Yubol – €39,161
T29 – Dasom Ma – €39,161
T29 – Manon De Roey – €39,161
T29 – Carolina Chacarra – €39,161
T29 – Kajsa Arwefjall – €39,161
T36 – Chaeeun Lee – €32,002
T36 – Auston Kim – €32,002
T36 – Nanna Koerstz Madsen – €32,002
T39 – Shinsil Bang – €24,704
T39 – Mary Liu – €24,704
T39 – Alessandra Fanali – €24,704
T39 – Esther Henseleit – €24,704
T39 – Anna Foster – €24,704
T39 – Hyunjo Yoo – €24,704
T39 – Amelia Garvey – €24,704
T39 – Jung Min Hong – €24,704
T39 – Avani Prashanth – €24,704
T48 – Maha Haddioui – €18,949
T48 – Trichat Cheenglab – €18,949
T48 – Yuai Ji – €18,949
T51 – Sara Kouskova – €16,001
T51 – Olivia Cowan – €16,001
T51 – Pauline Roussin-Bouchard – €16,001
T51 – Julia Lopez Ramirez – €16,001
T55 – Shihyun Kim – €12,913
T55 – Cholcheva Wongras – €12,913
T55 – Chiara Tamburlini – €12,913
T58 – Patcharajutar Kongkraphan – €11,580
T58 – Aditi Ashok – €11,580
60th – Pranavi Urs – €10,948
61st – Hira Naveed – €10,527
62nd – Moa Folke – €9,474
63rd – Jana Melichova – €8,843
T64 – Ruixin Liu – €7,895
T64 – Gabriella Cowley – €7,895
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