With the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF – Riyadh nearing the start of play the teams have now been finalised following the Draft in Saudi Arabia.
In the fifth and final ATS event of 2023, two competitions will again take place side by side with 84 professionals competing in both the 36-hole Team competition and 54-hole Individual competition.
On Wednesday night at Riyadh Golf Club – the home venue hosting a Ladies European Tour (LET) event for the very first time – the Draft took place with 28 captains selecting one teammate from the field of competitors.
The third professional was randomly assigned before one amateur was added to complete the line-ups.
Captains were decided based on the 28 best-ranked players from the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings as of Monday 16th October.
Recent LET winner Alexandra Försterling was afforded the first pick of the evening, opting for fellow rookie Emma Spitz from Austria. The close friends are joined by Scotland’s Kelsey Macdonald who has recently returned from injury.
At the other end of the order, World No 1 Lilia Vu selected Hannah Burke with the final pick of the evening. The AIG Women’s Open champion and in-form Englishwoman are joined by Wales’ Becky Brewerton.
Fellow Major winner and World No 4 Minjee Lee from Australia chose Scotland’s Louise Duncan with the penultimate pick of the night. Another rookie, France’s Nastasia Nadaud, completes the trio.
World No 8 Charley Hull from England again opted for Sweden’s Isabella Deilert – the pair having teamed up at the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF – London event back in July. The close friends are joined by Emma Grechi of France.
In similar fashion, England’s Georgia Hall replicated her pick from Centurion Club by selecting Scotland’s Kylie Henry. After the pair claimed victory on that occasion, Sweden’s Elin Arvidsson completes the trio hoping to have similar success.
Another exciting grouping comes courtesy of Solheim Cup heroine Carlota Ciganda picking Italy’s Alessandra Fanali – both of which represent Arizona State University (ASU) alumni. Czechia’s Sara Kouskova is the third and final professional in the group.
Three Swedes share a team after Lisa Pettersson picked the in-form Sara Kjellker before being assigned Camilla Lennarth.
England’s Gabriella Cowley picked ATS specialist Casandra Alexander from South Africa with Czechia’s Kristyna Napoleaova – the most recent winning captain who is a guest on this week’s LET Golf Podcast – completing the squad.
The remaining teams can be found here.
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