Royal Greens Golf & Country Club

Royal Greens Golf & Country Club
Club information
LocationKing Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia
Established2017
Operated byTroon Golf
Total holes18
Events hostedSaudi International;
LIV Golf Jeddah;
Aramco Team Series;
Aramco Saudi Ladies International
Websiteroyalgreens.net
Championship course
Designed byEuropean Golf Design
Par72
Length7,010 yards (6,410 m)

Royal Greens Golf & Country Club is a golf club located in King Abdullah Economic City, around 100 km north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It has hosted tournaments on the European Tour, Asian Tour, the Ladies European Tour,[1][2] and LIV Golf.[3]

History

The 18-hole championship golf course, playing to a 72 par and a maximum length of just over 7,000 yards, officially opened in September 2017. It sits on the Red Sea coast and was designed by European Golf Design (EGD) and is managed by Troon Golf, the world's largest operator of competition grade courses.[4][5]

Scorecard

Royal Greens Golf & Country Club
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Men's 361 439 208 569 427 470 381 173 498 3526 372 164 459 492 433 427 180 350 607 3484 7010
Par Men's 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 35 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 35 70
Women's 357 392 162 479 384 361 336 147 464 3082 366 140 386 473 364 397 158 308 505 3097 6179
Par Women's 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 5 36 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 36 72


Scorecard from the 2020 Saudi International and the 2022 Saudi Ladies International.[1][6]

International tournaments

The club has hosted several international championships, including the Saudi International on the European Tour and later the Asian Tour, and the Saudi Ladies International and Saudi Ladies Team International on the Ladies European Tour.[6]

Winners

Year Tour[a] Tournament Winner Purse ($)
2019 EUR Saudi International United States Dustin Johnson 3,500,000
2020 EUR Saudi International Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 3,500,000
LET Aramco Saudi Ladies International Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen 1,000,000
LET Saudi Ladies Team International Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen 1,000,000
2021 EUR Saudi International United States Dustin Johnson 3,500,000
LET Aramco Saudi Ladies International New Zealand Lydia Ko 1,000,000
LET Aramco Team Series – Jeddah Slovenia Pia Babnik 1,000,000
2022 ASA Saudi International United States Harold Varner III 5,000,000
LET Aramco Saudi Ladies International England Georgia Hall 1,000,000
LIV LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah United States Brooks Koepka 25,000,000
LET Aramco Team Series – Jeddah Germany Chiara Noja 1,000,000
2023 ASA Saudi International Mexico Abraham Ancer 5,000,000
LET Aramco Saudi Ladies International New Zealand Lydia Ko 5,000,000
LIV LIV Golf Jeddah United States Brooks Koepka 25,000,000
2024 LIV LIV Golf Jeddah 25,000,000
  1. ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; LIV − LIV Golf League.

Awards and recognition

In addition, Royal Greens Golf & Country Club has won numerous awards, such as Saudi Arabia's Best Golf Course and Middle East's Best Golf Course at the 2021 World Golf Awards.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Course Card Royal Greens G&CC". European Tour. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "From Saudi Arabia to Portland, get to know the courses hosting the LIV Golf Invitational Series in 2022". Golfweek. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ Schlabach, Mark (February 15, 2022). "Collin Morikawa: 'All for the PGA Tour' after hearing super league offer". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Royal Greens Golf & Country Club". EGD. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Royal Greens Golf & Country Club". Troon. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Course Info Royal Greens Golf & Country Club". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. ^ "2021 Winners". World Golf Awards. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

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