Golf Saudi Narrows Women’s Program to Single $4M LPGA‑LET Championship

Overview

• Golf Saudi announced Monday that it will scale back its multi‑event PIF Global Series and instead anchor a multi‑year program around one co‑sanctioned $4 million tournament called The Championship beginning in 2027.
• The Championship will be co‑sanctioned by the LPGA and the Ladies European Tour and has been moved to a July slot in 2027 with its prize fund doubled from $2 million to $4 million.
• As part of the deal Golf Saudi committed to a multi‑year partnership with the LET Order of Merit so that support flows across the LET season and top LET finishers retain routes into LPGA Q‑Series and tour status.
• The shift cuts the planned five‑event, $15 million slate to a single marquee stop, a change that will reduce playing and earning opportunities for many professionals who relied on smaller purses and regional events.
• The move follows the Public Investment Fund’s withdrawal from LIV Golf earlier this year and LIV’s Chapter 11 filing, and the full 2027 LPGA schedule release this fall will show whether Golf Saudi expands beyond the single headline event.