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Myerscough golf students enjoy Middle Eastern adventure

Published
Thursday 23 Feb 2023

A group of Myerscough College golf students and staff flew out to the Middle East last week to work at a major Professional Tour event.

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The Aramco Saudi Ladies International, part of the European Tour series, is an exciting and revolutionary event that celebrates the power of women’s golf, and the tournament has become one of the most prestigious women’s golf events in the world.

The tournament is held at the stunning Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Jeddah, where players from all over the world compete to win the coveted trophy.

The students, who were all undertaking the trip courtesy of event organisers, attended in a scoring and caddying capacity for the week, which is hoped will become an annual opportunity as part of Myerscough’s HE Degree provision.

The event provided another unique opportunity that Myerscough students are offered as part of their course enrichment, gaining invaluable ‘inside the ropes’ experience, working and rubbing shoulders with a host of stars from the golfing world.

Rick Daniels, Myerscough College and University Centre’s Golf Performance Director, said: ‘’Due to established and existing links with the professional golf tours, we were approached by the Tournament promoters to provide a team of scoring staff and operational support for TV/Media to ensure a smooth, logistical running of the professional event after two years of ‘issues’ with the locally sourced volunteers.

‘’This exciting event was introduced to the Kingdom in 2020, making it the first professional women’s golf event ever in Saudi Arabia. It has now helped introducing the sport to thousands of local females thanks to the Ladies First Club, which aims to provide free golf across the whole country.’’

The 2023 event was eventually won by world number one Lydia Ko, with the New Zealander clinching a one-shot triumph over India’s Aditi Ashok.

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