Club information | |
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Location | King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia |
Established | 2017 |
Operated by | Troon Golf |
Total holes | 18 |
Events hosted | Saudi International; LIV Golf Jeddah; Aramco Team Series; Aramco Saudi Ladies International |
Website | royalgreens.net |
Championship course | |
Designed by | European Golf Design |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,010 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]
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]
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]
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]
Year | Tour [lower-alpha 1] | Tournament | Winner | Purse ($) |
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2019 | EUR | Saudi International | Dustin Johnson | 3,500,000 |
2020 | EUR | Saudi International | Graeme McDowell | 3,500,000 |
LET | Aramco Saudi Ladies International | Emily Kristine Pedersen | 1,000,000 | |
LET | Saudi Ladies Team International | Emily Kristine Pedersen | 1,000,000 | |
2021 | EUR | Saudi International | Dustin Johnson | 3,500,000 |
LET | Aramco Saudi Ladies International | Lydia Ko | 1,000,000 | |
LET | Aramco Team Series – Jeddah | Pia Babnik | 1,000,000 | |
2022 | ASA | Saudi International | Harold Varner III | 5,000,000 |
LET | Aramco Saudi Ladies International | Georgia Hall | 1,000,000 | |
LIV | LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah | Brooks Koepka | 25,000,000 | |
LET | Aramco Team Series – Jeddah | Chiara Noja | 1,000,000 | |
2023 | ASA | Saudi International | Abraham Ancer | 5,000,000 |
LET | Aramco Saudi Ladies International | Lydia Ko | 5,000,000 | |
LIV | LIV Golf Jeddah | Brooks Koepka | 25,000,000 | |
2024 | LIV | LIV Golf Jeddah | 25,000,000 |
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]
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