The 2026 Ladies European Tour (LET) season officially gets underway this week with the PIF Saudi Ladies International at Riyadh Golf Club.
It is the first time the tournament has hosted the season-opening event on the LET and will see 120 players vying for the title in Riyadh.
Last week saw the LET announce a record prize purse for the 2026 season with players competing for over €40 million for the first time in its history.
The PIF Saudi Ladies International, which is the first event of the 2026 PIF Global Series, will be contested as a 72-hole stroke play tournament, with a cut after 36 holes, and carries a prize purse of $5 million USD.
This is the seventh edition of the tournament, which was added to the LET schedule in 2020, and the third consecutive edition held at Riyadh Golf Club.
The field of 120 players represents more than 30 nationalities with a host of LET and LPGA Tour stars competing.
The 2026 edition features a world-class field drawn from the top tiers of the game. Golf Saudi ambassadors will once again headline the season opener, Patty Tavatanakit, Charley Hull and Carlota Ciganda are joined my multiple Major champions, including 2023 Amundi Evian Championship winner Céline Boutier and 2017 Women’s PGA Championship winner Danielle Kang, reinforcing the tournament’s status as a premier global showcase.
The tournament also marks the return of Singapore’s Shannon Tan, who captured the overall LET Order of Merit title last season. Tan’s ascent to the top of the standings was punctuated by her consistent performances throughout the 2025 season, where she demonstrated the composure required to clinch the title.
Through strategic investments, Saudi Arabia is rapidly becoming a global hub for elite female athletes. By offering prize money parity with the PIF Saudi International, the tournament serves as a beacon of progress, setting a new standard to inspire a future generation of female golf players.
PIF Saudi Ladies International Individual Prize Money Payout 2026
1st $675,000
2nd $405,000
3rd $270,000
4th $202,500
5th $162,000
6th $139,500
7th $126,000
8th $112,500
9th $108,000
10th $103,500
11th $99,000
12th $94,500
13th $90,000
14th $85,500
15th $81,000
16th $78,500
17th $76,500
18th $74,250
19th $72,000
20th $69,750
21st $66,600
22nd $64,350
23rd $62,150
24th $59,850
25th $57,600
26th $55,350
27th $52,650
28th $50,400
29th $48,150
30th $45,900
31st $44,100
32nd $41,850
33rd $40,050
34th $38,700
35th $37,350
36th $36,000
37th $34,500
38th $33,300
39th $31,950
40th $30,600
41st $29,250
42nd $27,900
43rd $26,550
44th $25,200
45th $24,300
46th $23,400
47th $22,500
48th $21,600
49th $21,150
50th $20,700
51st $19,800
52nd $18,900
53rd $18,000
54th $17,550
55th $16,650
56th $15,300
57th $14,850
58th $14,400
59th $13,950
60th $13,500
PIF Saudi Ladies International Team Prize Money Payout 2026
1st $140,000
2nd $80,000
3rd $40,000
4th $20,000
5th $17,500
6th $14,500
7th $14,000
8th $13,500
9th $13,000
10th $12,500
11th $12,000
12th $11,750
13th $11,500
14th $11,250
15th $10,750
16th $10,500
17th $10,000
18th $9,250
19th $8,750
20th $8,500
21st $4,500
22nd $3,750
23rd $3,750
24th $3,750
25th $3,750
26th $3,750
27th $3,750
28th $3,750
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