American “Lily Fu” managed to take first place in the Saudi Aramco International Women’s Championship organized by the State Investment Fund, with the completion of the third day of competition, which began with the participation of players who managed to overcome the qualifying stage at the Royal Greens Stadium and Club in the King’s Economic City Abdullah. After finishing the final 3-stroke hole, bringing her total to 18 under-par, she hit the world No. 1 and Day 1 leader and most of the Day 3 competition with New Zealand’s Lydia Co. with one shot. They were followed by the leader of yesterday’s ranking of the competition, the Indian “Aditi Ashok”, on a par with the champion of the first edition of the Saudi Aramco International Women’s Championship, the Dane “Emily Kristin Pedersen”, with a total of 16 strokes below average, 3 strokes ahead of the closest competitor.
Lilia Fu said: “Before the start of the tournament, I had some doubts about my personal performance, as I lack sensitivity, as this is the first tournament I participate in this season, but my confidence quickly returned with the continuation of the competition. I’m very excited to be in the Saudi Aramco International Women’s Championship and I’ll be playing Tomorrow I’ll be with Lidia and she’s a great player, I think when you play with the best players it reflects positively on you.”
Lydia Ko said: “I had some good shots early in the day which helped me get more chances and reduce the time to hit the balls in the holes. It’s nice to see your balls hit in difficult moments when all the players hit hard levels and score a lot of shots under And it was great to play together with Lilia and Aditi.
“The 18th hole is amazing, probably the most beautiful on the course, and I definitely have the fondest memories of it,” said Pedersen. “You will be in a good position when you get a straight, which happened to me today. keep playing hole after hole calmly.”
The Saudi Aramco International Women’s Championship will conclude tomorrow, Sunday, February 19, where the champion will win the championship cup and the largest share of its $5 million total prize pool, which is the most expensive “women’s European tour” outside of major tournaments.
