• A golfer trains as part of Saudi Arabia's first professional team for women, in Riyadh. All photos: Reuters
    A golfer trains as part of Saudi Arabia's first professional team for women, in Riyadh. All photos: Reuters
  • Tunisian golf coach Ghezlan Ahmed trains a Saudi woman in Riyadh.
    Tunisian golf coach Ghezlan Ahmed trains a Saudi woman in Riyadh.
  • Ahmed has trained more than 400 women.
    Ahmed has trained more than 400 women.
  • Fifty-six of them aim to enter the national team.
    Fifty-six of them aim to enter the national team.
  • The coach said there were now ‘more than 400 women participants in golf training’.
    The coach said there were now ‘more than 400 women participants in golf training’.
  • Lamia Al-Fhadi, who took up golf only five months ago, aims to ‘have the last laugh when I hopefully enter the Saudi national team’.
    Lamia Al-Fhadi, who took up golf only five months ago, aims to ‘have the last laugh when I hopefully enter the Saudi national team’.

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Saudi women to form first national team for female golfers - in pictures

As sport becomes more popular across the kingdom, 56 women have started training under a Tunisian coach as they vie for a spot on the team

The National

February 25, 2022

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Updated: February 25, 2022, 11:35 AM
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