Sport is the most powerful vehicle to help inspire change, and the growing popularity of golf in Saudi Arabia exemplifies the diverse lifestyle of the Kingdom – contributing to our nation’s Vision 2030 aims.
The talented Golf Saudi ambassador programme now stands 20 strong, with Ladies European Tour, LPGA Tour, Asian Tour and LIV Golf stars making up the varied roster.
Tasked with driving mass participation of the game and transforming the nation into a leading global golf destination, the global stars serve as inspiration to the growing golf enthusiasts in the Kingdom.
Shergo began playing golf at age five at the Windlesham Golf Club, in Surrey and one of his first wins was on the Nike Rookie Tour winning an Under-12 competition. By age 15, he was playing off scratch. He played in the Arab Championships U15 and U18 twice and won the U15 Championship on the second occasion by 14 strokes. Following that result he went and played in under 18 events at age 14 to gain World Amateur Golf Ranking points. He won the Under 18s Arab Championshi at just 15 years old. Shergo has since played in global tour events such as the PIF Saudi International and Omega Dubai Desert Classic. In 2022, Shergo has continued to make history, being the first Arab golfer to make the cut in a DP World Tour event, and also winning his first ever professional tournament on the TP Tour in England, the first Arab Golfer to do so. Shergo spent 2022, as an ‘alternate’ reserve on the LIV Golf Invitational Series, and managed to secure two tournaments, supporting his teams to a great result.
2012
Won UK KIds Grand Finale
2013
Won British Junior Golf Tour – Collingtree Park
2017
Won Arab Junior Championship – Under 18
2021
First Arab Player to make the cut on DP World Tour
2022
Wins first professional tour event
Khalid Attieh, one of Saudi Arabia’s newest professional golf stars, has rapidly risen through the ranks of the sport both locally and globally. Making history in 2024 as the first Saudi amateur to compete at a professional level during the Asian Tour’s International Series Oman, he has since continued to showcase Saudi Arabia’s golfing talent on the international stage.
His career has been marked by significant achievements. In 2024, he claimed the Senior Individual title at the GCC Golf Championship in Qatar and represented Saudi Arabia at the 2024 PIF Saudi International. In February 2025, he joined the field as a player reserve at LIV Golf Riyadh where he was announced as an official Golf Saudi ambassador, using his journey from local amateur to professional player to inspire the next generation of golfers
2017
Pan-Arab Champion
2023
Jordan Open Champion
2023
GCC Champion – Team and Individual
2023
Bahrain Amateur Champion
2023
Abu Dhabi Open Champion
2024
First Saudi amateur to make the cut for Asian Tour International Series, Oman
2024
Wins Senior Individual title at GCC Golf Championship
2024
Played at PIF Saudi International
2025
Picked as player reserve for LIV Golf Riyadh
2025
Appointed as Golf Saudi Ambassador
Previously ranked number 2 in the World Amateur Golf rankings, Bronte turned professional in late 2016. She competed in the LPGA Final Qualifying tournament and earned full status on the Symetra Tour and partial status on the LPGA Tour for 2017.
Her maiden LPGA Tour victory and her first ever win as a professional came in 2019 at the Pure Silk Championship in Virgina, earning her full status as an LPGA Tour member. In that same year Bronte went on to be one of the star players on the European Solheim Cup Team. Her second win and first on the Ladies European Tour was in Dubai 2021.
Bronte has recently won the Aramco Team Series London, with an incredible Eagle putt on 18 to beat Georgia Hall by 1 shot.
2016
Won the European Ladies Amateur Championship
2017
Turned Professional
2019
Won Pure Silk Championship - LPGA
2021
Won Dubai Moonlight Classic - LET
2021
Won Aramco Team Series London, Individual - LET
Marianne has had a highly successful career, having turned professional in 2005. Marianne is a 5-time winner on the Ladies European Tour with her fifth win being the Individual Title at The Aramco Team Series London.
The 36-year-old Norwegian has also won on the LETAS, Australian ALPG Tour and kicked started her 2021season with a win on the Sunshine Ladies Tour in South Africa.
2005
Turned Professional
2009
Won Carta Si Ladies Italian Open - LET
2009
Won Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open - LET
2011
Won South African Women's Open - LET
2019
Won Australian Ladies Classic - LET
2021
Won Aramco Team Series London, Individual - LET
Olivia played on the LET Access Series in 2015 leading to two wins as an amateur and gained status onto the Ladies European Tour. She represented her country at the Youth Olympics in China before helping her continent to victory as part of the European team at the 2015 Vagliano Trophy. A serial winner in the unpaid ranks, Olivia claimed both the Spanish and Portuguese Ladies Amateur Championships before turning to the paid circuit.
Olivia was the captain of the winning team at the Aramco Team Series London in 2021, she then went on to secure her LPGA tour card for the 2022 season at qualifying school.
2015
Turned Professional
2015
Won three times on the LET Access Tour
2021
Won Aramco team Series London, Team Event - LET
2022
Joined the LPGA
2022
Won the Hero Women’s Indian Open (LET)
Pauline, born in Montelimar, has been playing golf since the age of 3. Incensed at the Montpellier Massane golf course, she has been living in Columbia since August 2019 where she studied at the University of South Carolina. She was a member of the French team at the age of 14, and won her first big tournament at the age of 15, the Coupe de France, and her first international tournament at 16 in Spain. Pauline went on to play and win her second professional tournament in Sweden on the Ladies European Tour which led to a 2-year exemption on the LET. In 2022, she played in the Qualifying tournament for the LPGA Tour and finished 2nd overall.
2015
Won European Young Masters
2016
Junior Ryder Cup
2019
Won Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship
2021
Turned professional
2021
Won Didriksons Skafto Open - LET
Hull made a name for herself on tour before she turned 18, after winning Rookie of the Year on the Ladies European Tour, becoming the youngest competitor to participate in the international Solheim Cup matches, and becoming a champion on the Ladies European Tour in 2014. After a very successful 2023 season, which included two second place finishes in Major championships, Hull has propelled herself to number 8 in the Rolex World Rankings and is now in the hunt for her first Major win. At the Aramco Team Series in Tampa earlier this year, Hull finished in second place position as she looks to achieve one better in Korea.
Professional Wins – 6
2016
Chevron Championship & Women’s British Open Tied 2nd
2023
U.S. Women’s Open & Women’s British Open Tied 2nd
Carlota has had a stellar career over the past decade, with 7 professional wins to her name. In her first full season on the Ladies European Tour in 2021, Ciganda won the ISPS Handa Order of Merit, was named the Player’s player of the year and additionaly claimed the LET Rookie of the year title.
Carlota has played for Team Europe 5 times in the Solheim Cup and was the ladies winner of the 2019 AON Risk Reward Challenge, collecting a $1,000,000 prize.
2011
Turned Professional
2012
Won Deloitte Ladies Open - LET
2012
Won China Suzhou Taihu Open - LET
2013
Won UniCredit Ladies German Open - LET
2016
Won LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship
2016
Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational - LPGA
2019
Won Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open - LET
2021
Won Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España - LET
2022
Won Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open - LET
2023
Won ATS Florida
Emily has had an incredibly successful career having only turned professional in 2015. Emily was named the Ladies European Tour Rookie of the year in 2015 and has gone on to win 5 times on tour.
She famously swept up all the titles in 2020 winning the Saudi Ladies International as well as the Saudi Ladies Team and Individual titles. She finished the season as No. 1 on the Ladies European Tour Race to Costa Del Sol.
2021 Emily was the star of the Solheim Cup as she sunk the winning putt for Team Europe leading to victory against Team US. She also claimed the team title for the Aramco Team Series – Jeddah. 2022 saw Emily qualify for the LPGA Tour through her finish in their qualifying tournament.
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2015
Turned Professional
2015
Won Hero Women's Indian Open - LET
2020
Won Tipsport Czech Ladies Open - LET
2020
Won Saudi Ladies International - LET
2020
Won Saudi Ladies Team International, Individual Event - LET
2021
Won andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España - LET
2021
Won Aramco Team Series Jeddah, Team Event - LET
Alison was ranked the number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings for 16 weeks in 2013-14, she turned professional in December 2014 and joined the LPGA Tour after winning the final stage of LPGA Qualifying Tournament. In her rookie season on tour, she qualified for the US Solheim Cup team based on her world ranking. Alison’s first win as a professional was The Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande (Individual).
The Aramco Team Series and Sotogrande in particular will always hold a special place in my heart with it being my first ever professional win. I love playing in the series and the progress they are making for women’s golf”
2013
Ranked number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
2014
Won North and South Women’s Amateur
2014
Turned Professional
2021
Won Aramco Team Series, Sotogrande – (LET)
Turning professional in 2015, Anne is a 5 times Ladies European Tour Winner and is currently the longest hitter on the LPGA Tour. In 2019 She earned a spot on the European Solheim Cup team via her LET Solheim Cup points ranking. The following year Van Dam went on to represent the Netherlands in The Olympics.
It is always a great feeling to visit new countries and play new golf courses with the LET. By becoming a Golf Saudi ambassador, I will have the opportunity to help grow the game of golf for women in the country, therefore helping Golf Saudi achieve its goals of increasing female participation.
2015
Turned professional
2015
Won the HLR Golf Academy Open (LETAS)
2016
Won the CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy and the Xiamen International Ladies Open (LET)
2017
Position 5 on the Order of Merit (LET)
2018
Won the Estrella Damm Ladies Open and Andalucía Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino (LET)
2019
Won the ActewAGL Canberra Classic (LET) and played on the European Solheim Cup Team
Othman Al Mulla grew up in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, where he discovered his love for golf at the age of 15. At the age of 17, he moved to the USA to attend the International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, where he honed his skills. He played collegiate golf at Glendale Community College in Arizona before turning professional in 2019, becoming the first golfer from Saudi Arabia to do so. He became the first Saudi to win the Qatar Open and the first Saudi to qualify to play in two professional events, the 2007 Dubai Desert Classic and the 2008 Qatar Masters.
2015
Won the Saudi Open
2016
Won the Pan Arab Team Championship
2019
Turned Professional
Saud started playing golf at the young age of 10 and joined the national team just two years later in 2012. With impressive dedication and hard work, Saud went on to become the top-ranked Arab junior in 2015, winning two Arab junior titles and three GCC junior titles. In the years that followed, Saud continued to make waves in the golfing world, winning titles such as the Aramco Invitational at just 18 years old and even claiming a silver medal in the Saudi Olympics.
Despite turning pro at the age of 23, Saud has already achieved significant milestones in his career. Within just two weeks of turning pro, Saud made his first cut on the Asian Tour at the International Series Qatar, even leading at one point on the first day.
2012
Joined the Saudi National Team
2015
Became the top Arab junior after winning 2 Arab junior titles and 3 GCC junior titles
2018
Won the Saudi Open
2023
Turned Professional
Faisal's love affair with golf began at the age of five, encouraged by his family's unwavering support. At twelve, he was presented with the opportunity to join the national team, igniting a fiery passion within him to further pursue the sport. His determination bore fruit in 2012 when he secured a first gold medal in the Junior GCC, followed by another victory in Oman the following year. The pinnacle of his junior career saw him represent Saudi Arabia in the Junior Asian Games.
After a brief hiatus, Faisal's passion for golf was reignited in 2021. He participated in several tournaments, seizing the top spot in the Arab Championship in Egypt, the Saudi Open, and the golf tournament in the Saudi Games. Such prowess led him to turn professional in 2023. His second professional tournament in Oman proved successful, making his first cut in a professional tournament with ease. Faisal’s future looks bright with an abundance of opportunities ahead on the Asian tour.
2012
Won the Gold Medal at Junior GCC
2013
Won the Gold Medal at Junior GCC
2023
Turned Professional
Dustin Johnson, a former World No. 1, is one of the biggest names in golf, renowned for his powerful driving and remarkable consistency. A two-time Major champion, Johnson has achieved 24 victories on the PGA Tour, including the 2016 U.S. Open and the 2020 Masters at Augusta National.
Since joining LIV Golf in 2022, Johnson has continued to excel, winning three individual event titles and leading his team, 4Aces GC, to back-to-back season-long team championships in 2022 and 2023. A two-time winner of the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, Johnson was named a Golf Saudi ambassador in 2024, serving as an inspiration to the next generation of golfers in Saudi Arabia.
2007
Turned professional
2016
Wins first Major at the U.S. Open
2019
Wins debut PIF Saudi International
2020
Wins second Major at The Masters
2021
Wins second PIF Saudi International title
2022
Joins LIV Golf
2022
Wins three individual titles
2022
Leads 4Aces GC to their first team championship
2024
Announced as Golf Saudi ambassador
We welcome Kipp as the newest entrant to a stellar roster of Golf Saudi ambassadors. Ranked number one golfer with a disability in the world, Kipp’s story is one of true grit and perseverance. Diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy called Spastic diplegia that affects his lower body and having gone through several surgeries, Kipp personifies and shares Golf Saudi’s values of hard work and a true passion for the sport of golf. We wish him continued success in his journey.
2022
Reached World Number One Golfer with a Disability
2022
Won 4 of 7 Events on the G4D Tour
2022
First disabled golfer to qualify for the British Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes GC
2023
Won the USGA's Adaptive Open at Pinehurst
Varner turned pro in 2012 and gained his first professional win at the Australian PGA Championship in 2016. The year before, he finished in the top 25 five times and placed runner-up at the Panama Claro Championship. In 2021, Varner tied second at the RBC Heritage on the PGA tour and then went on to win the PIF Saudi International in 2022, holing a 90 foot eagle putt on the 72nd hole to beat Bubba Watson by 1 shot. In Aug 2022 it was announced that Varner would join LIV Golf, in a move that would change his life forever.
2012
Turned professional
2015
First African American Golfer to advance from Web.com Tour to the PGA Tour
2016
Wins first professional tournament at the Australian PGA Championship
2022
Wins the PIF Saudi International
2022
Joins LIV Golf
2023
Won LIV DC (Individual)
Talor Gooch’s career began on the PGA Tour Canada before heading to the PGA Tour for the 2015-16 season. He went on to win the Knoxville News Sentinel Open in 2017 as part of the Web.com Tour. Gooch won his first PGA Tour event in November 2021 at the RSM Classic with a three stroke-victory. In May 2022, Gooch joined LIV Golf and placed 9th at LIV Golf London taking place at Centurion Club in June. During his first season with LIV Golf, Talor won multiple team events, and clinched the Team Championship with Four Aces GC.
2015
Joined the PGA Tour Canada
2019
2x top five finishes on PGA Tour
2021
Won the RSM Classic on PGA Tour
2022
Tied 14th in his first Masters appearance
2022
Joins LIV Golf
2023
Won LIV Adelaide (Individual)
2023
Won LIV Singapore (Individual)
2023
Won LIV Andalucia (Individual)
Madrid-born Chacarra is at the start of his professional career. Before attending Oklahoma State University Chacarra represented the International Team at the 2021 Palmer Cup, finishing with a 4-0 record. At OSU he was a first-team All-American and ranked 2nd in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. He joined LIV Golf and turned pro in June 2022. His amateur wins include the 2017 Grand Prix de Landes, 2019 Copa de Andalusia, 2021 European Amateur Team Championship, and 2022 Amer Ari Invitational. After just five starts, Eugenio won the LIV Golf Invitational (individual and team events) in Bangkok, taking home an exciting $4.75m.
2022
Reaches #2 in world amateur ranking
2022
Joins LIV Golf
2022
Wins his 5th ever start – LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok by 3 strokes
2023
His team, Fireballs GC, won the LIV Tucson event
Jason Kokrak has achieved 11 professional wins over his career. He is a three time PGA Tour Winner finishing first in the 2020 CJ Cup and gaining a further two wins in 2021 at the Charles Schwab Challenge and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open.
In 2021 he also won the QBE Shootout, with fellow LIV golfer, Kevin Na, which allowed Kokrak to reach the top 25 in the OWGR that year. Kokrak was announced to join LIV Golf in July 2022.
2008
Turned Professional
2020
Won CJ Cup-PGA Tour
2021
Won Charles Schwab Challenge - PGA Tour
2021
Won Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open - PGA Tour
2022
Joined the exciting LIV Golf Invitational Series
Gary is a South African retired professional golfer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. During his career, he won nine major championships on the regular tour and nine major championships on the Champions Tour.
At the age of 29, he won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors in a career, known as the career Grand Slam. He won over 150 professional tournaments on six continents over seven decades and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.
1953
Turned Professional
1959
Won the Open Championship
1961
Won The Masters
1962
Won PGA Championship
1965
Won US Open
1968
Won The Open Championship
1972
Won PGA Championship
1974
Won The Masters
1974
Won The Open Championship
1978
Won The Masters
2000
Voted Sportsman of the Century
2021
Became a Golf Saudi Ambassador
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