Charley Hull Claims Fifth LET Title At PIF Saudi Ladies International

The Englishwoman carded a final round of 65 to hold off Casandra Alexander and Akie Iwai by one in the prestigious event in Riyadh

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Charley Hull claimed her fifth LET title at the event
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Charley Hull held off the challenges of Casandra Alexander and Akie Iwai to win one of the most lucrative events of the year, the LET's PIF Saudi Ladies International, by one at Riyadh Golf Club.

Following another birdie at the seventh, Hull moved within two of the lead, with Alexander out in front on her own at 16 under.

Iwai also remained firmly in contention, helped by three birdies in a row between the fifth and the seventh as she re-joined Alexander at the top of the leaderboard.

However, Hull clearly meant business, as evidenced by a brilliant approach at the par-four ninth, leaving her a tap-in to make amends for a bogey on the eighth.

There was a setback for Hull at the 10th with another bogey. Still, she responded magnificently with another birdie at the 11th to go back to two under for her round, which she followed with an eagle at the par-5 12th,, holing a long putt to take a share of the lead at 16 under.

She wasn’t done there, with more birdies at the 13th, 15th and 18th to set the clubhouse lead at 19 under with a round of 65.

There was still plenty of golf left to play, and Alexander looked the most likely to burst Hull’s bubble, joining her at the top of the leaderboard with a birdie at the 15th before slipping back to 18 under with her second bogey of the day at the 17th.

Casandra Alexander at the Amundi Evian Championship

Casandra Alexander couldn't quite force a playoff with Hull

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Needing a birdie to force a playoff with Hull, Alexander could only par the 18th, condemning her to a tie for second with Iwai as Hull sealed her fifth LET title and first since the 2024 Aramco Team Series Riyadh at the same venue.

The victory will be all the sweeter for Hull as the tournament, which marked the beginning of the LET season, offered the year’s biggest purse on the circuit of $5m, with Hull earning $750,000.

Mike Hall
Mike Hall
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Mike has over 25 years of experience in journalism, including writing on a range of sports throughout that time, such as golf, football and cricket. Now a freelance staff writer for Golf Monthly, he is dedicated to covering the game's most newsworthy stories. 


He has written hundreds of articles on the game, from features offering insights into how members of the public can play some of the world's most revered courses, to breaking news stories affecting everything from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to developmental Tours and the amateur game. 


Mike grew up in East Yorkshire and began his career in journalism in 1997. He then moved to London in 2003 as his career flourished, and nowadays resides in New Brunswick, Canada, where he and his wife raise their young family less than a mile from his local course. 


Kevin Cook’s acclaimed 2007 biography, Tommy’s Honour, about golf’s founding father and son, remains one of his all-time favourite sports books.

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