What Is the Aramco Team Series Presented By PIF And Riyadh 2023 Format? Is the Final Event Different from the Previous Ones?

The Aramco Team Series of 2023 is approaching its final event this month. The fifth round of the annual tournament is all set to begin this Friday. Each round of the series is a three-day play involving a team event and a stroke play event.

Following the first four rounds of this year, in Singapore, Florida, London, and Hong Kong, the final round is set to happen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event operates with a one million dollar prize money, similar to each event in the annual series. Let’s explore the format of the event and how it works. 

The Aramco series and its format

A change in the format was made in the fourth round, which will carry on to the fifth round as well. The first three rounds had 108 pros and split into 36 teams of three for the team event. With the addition of one amateur per team, each team had four players. 

In the fourth round in Hong Kong, however, only 28 teams, of four members each, competed in the round, in comparison to the 36 teams in the earlier rounds. This means 84 pros and 28 amateurs participated in the event. The same number of people will compete in the final round in Riyadh as well. 

The format of the round works like this. A team event will happen on the first two days, and one team will finish as the winning team. Besides the team event, there is a three-day individual stroke play event for 84 pros. 

After the first two days, when the team event would also be over, a cut will happen in the field for the individual competition. The cut will shortlist 60 positions and ties for the final day, where the pros will compete for the individual title. The performances in the individual competition award points for the Costa Del Sol Spanish Open and the Rolex World Ranking positions. 

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Looking back at the current year’s previous events, here is a list of individual and team winners this year.

Aramco Series 2023 champions

At the first event of the year in Singapore, Pauline Roussin won the individual title, while Christine Wolf and her team bagged the team trophy.  

Pauline Roussin balanced the scales by winning the team trophy in the second event in Florida this year. Carlota Ciganda won the individual title.  

Georgia Hall and team emerged victorious in the third event, while Nelly Korda bagged the individual trophy at the London event. 

And in the fourth and latest Hong Kong event, Kristyna Napoleaova and co. took the team trophy home. There was a tie for the individual title between Jin Young Ko and Xi Yu Lin, both of whom held an 11-under score. Jin Young Ko had the edge in the playoff and won the title. 

Who are you rooting for at the Riyadh event? Let us know in the comments section below.  

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