Can't Make It Up Files: Ladies European Tour Confirms They Are Headed To That Bastion Of Gender Equity, Saudi Arabia

Hey, the women will get to enter restaurants through the front door as of this week!

No better time to go to Saudi Arabia then for a golf tournament!

Originally announced in late October, the details were made official today. From Reuters:

“I’m incredibly excited by this announcement and it is an honor for the Tour to be part of history in bringing the first-ever professional women’s golf event to Saudi Arabia,” LET CEO Alexandra Armas said in a statement.

“Confirmation of adding Saudi Arabia to our schedule for 2020 is an exciting prospect... and having seen the quality of the event staging for the Saudi International, I am sure this will be a fantastic experience for our players.”

A number of golfers have been roped in as ambassadors to promote the sport in the country, including Britain’s Carly Booth, Amy Boulden and Rachel Drummond, and Sweden’s Camilla Lennarth and Isabella Deilert.

It wasn’t long ago Booth was roasted for signing an endorsement deal with Saudi Arabia (Ewan Murray’s Guardian story from April.)

At least the LET learned from the European Tour’s mistake and did not mention the Crown Prince’s grand vision for golf.