Top field for Ladies Open in Abu Dhabi
abu dhabi — With just under 4 days to go, Abu Dhabi Sports Council is announcing the strongest field to date for the 2019 Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Open (FBM Ladies Open).
Held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the Ladies European Tour (LET) event returns for a third time to the award-winning Saadiyat Beach Golf Club from January 10-13, 2019.
Kicking off both the 2019 Ladies European Tour (LET) calendar as well as Abu Dhabi’s 2019 golf season, the event also begins a fortnight of thrilling golf action in the emirate. Under a new format, the FBM Ladies Open will also be the first Tour-sanctioned, entirely pro-am tournament to be held in the UAE.
In its strongest field to-date, defending champion Aditi Ashok will be joined by Beth Allen (US), who won the inaugural FBM Ladies Open in 2016, British star Charley Hull (England) as well as Becky Brewerton (Wales), Catriona Matthew (Scotland), Becky Morgan (Wales), Anne Van Dam (The Netherlands), Caroline Hedwall (Sweden), Astrid Vayson De Pradenne (France), Jenny Haglund (Sweden), Meghan Maclaren (England), Camille Chevalier (France) and Florentyna Parker (England). Solheim Cup team members Jodi Ewart Shadoff (England) and Emily Kristine Pedersen (Denmark) are also on the list to tee off in Abu Dhabi.
Aref Hamad Al Awani, General Secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council said: “The Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies Open continues Abu Dhabi’s rich tradition of not only hosting world-class sporting events but also of providing a global stage to talented female athletes.”