Prize Money Soars to $5M at Saudi International as Charley Hull Battles Toward the Top
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The PIF Saudi Ladies International is setting a benchmark in terms of the total prize money, and as the tournament nears its end, Charley Hull is looking well poised to take away the lion's share.
Rio Takeda and Hye-Jin Choi are tied for the lead at 15 under par after Saturday’s third round on February 13, 2026, at Riyadh Golf Club. Both are now in the world’s top 20 and keep pushing forward.
Hull is three shots behind the leaders heading into the tournament's final round in Riyadh. The $5 million prize is bigger than most women’s golf tournaments, and Hull will walk home with $750,000 provided that she manages to bridge the gap.
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Choi crushed a 65 on Saturday, and Takeda wasn’t far behind with a 66. Choi’s got James Longman carrying her bag this week, and fun fact, he just married Solheim Cup player Carlota Ciganda, who’s only two shots back at 13 under.
Hull knows this course well. The world No. 5 has won here before and knows what it takes to finish strong. She’s shot back-to-back 67s and is three shots behind going into the final day
Charley Hull’s Way to Her Second Riyadh Victory
Sixteen players are within four shots of the lead, which makes things unpredictable regarding the final victor. Hull is the highest-ranked player in that chasing group.
Alison Lee is tied for fourth at 13 under after an amazing week. The new mom played the first two rounds with rental clubs before her own clubs arrived. Once she got them, she shot a 65 on Saturday.
Lee is tied for fourth with Chizzy and Akie Iwai, twin sisters who both won on the LPGA Tour as rookies in 2025. England’s Mimi Rhodes had the lead at the halfway point but shot a 72 on Saturday, dropping to a tie for 13th.
Besides the five LPGA majors and the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, no other women’s golf event offers this much money. The CME prize is $11 million, but most other tournaments have much smaller prizes. This makes Riyadh’s $5 million purse stand out a lot this week.
So will Hull be ablet to close the gap and win the tournament for the second time in Saudi Arabia? Or will one of the leaders hold firm under pressure to win the three-quarters of a million dollars on the line?
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Written by
Sneha Abraham
Edited by
Souvik Roy