Saudi Arabia finally has a deal with American golf under an agreement announced Wednesday for the LPGA Tour to co-sanction a PIF Global Series event at prestigious Shadow Creek in Las Vegas next spring.

The Aramco Championship will be held from April 2-5 at Shadow Creek with 120 players from the LPGA and the Ladies European Tour. The $4 million purse rates among the highest outside the majors.

It’s the first big announcement for Craig Kessler, who took over as LPGA commissioner in July. He said the Aramco Championship “reflects exactly where we’re headed in building the global schedule for our tour.”

“We often talk about routing, courses and purses, and this event checks every box,” Kessler said. “We also recognize that partnerships like this — built on LET’s longstanding collaboration

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