Ain Alalam – Rashad Iskandrni<\/strong><\/p>\n 9th August 2026 <\/strong>\u2014 As the world\u2019s best women professionals compete at the 2026 PIF London Championship (Centurion Club, 6\u20139 August), Golf Saudi is proving its commitment to the game runs far beyond the fairway. Across the first two days of the London tournament, Golf Saudi and the Muslim Golf Association (MGA) welcomed 280 girls and women \u2014 many of whom had never held a club \u2014 to discover a sport too often kept out of reach.<\/p>\n Determined to grow the game of golf both at home in the Kingdom and internationally, Golf Saudi is opening access to the game, breaking down barriers, and building a route from a first swing in the UK to a world final in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n DAY ONE \u2014 A FIRST SWING FOR 80 YOUNG GIRLS<\/strong><\/p>\n 100 young girls from inner-city communities across the UK arrived at the Championship for a taster of Golf Saudi\u2019s Go Golf programme \u2014 hitting their first shots, then sitting down with Ladies European Tour performance professionals, doctors and coaches to hear what a life in the game can look like.<\/p>\n For many of the young women, it was a reunion with the sport following an MGA-run month-long beginners\u2019 course for young Muslim schoolgirls at the Iqra Academy in Peterborough last summer. With no green space of its own, the academy famously moved the final sessions to the public park across the road \u2014 allowing the girls to practise their swings in the open air, in full view of their community. From a park in Peterborough to the PIF London Championship, Golf Saudi and the MGA is building a community of budding young female players.<\/p>\n DAY TWO \u2014 180 WOMEN, ONE ROUTE TO MAKKAH<\/strong><\/p>\n On day two, 180 women travelled from Bradford, Portsmouth, Barking and beyond to experience golf for the very first time. Golf Saudi and the MGA guided them on a course walk, ran hands-on golf activities, and introduced them to the Race to Makkah \u2014 the MGA\u2019s global championship for the Muslim golf community.<\/p>\n Every woman in attendance left with an open invitation to the Race to Makkah World Final at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. The experience is built for women and families \u2014 combining a spectator experience at a full championship with the opportunity to perform Umrah \u2014 a fusion of sport and spirit found nowhere else in the game.<\/p>\n GROWING THE GAME \u2014 AT HOME AND ABROAD<\/strong><\/p>\n From youth development zones at the Championship to a pilgrimage-linked final in the Kingdom, Golf Saudi is knitting together a genuine pathway \u2014 one that starts with a first swing in a UK park and carries all the way to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n ABOUT GOLF SAUDI<\/strong><\/p>\n Golf Saudi facilitates uptake and participation in golf through the delivery of world-class facilities, operational excellence and the implementation of industry best practice to position the Kingdom as an exceptional golfing nation. Combined with grass roots training and education programmes that introduce people to the game at the earliest opportunity and with the greatest ease, Golf Saudi is committed to delivering a dynamic national development programme that transforms the golfing landscape.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.makkahalyoum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MGA_Friday_070826_-900x600.jpeg\")
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