Jessica Korda Talks Impact of Saudi Investment in Women's Golf

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00:00And while we're kind of on the discussion of just more money coming to the game, we

00:08talk about this every single week with the professional game and the Saudis getting involved

00:12with Liv Goff.

00:13And I talked to plenty of people about this and it seems like with the Aramco series,

00:19the Saudis being involved with that, were you aware of any at any point with discussions

00:25from the Saudis in the women's game as that was a potential avenue of maybe starting there

00:30before they entered with the men's game in Liv Goff?

00:34I think their stance or their kind of impact would be how it is on the LAT with the Aramco

00:42team series.

00:43There was, I don't feel like there was any serious talk about the Liv women's.

00:49You always hear rumors.

00:50Yeah, well, I did.

00:51I think I think we all did.

00:53Right?

00:54But I think that their contribution to the women's side has been elevating the ladies

01:00European tour because they were struggling.

01:04I think that they almost lost that tour as well.

01:06So when the Aramco team series came about, it really elevated them, their purses.

01:15A lot of the girls that, you know, they're not making that much money.

01:19I've talked to a lot of those girls and they would love to retire and start families, but

01:23they just don't have the funds for it.

01:27So I think them coming in and being able to elevate the LAT has been fantastic.

01:32And we go over there to try and support as best we can.

01:36But having a Liv women's, I mean, I feel like everyone's always just interested because

01:41everyone would want to know what that would be like.

01:45But in the ecosystem that we're in, I'm not sure if if there's space for it.