Major winner from England scorches front nine with 6-under 30 KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia: Leonie Harm of Germany made history as the first professional to hit a golf shot on Saudi soil and England’s Georgia Hall got off to a fast start, taking the lead after the first round on Thursday in the inaugural Aramco Saudi Ladies International golf tournament. Harm struck the tournament’s opening tee shot that launched the first-ever professional women’s golf event to take place in Saudi Arabia at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in a bio-secure environment within the King Abdullah Economic City, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The women’s golf week in the Kingdom features the $1m Saudi Ladies International and the $500,000 Saudi Ladies Team International, which starts on Nov. 17. Major winner Hall took advantage of the calm morning conditions to shoot a course record 7-under 65 in a near-flawless round highlighted by six birdies on the front nine, as she led a slew of low scores on the day.