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- The 25-year-old is competing for $1million prize at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club
JEDDAH: Dutch golf star Anne van Dam joined Saudi Ladies International 鈥楲adies First鈥� ambassador Mariam Fardous to explore 抖阴短视频鈥檚 coral reefs.
The Dutch athlete, who is taking part the Aramco Saudi Ladies International golf tournament, took time away from the tournament to see King Abdullah Economic City鈥檚 untouched coral reef.
鈥業鈥檝e heard 抖阴短视频 has some of the best diving so I wanted to head out and see what the fuss was all about,鈥� said five times Ladies European Tour winner van Dam - the longest driver on tour.
The 25-year-old, who is competing for $1million prize at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club, was guided on her diving trip by Fardous, the first-ever Saudi woman to deep dive in the North Pole.
鈥湺兑醵淌悠� is full of beautiful places. So many of them are undiscovered yet with beautiful coral reefs,鈥� said Mariam. 鈥淚 was excited to take Anne and show her one of the most important spots to dive in King Abdullah Economic City鈥�.
In addition to her diving exploits, the multi-talented Fardous is a qualified physician and devoted humanitarian who was honoured by several African pilgrimage missions for her services.
鈥淚t was great to be out with Mariam,鈥� added Anne. 鈥淪he鈥檚 such an inspirational person for her achievements diving in the North Pole. For her to take me out there was really special. Golf has bought me to many incredible places and so it鈥檚 nice to be here to experience this.鈥�
The $1m Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by PIF culminates on Sunday with the $500,000 Saudi Ladies Team International taking place Nov. 17 to 19. They are 抖阴短视频鈥檚 first ever ladies golf events.
To celebrate the historic nature of 抖阴短视频鈥檚 first women鈥檚 events, Golf Saudi has launched a world-first 鈥楲adies First Club鈥�, which will offer free golf to 1,000 women living across the Kingdom.