Denmark’s Emily Pedersen won the first-ever women’s golf tournament in Saudi Arabia in a tense playoff, but the event designed to soften the kingdom’s austere image has drawn charges of being a “sportswashing” exercise. With a birdie on the extra hole, Pedersen edged out England’s Georgia Hall and secured the $150,000 winner’s cheque in the inaugural Saudi Ladies International on …
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November 16, 2020