02 Jun 2024
The Aramco Team Series, taking place at St Albans’ Centurion Club in July, is shaping up as a preview for the 2024 Paris Olympics, with Great Britain’s Charley Hull and Georgia Hall leading the early field announcements.
Both are looking to build on fantastic 2023 outings at the tournament.
Last year, Charley came up just short to USA’s Nelly Korda in the individual competition, while Georgia was able to captain her team to victory in extremely difficult conditions, edging out Hull’s team by just one stroke.
The long-time best friends are now aiming to secure their places representing Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Olympics and become the first to win a medal for Team GB in a women’s golf event.
The golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Korda is set to defend her gold medal from Tokyo 2020, kicks off a little over a month after the Aramco Team Series, which should provide the pair with the perfect opportunity to prepare themselves for the grand stages of the sport, with fellow potential Olympians set to be in the competitive field.
Charley said: “To have the Aramco Team Series at home is the best way to open the intense summer ahead. Playing in a field with some of the players I’ll face in Paris, and at a tournament like this that has that Major-like feel, will be a great dress rehearsal for me to aim for that gold medal.”
Georgia, looking to defend her Aramco Team Series team title, sees the event as a crucial step in her 2024 campaign, which could well feature the Solheim Cup in September.
Excited about the prospect of returning to St Albans, Georgia Hall said: “The Aramco Team Series will be my first appearance in the event this year and I’m buzzing to get back into playing with a team which will hopefully be a great transition to the Solheim Cup in September.
“Competing against Charley as a team captain again, so close to home, will add an extra layer of excitement, especially with friends and family cheering us on.” She added: “I’ve played my fair share of Majors and outside of those, the Aramco Team Series matches the energy and field the best.
“It’s always a great competition with the top players out there.”
