Wednesday 25 May 2016 13:22, UK
The Ladies European Tour will break new ground this autumn when they stage an event in Qatar for the first time.
The Qatar Ladies Open will be held from November 23-26 at Doha Golf Club and is the third Tour event to be contested in the Middle East.
The Tour's chief executive Ivan Khodabakhsh said: "We want to show what a fresh and inspiring game golf is and encourage women in the region to consider it as part of a healthy, active and enjoyable lifestyle.
"It's important to us to help to foster, promote and develop golf in the Middle East.
It's important to us to help to foster, promote and develop golf in the Middle East.
"Golf is becoming a sport that is well known in the region and we have seen lots of juniors on the fairways.
"Hosting a Lades European Tour event will add to the diversity of the country's sporting portfolio."
Fahad Nasser Al Naimi, general secretary of the Qatar Golf Association, added: "This will be one of the most important international women's golf tournaments, watched by more than 300m viewers worldwide in 127 countries.
"This will cement Qatar's position as a leading golf destination."
Doha Golf Club already hosts a tournament on the men's European Tour, the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Dubai and Abu Dhabi already hosts tournaments on the Ladies European Tour.
