Pettersen Returns to Pro Golf at Aramco Korea Championship — SkimNews
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- Suzann Pettersen is making her second return to professional golf at this week's Aramco Korea Championship, seven years after retiring on the spot following the winning putt for Team Europe in the 2019 Solheim Cup at Gleneagles
- The Norwegian, 45, last played a professional tournament in 2022 at the Aramco Team Series event in Jeddah before this week's appearance at New Korea Country Club
- Pettersen said she could see herself playing "five or six events a year" going forward but ruled out a full schedule: "I'm not going to come back and play a full schedule ever. That's being very honest."
- The two-time major winner is eligible for the Legends of the LPGA and soon for the women's senior major championships, giving her a structured circuit to re-enter
- Since stepping away as a player, Pettersen captained two Solheim Cup campaigns — a trophy-retaining 14-14 draw in Spain in 2023 and a 15½-12½ defeat in the US a year later
- Pettersen will play alongside Alexandra Försterling and Emily Kristine Pedersen in the opening round, and said of the field: "I think [the players] are all thinking 'what the heck are you doing?'"
Why it matters: A two-time major winner re-entering competitive golf part-time gives the LPGA's Legends and senior majors a high-profile draw, and Pettersen's explicit "five or six events a year" target signals this is a sustained commitment rather than a one-off nostalgic appearance.
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