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2025 Women's British Open

The 2025 AIG Women's Open was played from 31 July to 3 August at the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Wales. It was the 49th Women's British Open, the 25th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour, and the sixth championship held under a sponsorship agreement with AIG. It was the first Women's British Open to be hosted at Royal Porthcawl.

Field
The field is made up of 144 players. As with previous tournaments, most players earned exemptions based on past performance on the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA Tour, previous major championships, or with a high ranking in the Women's World Golf Rankings. The rest of the field earned entry by successfully competing in qualifying tournaments open to any female golfer, professional or amateur, with a low handicap. Exemptions Players who are qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified. 1. Winners of the Women's British Open, aged 60 or younger at the scheduled end of the championship, provided they are still active members of a recognised tour. • Ashleigh BuhaiGeorgia HallAriya Jutanugarn (2,7) • Lydia Ko (5,7,10) • Stacy LewisAnna NordqvistSophia PopovHinako ShibunoJiyai Shin (2,7) • Yani TsengLilia Vu (2,5,7,13) • Kim In-Kyung did not play 2. The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2024 Women's British Open. • Casandra Alexander (10) • Pajaree AnannarukarnLinn Grant (5,7) • Im Jin-hee (5,7) • Akie Iwai (7) • Nelly Korda (5,7,13,14) • Nanna Koerstz MadsenAlexa PanoMao Saigo (5,7,13) • Lottie Woad (10) • Angel Yin (5,7,10) • Yin Ruoning (5,7,14) 3. The top 15 on the final 2024 LET Order of Merit. • Manon De Roey (10) • Perrine Delacour (10) • Alexandra FörsterlingEsther Henseleit (7) • María HernándezAlice HewsonCharley Hull (5,7) • Bronte LawPauline RoussinKirsten RudgeleyEmma SpitzChiara TamburliniShannon Tan (10) • Liz YoungNicole Broch Estrup did not play 4. The top 5 on the 2025 LET Order of Merit not already exempt (as of 21 July 2025). • Helen BriemDiksha DagarAmelia GarveyNastasia NadaudLauren Walsh 5. The top 35 on the final 2024 Race to the CME Globe points list. • An Na-rinCéline Boutier (7,16) • Choi Hye-jin (7) • Lauren Coughlin (7) • Ayaka Furue (7,16) • Hannah Green (7) • Nataliya GusevaNasa HataokaBrooke Henderson (7,16) • Megan Khang (7) • Kim A-lim (7,10) • Kim Sei-young (7) • Ko Jin-young (7) • Jennifer Kupcho (7,10,13) • Lucy LiGabriela RuffelsRyu Hae-ran (7,10) • Yuka Saso (15) • Sarah SchmelzelMaja Stark (7,15) • Patty Tavatanakit (7,13) • Atthaya Thitikul (7,10) • Chanettee Wannasaen (7) • Amy Yang (7,14) • Rose Zhang (7) • Ally Ewing did not play 6. The top 25 on the 2025 Race to the CME Globe points list not already exempt (as of 21 July 2025). • Saki BabaJenny BaeKaris DavidsonGemma DryburghLindy DuncanKristen GillmanHsu Wei-lingMoriya JutanugarnHaeji KangMinami KatsuIlhee LeeLee Mi-hyangLee So-miLiu YanGaby LópezLeona MaguireBrooke MatthewsCassie PorterJenny ShinElizabeth SzokolAlbane ValenzuelaMiranda WangDewi WeberYuri YoshidaZhang Weiwei 7. The top 50 in the Women's World Golf Rankings (as of 7 July 2025). • Carlota Ciganda (10) • Allisen Corpuz (15) • Chisato Iwai (10) • Auston KimGrace Kim (16) • Kim Hyo-joo (10) • Stephanie KyriacouAndrea LeeMinjee Lee (14,15,16) • Ingrid Lindblad (10) • Yealimi Noh (10) • Madelene Sagström (10) • Rio Takeda (10,11) • Miyū YamashitaIna Yoon (12) • Hwang You-min, Lee Ye-won, Lexi Thompson, Yoo Hyun-jo did not play Addition players added at Championship Committee's discretion. • Bang Shin-silShiho KuwakiMa Da-som 8. The top 3 on the JLPGA Money List not already exempt as of the Suntory Ladies Open. • Sora KamiyaShuri SakumaSakura Koiwai did not play 9. The top 2 on the KLPGA Money List not already exempt (as of 7 July 2025). • Hong Jung-minLee Dong-eun 10. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the 2025 calendar year. • Cara GainerDarcey HarrySára KouskováMimi Rhodes 11. Winner of the 2024 JLPGA Money List. 12. Winners of the 2024 KLPGA Money List. 13. Winners of the last five editions of the Chevron Championship. 14. Winners of the last five editions of the Women's PGA Championship. • Chun In-gee 15. Winners of the last five editions of the U.S. Women's Open. 16. Winners of the last five editions of The Evian Championship. 17. The leading two (not otherwise exempt) in the 2025 Suntory Ladies Open. • Eri OkayamaSayaka Takahashi 18. A minimum of leading three golfers, not otherwise exempt, from the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open. • Mary LiuJulia Lopez RamirezPaula Reto 19. Winner of the 2024 and 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur. • Rianne Malixi (a) did not play 20. The 2024 and 2025 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner. 21. Winner of the 2024 and 2025 Women's Amateur Asia-PacificJeneath Wong (a) 22. Winner of the 2024 Women's Amateur Latin America. • Clarisa Temelo (a) did not play 23. Winner of the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur. • Carla Bernat Escuder (a) 24. Winner of the 2025 Women's Amateur Championship. • Paula Martin Sampedro (a) (25) 25. Winner of the 2025 European Ladies Amateur Championship. 26. Women's Amateur Series winner (If winner is already exempt, then the highest ranked women in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, not already exempt, as of week 30.). 27. Any player who did not compete in the previous year's Women's British Open due to maternity, who subsequently received an extension of membership for the maternity from the player's home tour in the previous year, provided she was otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year's Women's British Open. Final Qualifying Final Qualifying was played over 18 holes on 28 July at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club with 17 qualifying places available. • Pei-Yun ChienOlivia CowanBrianna DoAlessandra FanaliAnna FosterLaura FünfstückLydia HallAnna HuangJoo Soo-binMomoka KoboriAline KrauterMarta MartínMorgane MétrauxHira NaveedMeja Örtengren (a) • Linnea StrömArpichaya Yubol ==Round summaries==
Round summaries
First round Thursday, 31 July 2025 Eri Okayama and Rio Takeda shot opening rounds of 5-under-par 67 to tie for the lead. Miyū Yamashita was one stroke behind. They were among a group of six Japanese players in the top 13. World number 1 Nelly Korda was in tied-14 place with a 70. Defending champion Lydia Ko shot a 73. Second round Friday, 1 August 2025 Miyū Yamashita shot a round of 65, the low score of the day by three strokes, to take a three shot lead over first round co-leader Rio Takeda. A group of four players was tied for third place, seven strokes off the lead. Third round Saturday, 2 August 2025 Final round Sunday, 3 August 2025 ==Notes==
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