2025 Women's British Open
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 July – 3 August 2025 |
| Location | Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom 51°29′31″N 3°43′34″W / 51.492°N 3.726°W |
| Course | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,748 yards (6,170 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 71 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $9,750,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,462,500 |
| Champion | |
 Miyū Yamashita | |
| 277 (−11) | |
| Location map | |
Location in Wales | |
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.
Miyū Yamashita won by two strokes over Charley Hull and Minami Katsu. It was Yamashita's first major victory.[1]
Venue
[edit]Course layout
[edit]| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 418 | 4 | 10 | 400 | 4 | |
| 2 | 353 | 4 | 11 | 361 | 4 | |
| 3 | 425 | 4 | 12 | 158 | 3 | |
| 4 | 388 | 4 | 13 | 549 | 5 | |
| 5 | 212 | 3 | 14 | 433 | 4 | |
| 6 | 556 | 5 | 15 | 163 | 3 | |
| 7 | 380 | 4 | 16 | 422 | 4 | |
| 8 | 122 | 3 | 17 | 430 | 4 | |
| 9 | 474 | 5 | 18 | 504 | 5 | |
| Out | 3,328 | 36 | In | 3,420 | 36 | |
| Source:[2] | Total | 6,748 | 72 | |||
Field
[edit]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.[3]
Exemptions
[edit]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.
- Kim In-Kyung did not play
2. The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2024 Women's British Open.
- Casandra Alexander (10)
- Pajaree Anannarukarn
- Linn Grant (5,7)
- Im Jin-hee (5,7)
- Akie Iwai (7)
- Nelly Korda (5,7,13,14)
- Nanna Koerstz Madsen
- Alexa Pano
- Mao 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.
- Nicole Broch Estrup did not play
4. The top 5 on the 2025 LET Order of Merit not already exempt (as of 21 July 2025).
5. The top 35 on the final 2024 Race to the CME Globe points list.
- An Na-rin
- Céline Boutier (7,16)
- Choi Hye-jin (7)
- Lauren Coughlin (7)
- Ayaka Furue (7,16)
- Hannah Green (7)
- Nataliya Guseva
- Nasa Hataoka
- Brooke 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 Li
- Gabriela Ruffels
- Ryu Hae-ran (7,10)
- Yuka Saso (15)
- Sarah Schmelzel
- Maja 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 Baba
- Jenny Bae
- Karis Davidson
- Gemma Dryburgh
- Lindy Duncan
- Kristen Gillman
- Hsu Wei-ling
- Moriya Jutanugarn
- Haeji Kang
- Minami Katsu
- Ilhee Lee
- Lee Mi-hyang
- Lee So-mi
- Liu Yan
- Gaby López
- Leona Maguire
- Brooke Matthews
- Cassie Porter
- Jenny Shin
- Elizabeth Szokol
- Albane Valenzuela
- Miranda Wang
- Dewi Weber
- Yuri Yoshida
- Zhang 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 Kim
- Grace Kim (16)
- Kim Hyo-joo (10)
- Stephanie Kyriacou
- Andrea Lee
- Minjee Lee (14,15,16)
- Ingrid Lindblad (10)
- Yealimi Noh (10)
- Madelene Sagström (10)
- Rio Takeda (10,11)
- Miyū Yamashita
- Ina Yoon (12)
- Hwang You-min, Lee Ye-won, Lexi Thompson, Yoo Hyun-jo did not play
Addition players added at Championship Committee's discretion.
8. The top 3 on the JLPGA Money List not already exempt as of the Suntory Ladies Open.
- Sakura Koiwai did not play
9. The top 2 on the KLPGA Money List not already exempt (as of 7 July 2025).
10. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the 2025 calendar year.
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.
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.
18. A minimum of leading three golfers, not otherwise exempt, from the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open.
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-Pacific
- Jeneath 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.
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
[edit]Final Qualifying was played over 18 holes on 28 July at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club with 17 qualifying places available.[4]
Round summaries
[edit]First round
[edit]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.[5]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Eri Okayama | 67 | −5 |
| Rio Takeda | |||
| 3 | Miyū Yamashita | 68 | −4 |
| T4 |  Chun In-gee | 69 | −3 |
 Manon De Roey | |||
 Laura Fünfstück | |||
| Chisato Iwai | |||
| Shiho Kuwaki | |||
 Alexa Pano | |||
 Mimi Rhodes | |||
| Mao Saigo | |||
 Emma Spitz | |||
| Ina Yoon |
Second round
[edit]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.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miyū Yamashita | 68-65=133 | −11 |
| 2 | Rio Takeda | 67-69=136 | −8 |
| T3 |  Pajaree Anannarukarn | 71-69=140 | −4 |
| Lindy Duncan | 70-70=140 | ||
| Laura Fünfstück | 69-71=140 | ||
 Chiara Tamburlini | 71-69=140 | ||
| T7 | Kim A-lim | 70-71=141 | −3 |
| Kim Sei-young | 71-70=141 | ||
 Madelene Sagström | 72-69=141 | ||
| T10 |  Casandra Alexander | 73-69=142 | −2 |
 Darcey Harry | 70-72=142 | ||
| Nasa Hataoka | 74-68=142 | ||
| Esther Henseleit | 71-71=142 | ||
| Megan Khang | 72-70=142 | ||
| Nelly Korda | 70-72=142 | ||
| Andrea Lee | 70-72=142 | ||
 Liu Yan | 72-70=142 | ||
| Lottie Woad | 72-70=142 |
Third round
[edit]Saturday, 2 August 2025
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miyū Yamashita | 68-65-74=207 | −9 |
| 2 | Kim A-lim | 70-71-67=208 | −8 |
| 3 | Andrea Lee | 70-72-67=209 | −7 |
| T4 | Charley Hull | 73-71-66=210 | −6 |
| Minami Katsu | 71-74-65=210 | ||
| Megan Khang | 72-70-68=210 | ||
| Rio Takeda | 67-69-74=210 | ||
| T8 | Georgia Hall | 71-73-68=212 | −4 |
 Hsu Wei-ling | 71-72-69=212 | ||
| Chiara Tamburlini | 71-69-72=212 |
Final round
[edit]Sunday, 3 August 2025
| Champion |
| Smyth Salver winner (low amateur) |
| (a) = amateur |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miyū Yamashita | 68-65-74-70=277 | –11 | 1,462,000 |
| T2 | Charley Hull | 73-71-66-69=279 | –9 | 772,391 |
| Minami Katsu | 71-74-65-69=279 | |||
| T4 | Kim A-lim | 70-71-67-73=281 | –7 | 452,217 |
| Rio Takeda | 67-69-74-71=281 | |||
| T6 | Hsu Wei-ling | 71-72-69-70=282 | –6 | 302,157 |
| Megan Khang | 72-70-68-72=282 | |||
| T8 |  Stephanie Kyriacou | 74-70-69-71=284 | –4 | 228,359 |
 Paula Martín Sampedro (a) | 72-74-70-68=284 | 0 | ||
| Lottie Woad | 72-70-71-71=284 | 228,359 |
| Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
| T11 | Andrea Lee | 70-72-67-76=285 | –3 | 188,993 | |
| Mao Saigo | 69-76-68-72=285 | ||||
| T13 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | 71-69-75-71=286 | –2 | 145,533 | |
| Lauren Coughlin | 75-70-70-71=286 | ||||
| Kim Hyo-joo | 72-73-68-73=286 | ||||
| Kim Sei-young | 71-70-73-72=286 | ||||
| Minjee Lee | 70-76-68-72=286 | ||||
| Chiara Tamburlini | 71-69-72-74=286 | ||||
| T19 | Linn Grant | 70-73-72-72=287 | –1 | 112,489 | |
| Georgia Hall | 71-73-68-75=287 | ||||
| Liu Yan | 72-70-72-73=287 | ||||
| Mimi Rhodes | 69-74-70-74=287 | ||||
| T23 |  Céline Boutier | 72-74-69-73=288 | E | 91,298 | |
| Esther Henseleit | 71-71-72-74=288 | ||||
| Im Jin-hee | 76-70-70-72=288 | ||||
| Moriya Jutanugarn | 72-73-68-75=288 | ||||
| Morgane Métraux | 73-69-71-74=288 | ||||
| Ryu Hae-ran | 70-74-71-73=288 | ||||
| Jenny Shin | 77-69-67-75=288 | ||||
| T30 | An Na-rin | 70-73-72-74=289 | +1 | 74,358 | |
| Anna Nordqvist | 73-70-71-75=289 | ||||
| Atthaya Thitikul | 70-73-72-74=289 | ||||
| T33 | Ayaka Furue | 70-75-70-75=290 | +2 | 65,500 | |
| Nasa Hataoka | 74-68-73-75=290 | ||||
| Alexa Pano | 69-77-70-74=290 | ||||
| T36 |  Lydia Ko | 73-73-70-75=291 | +3 | 57,632 | |
| Nelly Korda | 70-72-74-75=291 | ||||
| Sarah Schmelzel | 72-71-72-76=291 | ||||
| 39 | Chun In-gee | 69-76-72-75=292 | +4 | 52,710 | |
| T40 | Casandra Alexander | 73-69-76-75=293 | +5 | 45,330 | |
| Darcey Harry | 70-72-74-77=293 | ||||
| Akie Iwai | 73-72-75-73=293 | ||||
| Madelene Sagström | 72-69-76-76=293 | ||||
 Shannon Tan | 73-72-78-70=293 | ||||
| Angel Yin | 71-72-76-74=293 | ||||
| T46 |  Diksha Dagar | 71-73-73-77=294 | +6 | 36,719 | |
| Lindy Duncan | 70-70-77-77=294 | ||||
| Ilhee Lee | 72-73-72-77=294 | ||||
| Brooke Matthews | 70-76-72-76=294 | ||||
| T50 | Ashleigh Buhai | 73-73-71-78=295 | +7 | 30,667 | |
| Bronte Law | 72-73-70-80=295 | ||||
| Lee Mi-hyang | 76-70-74-75=295 | ||||
| Stacy Lewis | 72-74-78-71=295 | ||||
| Amy Yang | 70-76-72-77=295 | ||||
| T55 | Manon De Roey | 69-76-76-75=296 | +8 | 26,633 | |
| Kristen Gillman | 71-74-72-79=296 | ||||
| Emma Spitz | 69-75-75-77=296 | ||||
| T58 | Carla Bernat (a) | 72-74-73-78=297 | +9 | 0 | |
| Chisato Iwai | 69-76-69-83=297 | 23,191 | |||
| Mary Liu | 73-73-74-77=297 | ||||
| Yuri Yoshida | 73-72-73-79=297 | ||||
| Arpichaya Yubol | 72-74-73-78=297 | ||||
| T63 | Perrine Delacour | 73-73-73-80=299 | +11 | 20,485 | |
 Leona Maguire | 72-73-75-79=299 | ||||
| Patty Tavatanakit | 71-73-76-79=299 | ||||
| Yani Tseng | 72-73-78-76=299 | ||||
| T67 | Laura Fünfstück | 69-71-78-82=300 | +12 | 19,006 | |
| Grace Kim | 71-75-74-80=300 | ||||
| T69 | Ma Da-som | 72-73-75-79=303 | +15 | 18,024 | |
| Pauline Roussin | 76-69-80-78=303 | ||||
| 71 |  Jeneath Wong (a) | 72-74-77-82=305 | +17 | 0 | |
| CUT | Allisen Corpuz | 73-74=147 | +3 | ||
 Gemma Dryburgh | 76-71=147 | ||||
| Alexandra Försterling | 76-71=147 | ||||
| Amelia Garvey | 74-73=147 | ||||
| Lydia Hall | 72-75=147 | ||||
 Brooke Henderson | 71-76=147 | ||||
 Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 71-76=147 | ||||
| Gabriela Ruffels | 71-76=147 | ||||
| Hinako Shibuno | 75-72=147 | ||||
| Jiyai Shin | 72-75=147 | ||||
| Albane Valenzuela | 73-74=147 | ||||
| Lauren Walsh | 72-75=147 | ||||
| Bang Shin-sil | 73-75=148 | +4 | |||
| Olivia Cowan | 71-77=148 | ||||
| Auston Kim | 70-78=148 | ||||
| Lucy Li | 71-77=148 | ||||
| Eri Okayama | 67-81=148 | ||||
| Sayaka Takahashi | 77-71=148 | ||||
| Chanettee Wannasaen | 73-75=148 | ||||
 Dewi Weber | 79-69=148 | ||||
| Rose Zhang | 72-76=148 | ||||
| Helen Briem | 73-76=149 | +5 | |||
| Cara Gainer | 74-75=149 | ||||
| Joo Soo-bin | 74-75=149 | ||||
| Sora Kamiya | 71-78=149 | ||||
| Ingrid Lindblad | 70-79=149 | ||||
 Gaby López | 74-75=149 | ||||
| Nastasia Nadaud | 76-73=149 | ||||
| Hira Naveed | 78-81=149 | ||||
| Ina Yoon | 69-80=149 | ||||
| Jennifer Kupcho | 75-75=150 | +6 | |||
| Shiho Kuwaki | 69-81=150 | ||||
| Shuri Sakuma | 76-74=150 | ||||
| Miranda Wang | 70-80=150 | ||||
| Saki Baba | 73-78=151 | +7 | |||
| Choi Hye-jin | 76-75=151 | ||||
 Alessandra Fanali | 73-78=151 | ||||
 Nataliya Guseva | 75-76=151 | ||||
| Hong Jung-min | 72-79=151 | ||||
| Ko Jin-young | 78-73=151 | ||||
| Lee Dong-eun | 71-80=151 | ||||
| Momoka Kobori | 74-77=151 | ||||
| Lee So-mi | 72-79=151 | ||||
| Meja Örtengren (a) | 74-77=151 | ||||
| Elizabeth Szokol | 71-80=151 | ||||
| Lilia Vu | 74-77=151 | ||||
| Yin Ruoning | 74-77=151 | ||||
| Pei-Yun Chien | 77-75=152 | +8 | |||
| Alice Hewson | 77-75=152 | ||||
| Anna Huang | 76-76=152 | ||||
| Moriya Jutanugarn | 77-75=152 | ||||
 Sára Kousková | 71-81=152 | ||||
| Cassie Porter | 79-73=152 | ||||
| Maja Stark | 74-78=152 | ||||
| Karis Davidson | 76-77=153 | +9 | |||
| Aline Krauter | 77-76=153 | ||||
| Zhang Weiwei | 74-79=153 | ||||
| María Hernández | 78-76=154 | +10 | |||
| Haeji Kang | 75-79=154 | ||||
| Liz Young | 77-77=154 | ||||
| Brianna Do | 77-78=155 | +11 | |||
| Anna Foster | 76-79=155 | ||||
| Yealimi Noh | 78-77=155 | ||||
| Paula Reto | 76-79=155 | ||||
| Jenny Bae | 76-80=156 | +12 | |||
| Carlota Ciganda | 77-79=156 | ||||
| Hannah Green | 79-77=156 | ||||
| Julia López Ramírez | 80-76=156 | ||||
| Linnea Ström | 76-80=156 | ||||
| Marta Martín | 80-77=157 | +13 | |||
| Kirsten Rudgeley | 78-79=157 | ||||
| Yuka Saso | 75-82=157 | ||||
| Sophia Popov (c) | 82-82=164 | +20 | |||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Miyu Yamashita wins Women's Open for first major title". ESPN. Associated Press. 3 August 2025.
- ^ "AIG Women's Open – Course Info". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "AIG Women's Open – Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Final Qualifying for the 2025 AIG Women's Open will take place at Pyle & Kenfig in Bridgend, Wales, on Monday 28 July". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Rio Takeda, Eri Okayama share lead at Women's Open". ESPN. Associated Press. 31 July 2025.
External links
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 July – 3 August 2025 |
| Location | Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom 51°29′31″N 3°43′34″W / 51.492°N 3.726°W / 51.492; -3.726 |
| Course | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,748 yards (6,170 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 71 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $9,750,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,462,500 |
| Champion | |
 Miyū Yamashita | |
| 277 (−11) | |
| Location map | |
Location in Wales | |
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.
Miyū Yamashita won by two strokes over Charley Hull and Minami Katsu. It was Yamashita's first major victory.[1]
Venue
Course layout
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 418 | 4 | 10 | 400 | 4 | |
| 2 | 353 | 4 | 11 | 361 | 4 | |
| 3 | 425 | 4 | 12 | 158 | 3 | |
| 4 | 388 | 4 | 13 | 549 | 5 | |
| 5 | 212 | 3 | 14 | 433 | 4 | |
| 6 | 556 | 5 | 15 | 163 | 3 | |
| 7 | 380 | 4 | 16 | 422 | 4 | |
| 8 | 122 | 3 | 17 | 430 | 4 | |
| 9 | 474 | 5 | 18 | 504 | 5 | |
| Out | 3,328 | 36 | In | 3,420 | 36 | |
| Source:[2] | Total | 6,748 | 72 | |||
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.[3]
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.
- Kim In-Kyung did not play
2. The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2024 Women's British Open.
- Casandra Alexander (10)
- Pajaree Anannarukarn
- Linn Grant (5,7)
- Im Jin-hee (5,7)
- Akie Iwai (7)
- Nelly Korda (5,7,13,14)
- Nanna Koerstz Madsen
- Alexa Pano
- Mao 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.
- Nicole Broch Estrup did not play
4. The top 5 on the 2025 LET Order of Merit not already exempt (as of 21 July 2025).
5. The top 35 on the final 2024 Race to the CME Globe points list.
- An Na-rin
- Céline Boutier (7,16)
- Choi Hye-jin (7)
- Lauren Coughlin (7)
- Ayaka Furue (7,16)
- Hannah Green (7)
- Nataliya Guseva
- Nasa Hataoka
- Brooke 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 Li
- Gabriela Ruffels
- Ryu Hae-ran (7,10)
- Yuka Saso (15)
- Sarah Schmelzel
- Maja 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 Baba
- Jenny Bae
- Karis Davidson
- Gemma Dryburgh
- Lindy Duncan
- Kristen Gillman
- Hsu Wei-ling
- Moriya Jutanugarn
- Haeji Kang
- Minami Katsu
- Ilhee Lee
- Lee Mi-hyang
- Lee So-mi
- Liu Yan
- Gaby López
- Leona Maguire
- Brooke Matthews
- Cassie Porter
- Jenny Shin
- Elizabeth Szokol
- Albane Valenzuela
- Miranda Wang
- Dewi Weber
- Yuri Yoshida
- Zhang 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 Kim
- Grace Kim (16)
- Kim Hyo-joo (10)
- Stephanie Kyriacou
- Andrea Lee
- Minjee Lee (14,15,16)
- Ingrid Lindblad (10)
- Yealimi Noh (10)
- Madelene Sagström (10)
- Rio Takeda (10,11)
- Miyū Yamashita
- Ina 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-sil
- Shiho Kuwaki
- Ma Da-som
8. The top 3 on the JLPGA Money List not already exempt as of the Suntory Ladies Open.
- Sakura Koiwai did not play
9. The top 2 on the KLPGA Money List not already exempt (as of 7 July 2025).
- Hong Jung-min
- Lee Dong-eun
10. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the 2025 calendar year.
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.
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 Okayama
- Sayaka Takahashi
18. A minimum of leading three golfers, not otherwise exempt, from the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open.
- Mary Liu
- Julia Lopez Ramirez
- Paula 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-Pacific
- Jeneath 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.
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.[4]
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.[5]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Eri Okayama | 67 | −5 |
| Rio Takeda | |||
| 3 | Miyū Yamashita | 68 | −4 |
| T4 |  Chun In-gee | 69 | −3 |
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Manon De Roey | |||
 Laura Fünfstück | |||
| Chisato Iwai | |||
| Shiho Kuwaki | |||
 Alexa Pano | |||
 Mimi Rhodes | |||
| Mao Saigo | |||
 Emma Spitz | |||
| Ina Yoon |
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.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miyū Yamashita | 68-65=133 | −11 |
| 2 | Rio Takeda | 67-69=136 | −8 |
| T3 |  Pajaree Anannarukarn | 71-69=140 | −4 |
| Lindy Duncan | 70-70=140 | ||
| Laura Fünfstück | 69-71=140 | ||
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Chiara Tamburlini | 71-69=140 | ||
| T7 | Kim A-lim | 70-71=141 | −3 |
| Kim Sei-young | 71-70=141 | ||
 Madelene Sagström | 72-69=141 | ||
| T10 |  Casandra Alexander | 73-69=142 | −2 |
 Darcey Harry | 70-72=142 | ||
| Nasa Hataoka | 74-68=142 | ||
| Esther Henseleit | 71-71=142 | ||
| Megan Khang | 72-70=142 | ||
| Nelly Korda | 70-72=142 | ||
| Andrea Lee | 70-72=142 | ||
 Liu Yan | 72-70=142 | ||
| Lottie Woad | 72-70=142 |
Third round
Saturday, 2 August 2025
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miyū Yamashita | 68-65-74=207 | −9 |
| 2 | Kim A-lim | 70-71-67=208 | −8 |
| 3 | Andrea Lee | 70-72-67=209 | −7 |
| T4 | Charley Hull | 73-71-66=210 | −6 |
| Minami Katsu | 71-74-65=210 | ||
| Megan Khang | 72-70-68=210 | ||
| Rio Takeda | 67-69-74=210 | ||
| T8 | Georgia Hall | 71-73-68=212 | −4 |
 Hsu Wei-ling | 71-72-69=212 | ||
| Chiara Tamburlini | 71-69-72=212 |
Final round
Sunday, 3 August 2025
| Champion |
| Smyth Salver winner (low amateur) |
| (a) = amateur |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miyū Yamashita | 68-65-74-70=277 | –11 | 1,462,000 |
| T2 | Charley Hull | 73-71-66-69=279 | –9 | 772,391 |
| Minami Katsu | 71-74-65-69=279 | |||
| T4 | Kim A-lim | 70-71-67-73=281 | –7 | 452,217 |
| Rio Takeda | 67-69-74-71=281 | |||
| T6 | Hsu Wei-ling | 71-72-69-70=282 | –6 | 302,157 |
| Megan Khang | 72-70-68-72=282 | |||
| T8 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} Stephanie Kyriacou | 74-70-69-71=284 | –4 | 228,359 |
 Paula Martín Sampedro (a) | 72-74-70-68=284 | 0 | ||
| Lottie Woad | 72-70-71-71=284 | 228,359 |
| Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
| T11 | Andrea Lee | 70-72-67-76=285 | –3 | 188,993 | |
| Mao Saigo | 69-76-68-72=285 | ||||
| T13 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | 71-69-75-71=286 | –2 | 145,533 | |
| Lauren Coughlin | 75-70-70-71=286 | ||||
| Kim Hyo-joo | 72-73-68-73=286 | ||||
| Kim Sei-young | 71-70-73-72=286 | ||||
| Minjee Lee | 70-76-68-72=286 | ||||
| Chiara Tamburlini | 71-69-72-74=286 | ||||
| T19 | Linn Grant | 70-73-72-72=287 | –1 | 112,489 | |
| Georgia Hall | 71-73-68-75=287 | ||||
| Liu Yan | 72-70-72-73=287 | ||||
| Mimi Rhodes | 69-74-70-74=287 | ||||
| T23 |  Céline Boutier | 72-74-69-73=288 | E | 91,298 | |
| Esther Henseleit | 71-71-72-74=288 | ||||
| Im Jin-hee | 76-70-70-72=288 | ||||
| Moriya Jutanugarn | 72-73-68-75=288 | ||||
| Morgane Métraux | 73-69-71-74=288 | ||||
| Ryu Hae-ran | 70-74-71-73=288 | ||||
| Jenny Shin | 77-69-67-75=288 | ||||
| T30 | An Na-rin | 70-73-72-74=289 | +1 | 74,358 | |
| Anna Nordqvist | 73-70-71-75=289 | ||||
| Atthaya Thitikul | 70-73-72-74=289 | ||||
| T33 | Ayaka Furue | 70-75-70-75=290 | +2 | 65,500 | |
| Nasa Hataoka | 74-68-73-75=290 | ||||
| Alexa Pano | 69-77-70-74=290 | ||||
| T36 |  Lydia Ko | 73-73-70-75=291 | +3 | 57,632 | |
| Nelly Korda | 70-72-74-75=291 | ||||
| Sarah Schmelzel | 72-71-72-76=291 | ||||
| 39 | Chun In-gee | 69-76-72-75=292 | +4 | 52,710 | |
| T40 | Casandra Alexander | 73-69-76-75=293 | +5 | 45,330 | |
| Darcey Harry | 70-72-74-77=293 | ||||
| Akie Iwai | 73-72-75-73=293 | ||||
| Madelene Sagström | 72-69-76-76=293 | ||||
 Shannon Tan | 73-72-78-70=293 | ||||
| Angel Yin | 71-72-76-74=293 | ||||
| T46 |  Diksha Dagar | 71-73-73-77=294 | +6 | 36,719 | |
| Lindy Duncan | 70-70-77-77=294 | ||||
| Ilhee Lee | 72-73-72-77=294 | ||||
| Brooke Matthews | 70-76-72-76=294 | ||||
| T50 | Ashleigh Buhai | 73-73-71-78=295 | +7 | 30,667 | |
| Bronte Law | 72-73-70-80=295 | ||||
| Lee Mi-hyang | 76-70-74-75=295 | ||||
| Stacy Lewis | 72-74-78-71=295 | ||||
| Amy Yang | 70-76-72-77=295 | ||||
| T55 | Manon De Roey | 69-76-76-75=296 | +8 | 26,633 | |
| Kristen Gillman | 71-74-72-79=296 | ||||
| Emma Spitz | 69-75-75-77=296 | ||||
| T58 | Carla Bernat (a) | 72-74-73-78=297 | +9 | 0 | |
| Chisato Iwai | 69-76-69-83=297 | 23,191 | |||
| Mary Liu | 73-73-74-77=297 | ||||
| Yuri Yoshida | 73-72-73-79=297 | ||||
| Arpichaya Yubol | 72-74-73-78=297 | ||||
| T63 | Perrine Delacour | 73-73-73-80=299 | +11 | 20,485 | |
 Leona Maguire | 72-73-75-79=299 | ||||
| Patty Tavatanakit | 71-73-76-79=299 | ||||
| Yani Tseng | 72-73-78-76=299 | ||||
| T67 | Laura Fünfstück | 69-71-78-82=300 | +12 | 19,006 | |
| Grace Kim | 71-75-74-80=300 | ||||
| T69 | Ma Da-som | 72-73-75-79=303 | +15 | 18,024 | |
| Pauline Roussin | 76-69-80-78=303 | ||||
| 71 |  Jeneath Wong (a) | 72-74-77-82=305 | +17 | 0 | |
| CUT | Allisen Corpuz | 73-74=147 | +3 | ||
 Gemma Dryburgh | 76-71=147 | ||||
| Alexandra Försterling | 76-71=147 | ||||
| Amelia Garvey | 74-73=147 | ||||
| Lydia Hall | 72-75=147 | ||||
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Brooke Henderson | 71-76=147 | ||||
 Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 71-76=147 | ||||
| Gabriela Ruffels | 71-76=147 | ||||
| Hinako Shibuno | 75-72=147 | ||||
| Jiyai Shin | 72-75=147 | ||||
| Albane Valenzuela | 73-74=147 | ||||
| Lauren Walsh | 72-75=147 | ||||
| Bang Shin-sil | 73-75=148 | +4 | |||
| Olivia Cowan | 71-77=148 | ||||
| Auston Kim | 70-78=148 | ||||
| Lucy Li | 71-77=148 | ||||
| Eri Okayama | 67-81=148 | ||||
| Sayaka Takahashi | 77-71=148 | ||||
| Chanettee Wannasaen | 73-75=148 | ||||
 Dewi Weber | 79-69=148 | ||||
| Rose Zhang | 72-76=148 | ||||
| Helen Briem | 73-76=149 | +5 | |||
| Cara Gainer | 74-75=149 | ||||
| Joo Soo-bin | 74-75=149 | ||||
| Sora Kamiya | 71-78=149 | ||||
| Ingrid Lindblad | 70-79=149 | ||||
 Gaby López | 74-75=149 | ||||
| Nastasia Nadaud | 76-73=149 | ||||
| Hira Naveed | 78-81=149 | ||||
| Ina Yoon | 69-80=149 | ||||
| Jennifer Kupcho | 75-75=150 | +6 | |||
| Shiho Kuwaki | 69-81=150 | ||||
| Shuri Sakuma | 76-74=150 | ||||
| Miranda Wang | 70-80=150 | ||||
| Saki Baba | 73-78=151 | +7 | |||
| Choi Hye-jin | 76-75=151 | ||||
 Alessandra Fanali | 73-78=151 | ||||
 Nataliya Guseva | 75-76=151 | ||||
| Hong Jung-min | 72-79=151 | ||||
| Ko Jin-young | 78-73=151 | ||||
| Lee Dong-eun | 71-80=151 | ||||
| Momoka Kobori | 74-77=151 | ||||
| Lee So-mi | 72-79=151 | ||||
| Meja Örtengren (a) | 74-77=151 | ||||
| Elizabeth Szokol | 71-80=151 | ||||
| Lilia Vu | 74-77=151 | ||||
| Yin Ruoning | 74-77=151 | ||||
| Pei-Yun Chien | 77-75=152 | +8 | |||
| Alice Hewson | 77-75=152 | ||||
| Anna Huang | 76-76=152 | ||||
| Moriya Jutanugarn | 77-75=152 | ||||
 Sára Kousková | 71-81=152 | ||||
| Cassie Porter | 79-73=152 | ||||
| Maja Stark | 74-78=152 | ||||
| Karis Davidson | 76-77=153 | +9 | |||
| Aline Krauter | 77-76=153 | ||||
| Zhang Weiwei | 74-79=153 | ||||
| María Hernández | 78-76=154 | +10 | |||
| Haeji Kang | 75-79=154 | ||||
| Liz Young | 77-77=154 | ||||
| Brianna Do | 77-78=155 | +11 | |||
| Anna Foster | 76-79=155 | ||||
| Yealimi Noh | 78-77=155 | ||||
| Paula Reto | 76-79=155 | ||||
| Jenny Bae | 76-80=156 | +12 | |||
| Carlota Ciganda | 77-79=156 | ||||
| Hannah Green | 79-77=156 | ||||
| Julia López Ramírez | 80-76=156 | ||||
| Linnea Ström | 76-80=156 | ||||
| Marta Martín | 80-77=157 | +13 | |||
| Kirsten Rudgeley | 78-79=157 | ||||
| Yuka Saso | 75-82=157 | ||||
| Sophia Popov (c) | 82-82=164 | +20 | |||
Notes
References
- ^ "Miyu Yamashita wins Women's Open for first major title". ESPN. Associated Press. 3 August 2025.
- ^ "AIG Women's Open – Course Info". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "AIG Women's Open – Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Final Qualifying for the 2025 AIG Women's Open will take place at Pyle & Kenfig in Bridgend, Wales, on Monday 28 July". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Rio Takeda, Eri Okayama share lead at Women's Open". ESPN. Associated Press. 31 July 2025.
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on the LPGA Tour site
- Coverage on the Ladies European Tour