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.
Venue
Course layout HoleYardsParHoleYardsPar14184 1040042353411361434254121583438841354955212314433465565151633738041642248122317430494745185045 Out3,32836 In3,42036Source: Total 6,74872
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 Buhai Georgia Hall Ariya Jutanugarn (2,7) Lydia Ko (5,7,10) Stacy Lewis Anna Nordqvist Sophia Popov Hinako Shibuno Jiyai Shin (2,7) Yani Tseng Lilia 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 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.
Manon De Roey (10) Perrine Delacour (10) Alexandra Försterling Esther Henseleit (7) María Hernández Alice Hewson Charley Hull (5,7) Bronte Law Pauline Roussin Kirsten Rudgeley Emma Spitz Chiara Tamburlini Shannon Tan (10) Liz Young
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).
Helen Briem Diksha Dagar Amelia Garvey Nastasia Nadaud Lauren Walsh
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.
Sora Kamiya Shuri Sakuma
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.
Cara Gainer Darcey Harry Sára Kousková Mimi 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 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. 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 Chien Olivia Cowan Brianna Do Alessandra Fanali Anna Foster Laura Fünfstück Lydia Hall Anna Huang Joo Soo-bin Momoka Kobori Aline Krauter Marta Martín Morgane Métraux Hira Naveed Meja Örtengren (a) Linnea Ström Arpichaya Yubol
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.
PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 67 −5 Rio Takeda3 Miyū Yamashita 68 −4T4 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 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.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Miyū Yamashita 68-65=133 −112 Rio Takeda 67-69=136 −8T3 Pajaree Anannarukarn 71-69=140−4 Lindy Duncan 70-70=140 Laura Fünfstück 69-71=140 Chiara Tamburlini 71-69=140T7 Kim A-lim 70-71=141−3 Kim Sei-young 71-70=141 Madelene Sagström 72-69=141T10 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
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Miyū Yamashita 68-65-74=207 −92 Kim A-lim 70-71-67=208 −83 Andrea Lee 70-72-67=209 −7T4 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 Top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Miyū Yamashita 68-65-74-70=277 –11 1,462,000T2 Charley Hull 73-71-66-69=279 –9 772,391 Minami Katsu 71-74-65-69=279T4 Kim A-lim 70-71-67-73=281 –7 452,217 Rio Takeda 67-69-74-71=281T6 Hsu Wei-ling 71-72-69-70=282 –6 302,157 Megan Khang 72-70-68-72=282T8 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