The 2024 AIG Women's Open was played from 22 to 25 August at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. It was the 48th Women's British Open, the 24th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour, and the fifth championship held under a sponsorship agreement with AIG. It was the third Women's British Open to be hosted at St Andrews.
Lydia Ko won by two strokes over Nelly Korda, Jiyai Shin, Lilia Vu, and Yin Ruoning. It was her third major championship and came two weeks after winning the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Course
The 18th hole at the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland
Course layout
HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Burn3754 10Bobby Jones34142Dyke400411High (In)16533Cartgate (Out)366412Heathery (In)35144Ginger Beer413413Hole O'Cross (In) 43045Hole O'Cross (Out) 525514Long57756Heathery (Out)370415Cartgate (In)41547High (Out)361416Corner of the Dyke38048Short173317Road43949End349418Tom Morris3544Out 3,33236In 3,45236 Source:Total 6,784 72
Field The field was 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 were 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 (5,7) Georgia Hall (5,7) Ariya Jutanugarn (5) In-Kyung Kim Stacy Lewis Catriona Matthew Anna Nordqvist Sophia Popov Hinako Shibuno (7) Jiyai Shin (2,7) Yani Tseng Lilia Vu (2,5,7,10,13) Karrie Webb
Helen Alfredsson, Laura Davies, Sophie Gustafson, Jang Jeong, Emilee Klein, Karen Lunn, Mo Martin, Liselotte Neumann, Lorena Ochoa, Pak Se-ri, Inbee Park, Annika Sörenstam, and Karen Stupples did not play
2. The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2023 Women's British Open.
Allisen Corpuz (5,7,15) Olivia Cowan Ally Ewing (5,7) Charley Hull (3,5,7) Kim Hyo-joo (5,7,10) Andrea Lee (7) Amy Yang (5,7,10,14) Angel Yin (5,7)
3. The top 15 on the final 2023 LET Order of Merit.
Aditi Ashok Céline Boutier (5,7,16) Trichat Cheenglab Gabriella Cowley Diksha Dagar Alexandra Försterling (10) Linn Grant (5,7,10) Johanna Gustavsson Nuria Iturrioz Sara Kjellker Ana Peláez Lisa Pettersson Klára Spilková Anne van Dam
4. The top 5 on the 2024 LET Order of Merit not already exempt (as of 22 July 2024).
Nicole Broch Estrup María Hernández Stephanie Kyriacou Emma Spitz Lauren Walsh
5. The top 35 on the final 2023 Race to the CME Globe points list.
Carlota Ciganda (7) Ayaka Furue (7,10,16) Hannah Green (7,10) Nasa Hataoka (7) Brooke Henderson (7,16) Megan Khang (7) Grace Kim Kim A-lim (15) Cheyenne Knight Ko Jin-young (7,16) Nelly Korda (7,10,13,14) Jennifer Kupcho (13) Alison Lee (7) Minjee Lee (7,15,16) Lin Xiyu (7) Leona Maguire (7,10) Ryu Hae-ran (7) Yuka Saso (7,10,15) Jenny Shin Maja Stark (7) Atthaya Thitikul (7) Yin Ruoning (7,14) Rose Zhang (7,10)
6. The top 25 on the 2023 Race to the CME Globe points list not already exempt (as of 22 July 2024).
Marina Alex An Na-rin Pajaree Anannarukarn Pei-Yun Chien Choi Hye-jin Lauren Coughlin (10) Gemma Dryburgh Esther Henseleit Auston Kim Lee Mi-hyang Lucy Li Gaby López Nanna Koerstz Madsen Wichanee Meechai Hira Naveed Yuna Nishimura Yealimi Noh Ryann O'Toole Alexa Pano Emily Kristine Pedersen Paula Reto Mao Saigo Sarah Schmelzel Thidapa Suwannapura Albane Valenzuela
7. The top 50 in the Women's World Golf Rankings (as of 8 July 2024).
Im Jin-hee Akie Iwai Chisato Iwai (8) Kim Sei-young (14) Lydia Ko (10,18) Sakura Koiwai Gabriela Ruffels Madelene Sagström Rio Takeda (8) Patty Tavatanakit (10,13) Lexi Thompson Chanettee Wannasaen (10) Miyū Yamashita (8,11)
Addition players added at Championship Committee's discretion.
Minami Katsu Yui Kawamoto Haruka Kawasaki Lee So-mi Kokona Sakurai Ai Suzuki Arpichaya Yubol Shuri Sakuma
Hwang You-min, Lee Ye-won, Park Hyun-kyung, Park Ji-young, Park Min-ji did not play
8. The top 3 on the JLPGA Money List not already exempt as of the Suntory Ladies Open.
9. The top 2 on the KLPGA Money List not already exempt (as of 8 July 2024).
10. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the 2024 calendar year.
Manon De Roey Perrine Delacour Alice Hewson Moriya Jutanugarn Bronte Law Marta Martín Jana Melichová Morgane Métraux Linnea Ström Chiara Tamburlini Shannon Tan Bailey Tardy Amy Taylor
Mariajo Uribe did not play
11. Winner of the 2023 JLPGA Money List.
12. Winners of the 2023 KLPGA Money List.
13. Winners of the last five editions of the Chevron Championship. Mirim Lee did not play
14. Winners of the last five editions of the Women's PGA Championship. Chun In-gee did not play
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 2024 Suntory Ladies Open.
Momoko Osato Hikaru Yoshimoto
18. Gold medal winner at the 2024 Olympics.
19. A minimum of leading three golfers, not otherwise exempt, from the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open.
Lily May Humphreys Caroline Inglis Haeji Kang
20. Winner of the 2023 and 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur. Rianne Malixi and Megan Schofill did not play
21. The 2023 and 2024 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner. Lottie Woad (24,a) Ingrid Lindblad turned professional thus forfeiting her exemption
22. Winner of the 2023 and 2024 Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Wu Chun-wei (a)
23. Winner of the 2023 Women's Amateur Latin America. Ela Anacona (a)
24. Winner of the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur.
25. Winner of the 2024 Women's Amateur Championship. Melanie Green did not play
26. Winner of the 2024 European Ladies Amateur Championship. Louise Rydqvist (a)
27. 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.). Julia López Ramirez (a)
28. 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 19 August at the Crail Golfing Society with 12 qualifying places available.
Casandra Alexander Jodi Ewart Shadoff Annabell Fuller Kristen Gillman Emma Grechi Lauren Hartlage Noora Komulainen Stephanie Meadow Lee-Anne Pace Patricia Isabel Schmidt Ursula Wikström Zhang Weiwei
Round summaries First round Thursday, 22 August 2024
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Charley Hull 67 −5T2 Nelly Korda 68 −4 Yin RuoningT4 Andrea Lee 69 −3 Lee Mi-hyang Mao Saigo Jenny Shin Patty Tavatanakit Lilia VuT10 Kim Hyo-joo 70 −2 Momoko Osato
Second round Friday, 23 August 2024
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Nelly Korda 68-68=136 −8T2 Charley Hull 67-72=139 −5 Lilia Vu 69-70=1394 Yin Ruoning 68-72=140 −4T5 Casandra Alexander 73-68=141 −3 Ashleigh Buhai 72-69=141 Pei-Yun Chien 72-69=141 Lydia Ko 71-70=141 Louise Rydqvist (a) 74-67=141 Mao Saigo 69-72=141
Third round Saturday, 24 August 2024
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Jiyai Shin 71-71-67=209 −72 Lilia Vu 69-70-71=210 −63 Nelly Korda 68-68-75=211 −5T4 Lydia Ko 71-70-71=212 −4 Jenny Shin 69-73-70=212T6 Im Jin-hee 74-68-71=213 −3 Alexa Pano 75-69-69=213 Atthaya Thitikul 72-71-70=213 Yin Ruoning 68-72-73=213T10 Casandra Alexander 73-68-73=214 −2 Esther Henseleit 77-71-66=214 Charley Hull 67-72-75=214 Mao Saigo 69-72-73=214 Albane Valenzuela 74-74-66=214 Lottie Woad (a) 72-70-72=214
Final round Sunday, 25 August 2024
ChampionSmyth Salver winner (low amateur)(a) = amateur(c) = past champion PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Lydia Ko 71-70-71-69=281 −7 1,425,000T2 Nelly Korda 68-68-75-72=283 −5 594,759 Jiyai Shin (c) 71-71-67-74=283 Lilia Vu (c) 69-70-71-73=283 Yin Ruoning 68-72-73-70=2836 Ariya Jutanugarn (c) 72-72-71-70=285 −3 319,336T7 Casandra Alexander 73-68-73-72=286 −2 236,366 Akie Iwai 74-70-73-69=286 Mao Saigo 69-72-73-72=286T10 Pajaree Anannarukarn 75-73-68-71=287 −1 160,250 Linn Grant 77-71-68-71=287 Im Jin-hee 74-68-71-74=287 Nanna Koerstz Madsen 73-73-70-71=287 Alexa Pano 75-69-69-74=287 Lottie Woad (a) 72-70-72-73=287 0 Angel Yin 78-70-69-70=287 160,250