2024 Women's British Open

2024 AIG Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates22–25 August 2024
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
56°20′35″N 2°48′11″W / 56.343°N 2.803°W / 56.343; -2.803
Course(s)Old Course
Organized byThe R&A
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,784 yards (6,203 m)
Field144 players, 82 after cut
Cut148 (+4)
Prize fund$9,500,000
Winner's share$1,350,000
Champion
Lydia Ko
281 (−7)
Location map
St Andrews
Location in the United Kingdom
St Andrews
Location in Scotland

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.[1]

Course

Main article: Old Course at St Andrews


The 18th hole at the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland

Course layout

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Burn 375 4 10 Bobby Jones 341 4
2 Dyke 400 4 11 High (In) 165 3
3 Cartgate (Out) 366 4 12 Heathery (In) 351 4
4 Ginger Beer 413 4 13 Hole O'Cross (In) 430 4
5 Hole O'Cross (Out) 525 5 14 Long 577 5
6 Heathery (Out) 370 4 15 Cartgate (In) 415 4
7 High (Out) 361 4 16 Corner of the Dyke 380 4
8 Short 173 3 17 Road 439 4
9 End 349 4 18 Tom Morris 354 4
Out 3,332 36 In 3,452 36
Source:[2][3] 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.[4][5][6]

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.

2. The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2023 Women's British Open.

3. The top 15 on the final 2023 LET Order of Merit.

4. The top 5 on the 2024 LET Order of Merit not already exempt (as of 22 July 2024).

5. The top 35 on the final 2023 Race to the CME Globe points list.

6. The top 25 on the 2023 Race to the CME Globe points list not already exempt (as of 22 July 2024).

7. The top 50 in the Women's World Golf Rankings (as of 8 July 2024).

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.

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.

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.

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 2024 Suntory Ladies Open.

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.

20. Winner of the 2023 and 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur.

21. The 2023 and 2024 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner.

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.

26. Winner of the 2024 European Ladies Amateur Championship.

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.).

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.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 22 August 2024

Place Player Score To par
1 Charley Hull 67 −5
T2 Nelly Korda 68 −4
Yin Ruoning
T4 Andrea Lee 69 −3
Lee Mi-hyang
Mao Saigo
Jenny Shin
Patty Tavatanakit
Lilia Vu
T10 Kim Hyo-joo 70 −2
Momoko Osato

Second round

Friday, 23 August 2024

Place Player Score To par
1 Nelly Korda 68-68=136 −8
T2 Charley Hull 67-72=139 −5
Lilia Vu 69-70=139
4 Yin Ruoning 68-72=140 −4
T5 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

Place Player Score To par
1 Jiyai Shin 71-71-67=209 −7
2 Lilia Vu 69-70-71=210 −6
3 Nelly Korda 68-68-75=211 −5
T4 Lydia Ko 71-70-71=212 −4
Jenny Shin 69-73-70=212
T6 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=213
T10 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

Champion
Smyth Salver winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Lydia Ko 71-70-71-69=281 −7 1,425,000
T2 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=283
6 Ariya Jutanugarn (c) 72-72-71-70=285 −3 319,336
T7 Casandra Alexander 73-68-73-72=286 −2 236,366
Akie Iwai 74-70-73-69=286
Mao Saigo 69-72-73-72=286
T10 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

Scorecard

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
Ko −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −6 −6 −6 −7
Korda −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −5 −6 −6 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5
Shin −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −4 −5
Vu −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −4 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5
Yin −3 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Peláez was disqualified following her second round due to her caddie using a distance-measuring device.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Lydia Ko wins Women's Open for third career major title". ESPN. Associated Press. 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Five things to know about the 2024 AIG Women's Open, The Old Course". Ladies European Tour. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ Tugwood, Ross (15 August 2024). "AIG Women's Open 2024: St Andrews – Old Course Guide". Today's Golfer. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Entry conditions" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. ^ "AIG Women's Open – Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ "AIG Women's Open Field 2024". aigwomensopen.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  7. ^ "In position to make cut, LPGA rookie disqualified from AIG Women's Open". NBC Sports. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. ^ "AIG Women's Open – Results". LPGA. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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