2024 Women's British Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–25 August 2024 |
| Location | St Andrews, Scotland 56°20′35″N 2°48′11″W / 56.343°N 2.803°W |
| Course(s) | Old Course |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,672 yards (6,101 m) |
| Field | 144 players |
| Prize fund | $9,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,350,000 |
| Champion | |
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| Location map | |
  St Andrews Location in the United Kingdom  St Andrews Location in Scotland | |
The 2024 AIG Women's Open will be played from 22 to 25 August at Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. It will be 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 will be the third Women's British Open to be hosted at St Andrews.
Course
[edit]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.
Exemptions
[edit]Players who qualify 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.
- 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, Sherri Steinhauer, and Karen Stupples did not play
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 29 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 29 July 2024).
- Lauren Coughlin
- Choi Hye-jin
- Sarah Schmelzel
- An Na-rin
- Albane Valenzuela
- Lee Mi-hyang
- Mao Saigo
- Nanna Koerstz Madsen
- Esther Henseleit
- Marina Alex
- Yuna Nishimura
- Ryann O'Toole
- Pajaree Anannarukarn
- Peiyun Chien
- Alexa Pano
- Hira Naveed
- Gaby Lopez
- Lucy Li
- Paula Reto
- Gemma Dryburgh
- Emily Kristine Pedersen
- Jasmine Suwannapura
- Wichanee Meechai
- Auston Kim
- Yealimi Noh
7. The top 50 in the Women's World Golf Rankings (as of 15 July 2024).
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 15 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. A minimum of leading three golfers, not otherwise exempt, from the FreeD Group Women's Scottish Open.
19. Winner of the 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur.
20. The 2023 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner.
21. Winner of the 2023 and 2024 Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific.
- Wu Chun-wei (a)
22. Winner of the 2023 Women's Amateur Latin America.
- Ela Anacona (a)
23. Winner of the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur.
- Lottie Woad (a)
24. Winner of the 2024 Women's Amateur Championship.
25. The highest ranked women in the World Amateur Golf Ranking from Great Britain and Ireland as of week 26.
26. Winner of the 2024 European Ladies Amateur Championship.
- Louise Rydqvist (a)
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 is played over 18 holes on 19 August at Hankley Common with 12 qualifying places available.