2024 Women's British Open

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.

2024 AIG Women's Open

Tournament information
Dates	22–25 August 2024
Location	St Andrews, Scotland 56.343°N 2.803°W / 56.343; -2.803
Course(s)	Old Course
Organized by	The R&A
Tour(s)	Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,784 yards (6,203 m)
Field	144 players, 82 after cut
Cut	148 (+4)
Prize fund	$9,500,000
Winner's share	$1,350,000
Champion
Lydia Ko
281 (−7)
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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.

• 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

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

Leaderboard below the top 10
Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T17	Jenny Shin	69-73-70-76=288	E	121,000
	Atthaya Thitikul	72-71-70-75=288
	Anne van Dam	73-74-73-68=288
T20	Charley Hull	67-72-75-75=289	+1	108,235
	Albane Valenzuela	74-74-66-75=289
T22	Céline Boutier	77-69-71-73=290	+2	91,414
	Ashleigh Buhai (c)	72-69-78-71=290
	Georgia Hall (c)	71-72-76-71=290
	Andrea Lee	69-73-75-73=290
	Lee So-mi	74-73-69-74=290
	Momoko Osato	70-76-77-67=290
	Linnea Ström	71-73-74-72=290
T29	Minami Katsu	75-71-74-71=291	+3	68,572
	Yui Kawamoto	73-72-73-73=291
	Kim Hyo-joo	70-74-71-76=291
	Alison Lee	75-69-72-75=291
	Julia López Ramirez (a)	72-74-74-71=291		0
	Paula Reto	77-69-76-69=291		68,572
	Sarah Schmelzel	73-73-73-72=291
	Rose Zhang	72-76-69-74=291
T37	Nicole Broch Estrup	76-70-73-73=292	+4	45,568
	Choi Hye-jin	74-74-71-73=292
	Carlota Ciganda	75-73-70-74=292
	Ally Ewing	73-69-76-74=292
	Ayaka Furue	75-73-73-71=292
	Nasa Hataoka	75-73-71-73=292
	Esther Henseleit	77-71-66-78=292
	Grace Kim	77-71-73-71=292
	Kim Sei-young	76-72-71-73=292
	Leona Maguire	73-72-71-76=292
	Wichanee Meechai	73-72-77-70=292
	Amy Yang	74-73-70-75=292
T49	Kristen Gillman	77-71-71-74=293	+5	30,688
	Caroline Inglis	78-66-74-75=293
	Gaby López	72-75-69-77=293
	Ryu Hae-ran	78-69-72-74=293
	Arpichaya Yubol	75-73-72-73=293
	Zhang Weiwei	72-75-73-73=293
T55	Haruka Kawasaki	71-74-76-73=294	+6	24,943
	Lee Mi-hyang	69-74-75-76=294
	Lin Xiyu	78-70-72-74=294
	Lee-Anne Pace	74-73-73-74=294
	Lexi Thompson	76-71-71-76=294
T60	An Na-rin	74-74-72-75=295	+7	19,105
	Gabriella Cowley	77-70-73-75=295
	Alexandra Försterling	76-72-71-76=295
	Lily May Humphreys	74-72-77-72=295
	Nuria Iturrioz	75-70-73-77=295
	Stephanie Kyriacou	76-68-72-79=295
	Marta Martín	74-73-72-76=295
	Louise Rydqvist (a)	74-67-78-76=295		0
	Shuri Sakuma	72-73-74-76=295		19,105
	Shannon Tan	75-69-76-75=295
	Patty Tavatanakit	69-73-73-80=295
T71	Pei-Yun Chien	72-69-76-79=296	+8	13,988
	Manon De Roey	72-75-76-73=296
	Johanna Gustavsson	73-74-75-74=296
	Emma Spitz	76-72-74-74=296
	Maja Stark	73-73-73-77=296
T76	Emma Grechi	73-74-74-76=297	+9	10,661
	Morgane Métraux	76-72-73-76=297
T78	Ela Anacona (a)	72-76-72-78=298	+10	0
	Auston Kim	73-75-70-80=298		10,127
	Bailey Tardy	76-72-72-78=298
81	Kim In-Kyung (c)	73-73-78-75=299	+11	9,726
82	Ursula Wikström	77-71-71-81=300	+12	9,459
CUT	Perrine Delacour	74-75=149	+5
	Megan Khang	74-75=149
	Sakura Koiwai	71-78=149
	Bronte Law	73-76=149
	Stephanie Meadow	77-72=149
	Madelene Sagström	78-71=149
	Thidapa Suwannapura	77-72=149
	Hikaru Yoshimoto	72-77=149
	Trichat Cheenglab	77-73=150	+6
	Lauren Coughlin	76-74=150
	Noora Komulainen	76-74=150
	Jennifer Kupcho	73-77=150
	Lucy Li	74-76=150
	Yuna Nishimura	78-72=150
	Yealimi Noh	78-72=150
	Lisa Pettersson	76-74=150
	Sophia Popov (c)	76-74=150
	Rio Takeda	77-73=150
	Yani Tseng (c)	73-77=150
	Allisen Corpuz	78-73=151	+7
	Jodi Ewart Shadoff	78-73=151
	Annabell Fuller	75-76=151
	Hannah Green	77-74=151
	María Hernández	75-76=151
	Alice Hewson	77-74=151
	Chisato Iwai	76-75=151
	Haeji Kang	80-71=151
	Catriona Matthew (c)	77-74=151
	Yuka Saso	75-76=151
	Aditi Ashok	76-76=152	+8
	Lauren Hartlage	76-76=152
	Kim A-lim	77-75=152
	Sara Kjellker	75-77=152
	Ryann O'Toole	77-75=152
	Lauren Walsh	75-77=152
	Chanettee Wannasaen	79-73=152
	Marina Alex	80-73=153	+9
	Diksha Dagar	77-76=153
	Brooke Henderson	77-76=153
	Cheyenne Knight	78-75=153
	Minjee Lee	78-75=153
	Patricia Isabel Schmidt	76-77=153
	Klára Spilková	76-77=153
	Wu Chun-wei (a)	75-78=153
	Miyū Yamashita	76-77=153
	Gemma Dryburgh	79-75=154	+10
	Ko Jin-young	76-78=154
	Jana Melichová	81-73=154
	Amy Taylor	83-71=154
	Anna Nordqvist (c)	79-76=155	+11
	Emily Kristine Pedersen	74-81=155
	Ai Suzuki	76-79=155
	Olivia Cowan	78-78=156	+12
	Stacy Lewis (c)	80-76=156
	Hira Naveed	80-76=156
	Chiara Tamburlini	81-75=156
	Gabriela Ruffels	81-76=157	+13
	Moriya Jutanugarn	79-79=158	+14
	Hinako Shibuno (c)	80-78=158
	Karrie Webb (c)	82-77=159	+15
	Kokona Sakurai	82-78=160	+16
DQ	Ana Peláez[a]	72-74=146	+2

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]