A full performance was held at Royal Porthcawl, with the AIG Women’s British Open raising the bar, and a full performance was held at Royal Porthcawl.
In a historic women’s golf achievement, R&A announced a record $9.75 million wallet for the 2025 Open, the latest year for South Wales’ iconic Royal Porthcawl Golf Club.
The event’s wallets are increasing every year, with the next $10 million hurdles exceeding as activity this weekend increases by $750,000 from 2024.
The AIG and R&A partnership, founded in 2019, proves the revolutionary nature of women’s golf – the historic bets have produced landmark champions.
Japan’s 24-year-old Miyu Yamashita was built in her 2025 season to occupy the Virgin’s LPGA title and the title champion at Porthcawl.
She ended her first win ruthlessly, finishing the game with a 68-65-74-70 win, hitting an eight-point shooting percentage and winning a historic major title, and missing out on the layoffs in last year’s game.
And if it wasn’t enough to end a major tournament, her victory would have won the biggest winner check in tournament history: $1,462,500.
Charley Hull so far
Charley Hull of England and Minami Katsu of Japan were second only to the champion, fighting ongoing battles to share runner-up honors in a lasting battle, each winning the championship with $772,391.
For Hull, it marks her fifth top three as her edge gets closer to the highly anticipated major crown.
Lim Kim and Rio Takeda tied for fourth with -7, with $452,217 per person and were a hit in the top championship game.
Lottie Woad is a pre-match hope that has only recently become a career, leading four points in the UK star’s $228,359 prize and finishing eighth.
Bonus for each player at the 2025 AIG Women’s Open Championship:
1. MiyuYamashita (-11) – $1,462,500
T2. Charley Hull (-9) – $772,391
T2. Minami Katsu (-9) – $772,391
T4. Lim Kim (-7) – $452,217
T4. Rio de Janeiro (-7) – $452,217
T6. Megan Khang (-6) – $302,157
T6. Wei Ling Hsu (-6) – $302,157
T8. Steph Kyriacou (-4) – $228,359
T8. Lottie WOAD (-4) – $228,359
T8. Paula Martin Sampedro (Amateur) (-4) – $0
T11. Andrea Lee (-3) – $188,993
T11. Mausago (-3) – $188,993
T13. Chiara Tamburlini (-2) – $145,533
T13. Hyo Joo Kim (-2) – $145,533
T13. Minjee Lee (-2) – $145,533
T13. SEI Young Kim (-2) – $145,533
T13. Lauren Cofflin (-2) – $145,533
T13. Pajaree Anannarukarn (-2) – $145,533
T19. Georgia Hall (-1) – $112,489
T19. Mimi Rhodes (-1) – $112,489
T19. liu(-1) – $112,489
T19. Linn Grant (-1) – $112,489
T23. Jenny Sheen (E) – $91,298
T23. Ariya Jutanugarn (E) – $91,298
T23. Morgan Metraux (E) – $91,298
T23. Esther Henseleit (E) – $91,298
T23. Celine Boutier (E) – $91,298
T23. Haeran Ryu (E) – $91,298
T23. Jinhee IM (E) – $91,298
T30. Anna Nordqvist (+1) – $74,358
T30. Atthaya Thitikul (+1) – $74,358
T30. Narin AN (+1) – $74,358
T33. Ayaka Furue (+2) – $65,500
T33. NASA HATAOKA (+2) – $65,500
T33. Alexa Pano (+2) – $65,500
T36. Sarah Schmelzel (+3) – $57,632
T36. Lydia KO (+3) – $57,632
T36. Nelly Korda (+3) – $57,632
39. In Gee Chun (+4) – $52,710
T40. Darcy Harry (+5) – $45,330
T40. Madelene Sagstrom (+5) – $45,330
T40. Casandra Alexander (+5) – $45,330
T40. Angel Yin (+5) – $45,330
T40. Akie Iwai (+5) – $45,330
T40. Shannon Tan (+5) – $45,330
T46. Ilhee Lee (+6) – $36,719
T46. Diksha Dagar (+6) – $36,719
T46. Lindy Duncan (+6) – $36,719
T46. Brooke Matthews (+6) – $36,719
T50. Bronte Law (+7) – $30,667
T50. Ashleigh Buhai (+7) – $30,667
T50. Amy Young (+7) – $30,667
T50. Mi Hyang Lee (+7) – $30,667
T50. Stacy Lewis (+7) – $30,667
T55. Kristen Gilman (+8) – $26,633
T55. Emma Spitz (+8) – $26,633
T55. Manon de Roey (+8) – $26,633
T58. Chisato Iwai (+9) – $23,191
T58. Yoshida (+9) – $23,191
T58. Arpichaya Yubol (+9) – $23,191
T58. Carla Bernat (Amateur) (+9) – $0
T58. Mary Liu (+9) – $23,191
T63. Perrine Delacour (+11) – $20,485
T63. Leona Maguire (+11) – $20,485
T63. Patty Tavatanakit (+11) – $20,485
T63. Yani Tseng (+11) – $20,485
T67. Laura Fuenfstueck (+12) – $19,006
T67. Grace Kim (+12) – $19,006
T69. Dasom MA (+15) – $18,024
T69. Pauline Rousin-Bouchard (+15) – $18,024
71. JeneathWong (Amateur) (+17) – $0
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The growing prize wallet of the Women’s Open Championship shows no signs of slowing down, and it jumps in the year.
Over the past decade, progress has been made in every aspect of women’s competition and has added wallets at an alarming rate:
2015 – $3,000,000
2016 – $3,000,000
2017 – $3,250,000
2018 – $3,250,000
2019 – $4,500,000
2020 – $4,500,000
2021 – $5,800,000
2022 – $7,300,000
2023 – $9,000,000
2024 – $9,000,000
2025 – $9,750,000
The AIG Women’s Open Championship is now one of the biggest paychecks for women’s golf, lagging behind the Women’s PGA Championship and the U.S. Women’s Open, each with $12 million per person.
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