This week marks the final women's major of the season as the AIG Women's British Open tees it up Thursday at Royal Porthcawl in Wales.
Time flies when we're having fun. This week marks the final major of the season in pro golf and the fifth one overall in the women's game, as the AIG Women's British Open tees it up Thursday at Royal Porthcawl in Wales.
Lydia Ko is the defending champion after claiming the Women's British Open a year ago at St. Andrews.
Keep tabs on the first round of the Women's British Open all day Thursday right here.
2025 AIG Women's British Open leaderboard
To see the first-round leaderboard in action, click here.
Where to watch, follow the 2025 Women's British Open
In addition to the options listed below, the R&A will live stream coverage all four days as well.
First round, Thursday, July 31
- 7 a.m. ET -2 p.m. ET, NBC Sports app
- 7 a.m. ET -2 p.m. ET, USA
The complete daily viewing information can be found here.
What are the tee times for the first round of the Women's British Open?
The first group is off at 1:30 a.m. ET. All the first-round tee times can be found here. Some of the interesting groups are:
- 3:31 a.m. ET: Charley Hull, Minjee Lee, Atthaya Thitikul
- 7:54 a.m. ET: Lydia Ko, Lilia Vu, Lottie Woad
- 8:16 a.m. ET: Ariya Jutanugarn, Nelly Korda, Angel Yin
Who's in the field at the 2025 Women's British Open?
It's a stacked tee sheet at Royal Portcawl in Wales with all 20 LPGA winners, including the winners of the first four LPGA majors in 2025, as well as 11 past champions ready to compete. All of the top 25 in the Rolex Rankings are there, including No. 1 Nelly Korda, No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul, No. 3 Lydia Ko, No. 4 Ruoning Yin and No. 5 Minjee Lee.
What is the field, format for the 2025 Women's British Open?
The field will be 144 players with the low 65 and ties after 36 holes advancing to the third and final rounds. The format is 72 holes of stroke play.
What is the prize money for the 2025 Women's British Open?
The total purse at the AIG is $9.75 million with the winner taking home $1.4625 million, a new high in the event's history. That first-place money compares to the $1.2 million Grace Kim won at the Amundi Evian Championship, the $1.8 million Minjee Lee won at the KPMG Women's PGA, the $2.4 million Maja Stark won at the U.S. Open and the $1.2 million that Mao Saigo won at the Chevron Championship.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2025 Women's British Open leaderboard, live updates, where to watch
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