The Women's British Open, held in either July or August, is one of the five women's golf majors and is organized by the R&A. The suffix “AIG” is added due to sponsorship reasons. Founded in 1976, it has been acknowledged as a major championship by the Ladies European Tour (LET) since 1992 and two years later, in 1994, it gained the recognition of the LPGA Tour as well, and finally, in 2001, it became a golf major.
The sponsorship partnership with AIG was renewed in July 2020 and will run until July 2025. As part of the agreement, the R&A renamed the competition the AIG Women's Open in 2019. The major was known as the Ricoh Women's British Open from 2007 to 2018, and the breakfast cereal Weetabix sponsored the event for the previous 20 years (1987–2006).
Who won the AIG Women’s Open in 2024?
The 2024 AIG Women's Open will be held from August 21 to August 25 at St. Andrews' Old Course in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The winner will be updated likewise.
AIG Women’s Open Winner List Year-by-Year
The Women's British Open winner list year-by-year is as follows:
| Year | Champion | Score | To par | Margin | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
| 2023 | Lilia Vu | 274 | −14 | 6 | Charley Hull | Walton Heath | 9,000,000 | 1,350,000 |
| 2022 | Ashleigh Buhai | 274 | −10 | PO | Chun In-gee | Muirfield | 7,300,000 | 1,095,000 |
| 2021 | Anna Nordqvist | 276 | −12 | 1 | Georgia Hall, Madelene Sagström, Lizette Salas | Carnoustie, Championship | 5,800,000 | 870,000 |
| 2020 | Sophia Popov | 277 | −7 | 2 | Thidapa Suwannapura | Royal Troon, Old Course | 4,500,000 | 675,000 |
| 2019 | Hinako Shibuno | 270 | −18 | 1 | Lizette Salas | Woburn, Marquess Course | 4,500,000 | 675,000 |
| 2018 | Georgia Hall | 271 | −17 | 2 | Pornanong Phatlum | Royal Lytham & St Annes | 3,250,000 | 490,000 |
| 2017 | In-Kyung Kim | 270 | −18 | 2 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | Kingsbarns | 3,250,000 | 504,821 |
| 2016 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 272 | −16 | 3 | Mirim Lee, Mo Martin | Woburn, Marquess Course | 3,000,000 | 412,047 |
| 2015 | Inbee Park | 276 | −12 | 3 | Ko Jin-young | Turnberry | 3,000,000 | 464,817 |
| 2014 | Mo Martin | 287 | −1 | 1 | Shanshan Feng, Suzann Pettersen | Royal Birkdale | 3,000,000 | 474,575 |
| 2013 | Stacy Lewis | 280 | −8 | 2 | Na Yeon Choi, Hee Young Park | St Andrews | 2,750,000 | 402,583 |
| 2012 | Jiyai Shin | 279 | −9 | 9 | Inbee Park | Royal Liverpool | 2,750,000 | 428,650 |
| 2011 | Yani Tseng | 272 | −16 | 4 | Brittany Lang | Carnoustie | 2,500,000 | 392,133 |
| 2010 | Yani Tseng | 277 | −11 | 1 | Katherine Hull | Royal Birkdale | 2,500,000 | 408,714 |
| 2009 | Catriona Matthew | 285 | −3 | 3 | Karrie Webb | Royal Lytham & St Annes | 2,200,000 | 335,000 |
| 2008 | Jiyai Shin | 270 | −18 | 3 | Yani Tseng | Sunningdale | 2,100,000 | 314,464 |
| 2007 | Lorena Ochoa | 287 | −5 | 4 | Maria Hjorth, Jee Young Lee | St Andrews | 2,000,000 | 320,512 |
| 2006 | Sherri Steinhauer | 281 | −7 | 3 | Sophie Gustafson, Cristie Kerr | Royal Lytham & St Annes | 1,800,000 | 305,440 |
| 2005 | Jeong Jang | 272 | −16 | 4 | Sophie Gustafson | Royal Birkdale | 1,800,000 | 280,208 |
| 2004 | Karen Stupples | 269 | −19 | 5 | Rachel Hetherington | Sunningdale | 1,600,000 | 290,880 |
| 2003 | Annika Sörenstam | 278 | −10 | 1 | Se Ri Pak | Royal Lytham & St Annes | 1,600,000 | 254,880 |
| 2002 | Karrie Webb | 273 | −15 | 2 | Michelle Ellis, Paula Martí | Turnberry | 1,500,000 | 236,383 |
| 2001 | Se Ri Pak | 277 | −11 | 2 | Mi Hyun Kim | Sunningdale | 1,500,000 | 221,650 |
| 2000 | Sophie Gustafson | 282 | −6 | 2 | Becky Iverson, Meg Mallon, Liselotte Neumann, Kirsty Taylor | Royal Birkdale | 1,250,000 | 178,000 |
| 1999 | Sherri Steinhauer | 283 | −5 | 1 | Annika Sörenstam | Woburn, Duke's Course | 1,000,000 | 160,000 |
| 1998 | Sherri Steinhauer | 292 | 4 | 1 | Brandie Burton, Sophie Gustafson | Royal Lytham & St Annes | 1,000,000 | 162,000 |
| 1997 | Karrie Webb | 269 | −19 | 8 | Rosie Jones | Sunningdale | 900,000 | 129,938 |
| 1996 | Emilee Klein | 277 | −11 | 7 | Amy Alcott, Penny Hammel | Woburn, Duke's Course | 850,000 | 124,000 |
| 1995 | Karrie Webb | 278 | −10 | 6 | Annika Sörenstam, Jill McGill | Woburn, Duke's Course | 600,000 | 92,400 |
| 1994 | Liselotte Neumann | 280 | −8 | 3 | Annika Sörenstam | Woburn, Duke's Course | 500,000 | 80,325 |
| 1993 | Karen Lunn | 275 | - | 8 | Brandie Burton | Woburn, Duke's Course | £300,000 | £50,000 |
| 1992 | Patty Sheehan | 207 | - | 3 | Corinne Dibnah | Woburn, Duke's Course | £300,000 | £50,000 |
| 1991 | Penny Grice-Whittaker | 284 | - | 3 | Helen Alfredsson, Diane Barnard | Woburn, Duke's Course | £150,000 | £25,000 |
| 1990 | Helen Alfredsson | 288 | - | PO | Jane Hill | Woburn, Duke's Course | £130,000 | £20,000 |
| 1989 | Jane Geddes | 274 | - | 2 | Florence Descampe | Ferndown | £120,000 | £18,000 |
| 1988 | Corinne Dibnah | 295 | - | PO | Sally Little | Lindrick | £100,000 | £15,000 |
| 1987 | Alison Nicholas | 296 | - | 1 | Laura Davies, Muffin Spencer-Devlin | St Mellion | £100,000 | £15,000 |
| 1986 | Laura Davies | 283 | - | 4 | Peggy Conley, Marta Figueras-Dotti | Royal Birkdale | £60,000 | £9,000 |
| 1985 | Betsy King | 300 | - | 2 | Marta Figueras-Dotti | Moor Park | £60,000 | £9,000 |
| 1984 | Ayako Okamoto | 289 | - | 11 | Betsy King, Dale Reid | Woburn, Duke's Course | £160,000 | £24,000 |
| 1983 | Cancelled | |||||||
| 1982 | Marta Figueras-Dotti (a) | 296 | - | 1 | Rosie Jones, Jenny Lee Smith | Royal Birkdale | £23,000 | -£6,000 |
| 1981 | Debbie Massey | 295 | - | 4 | Belle Robertson (a) | Northumberland | £19,000 | £5,600 |
| 1980 | Debbie Massey | 294 | - | 1 | Marta Figueras-Dotti (a), Belle Robertson (a) | Wentworth | £15,000 | £4,500 |
| 1979 | Alison Sheard | 301 | - | 3 | Mickey Walker | Southport & Ainsdale | £10,000 | £3,000 |
| 1978 | Janet Melville (a) | 310 | - | 2 | Wilma Aitken (a) | Foxhills | -£1,000 | |
| 1977 | Vivien Saunders | 306 | - | Countback | Mary Everard (a) | Lindrick Golf Club | £500 | £210 |
| 1976 | Jenny Lee Smith (a) | 299 | - | 2 | Mary McKenna (a) | Fulford | £500 | -£210 |
Multiple AIG Women’s Open Champions
Yani Tseng of Taiwan and Jiyai Shin of South Korea have both won the Women's British Open twice and are the only multiple champions of the golf major.
| Country | Golfer | Wins | Years |
| Taiwan | Yani Tseng | 2 | 2010, 2011 |
| South Korea | Jiyai Shin | 2 | 2008, 2012 |
AIG Women’s Open Champions by Nationality
South Korea has the most number of wins at the Women’s British Open, leading with six wins between 2001 and 2017, while the United States has the second most wins, four, between 2006 and 2023.
| Rank | Nationality | Wins | Champions | First title | Last title |
| 1 | South Korea | 6 | 5 | 2001 | 2017 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 4 | 2006 | 2023 |
| T3 | England | 2 | 2 | 2004 | 2018 |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 2003 | 2021 | |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| T6 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 2002 | |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 2020 | ||
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 2019 | ||
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2007 | ||
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 2009 | ||
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 2022 | ||
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 2016 | ||
FAQ's On AIG Women’s Winner
A. The 2024 AIG Women's Open will be held from August 21–25 at St. Andrews' Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland.
A. The 2023 AIG Women's Open was won by Lilia Vu, against Charley Hull by six strokes.
A. The AIG Women's Open became a major championship in 2001.
A. Yani Tseng and Jiyai Shin are both multiple winners of the AIG Women's Open, each having won twice.
A. South Korea has the most wins at the AIG Women's Open, with six victories between 2001 and 2017, followed by the United States by four.
