2025 AIG Women’s Open field: Who is playing at Royal Porthcawl and how did they qualify?

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2025 AIG Women's Open field: Who is playing at Royal Porthcawl and how did they qualify?

Who’s in the 2025 AIG Women’s Open field and what did they do to earn a spot at Royal Porthcawl? Here’s the full rundown…

The 2025 Women’s Open field will feature a mixture of professionals and amateurs from all around the world. The lineup features major champions, leading competitors from the LPGA and LET tours, as well as successful players who have earned their place through both pre-qualifying and final qualifying stages.

Where will the 2025 AIG Women’s Open be played?

The 2025 AIG Women’s Open is heading to South Wales, and taking place at Royal Porthcawl for the first time in the tournament’s history, from Thursday July 31 to Sunday August 3.

Established in 1891, this links course challenges players with its undulating fairways, deep bunkers, and unpredictable coastal winds. The setting offers stunning views of the Bristol Channel, while the firm, fast-running turf demands precision and strategic play.

Royal Porthcawl is the standout course for the South Wales Coast Championship at the end of March.

How do you qualify for the AIG Women’s Open?

There are number of ways you can earn one of the 144 spots in AIG Women’s Open field.

The majority of the field will be made up by exemptions dished out to professionals and amateurs– providing they retain their status up to and during the tournament – while there is also a series of qualifying events.

Pre-Qualifying took place on 14th July at Delamere Forest, advancing 16 golfers to Final Qualifying.

Final Qualifying for the 2025 AIG Women’s Open will be held at Pyle & Kenfig in Bridgend, Wales, on Monday July 28. After 18 holes, at least three golfers will secure spots in the championship at Royal Porthcawl.

AIG Women’s Open qualification categories

1. Past winners of the Championship, aged 60 or under on 3 August 2025 (for all Champions up until 2024), provided that the player is still an active member of a recognised professional Tour.

2. The top 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in the 2024 AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews.

3. The top 15 LET players in the 2024 Final LET Order of Merit Points List.

4. The top 5 players, not already exempt, from the 2025 LET Order of Merit Points List as at Monday 7 July 2025.

5. The top 35 players in the 2024 LPGA Final CME Points List.

6. The top 25 players, not already exempt, from the 2025 LPGA Race to CME Globe Season as at Monday 7 July 2025.

7. The top 50 players on the 2025 Rolex Rankings, week commencing Monday 30 June 2025.

8. The top 3 players, not already exempt, from the 2025 JLPGA Mercedes Ranking on completion of the JLPGA 2025 Suntory Ladies Open.

9. The top 2 players, not already exempt, from the 2025 KLPGA money list as at Monday 7 July 2025.

10. The winners of any recognised individual LET or LPGA Tour event in 2025.

11. The winner of the 2024 JLPGA Mercedes Ranking.

12. The winner of the 2024 KLPGA Money List.

13. The Chevron Championship (ANA Inspiration) Champions for 2021 to 2025.

14. The US Women’s Open Champions for 2021 to 2025.

15. The KPMG Women’s PGA Champion for 2021 to 2025.

16. The Amundi Evian Championship Champion for 2021 to 2025.

17. The leading 2 golfers, who make the cut, not already exempt, in the 2025 Suntory Ladies Open.

18. The leading 3 golfers, who make the cut, not already exempt, in the 2025 ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open.

19. The 2024 Women’s Latin America Champion.

20. The 2025 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Champion.

21. The 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Champion.

22. The 2025 Women’s Amateur Champion.

23. The 2025 European Ladies’ Amateur Champion.

24. The 2025 Women’s Amateur Series winner.

25. Any Player who did not compete in the 2024 AIG Women’s Open due to maternity.

26. Final Qualifying – Pyle & Kenfig.

Iona Stephen has set out her goal for 2024 of playing in the AIG Women's Open at St. Andrews

Full 2025 AIG Women’s Open field and exemptions

The following players are exempt for and have entered the 2025 AIG Women’s Open at Royal Porthcawl.

Player NameExemption Category
Alexander, Casandra2
An, Narin5
Anannarukarn, Pajaree2
Baba, Saki6
Bae, Jenny6
Bang, Shinsil7
Bernat Escuder, Carla (a)21
Boutier, Celine5, 16
Briem, Helen4
Buhai, Ashleigh1
Choi, Hyejin5
Chun, In Gee15
Ciganda, Carlota10
Corpuz, Allisen14
Coughlin, Lauren5
Dagar, Diksha4
Davidson, Karis6
De Roey, Manon3, 10
Delacour, Perrine3, 10
Dryburgh, Gemma6
Duncan, Lindy6
Forsterling, Alexandra3
Furue, Ayaka5, 16
Gainer, Cara10
Garvey, Amelia4
Gillman, Kristen6
Grant, Linn2
Green, Hannah5
Guseva, Nataliya5
Hall, Georgia1
Harry, Darcey10
Hataoka, Nasa5
Henderson, Brooke5, 16
Henseleit, Esther3
Hernandez, Maria3
Hewson, Alice3
Hong, Jungmin9
Hsu, Wei-ling6
Hull, Charley3
Im, Jinhee2
Iwai, Akie2, 7
Iwai, Chisato10
Jutanugarn, Ariya1
Jutanugarn, Moriya6
Kamiya, Sora8
Kang, Haeji6
Katsu, Minami6
Khang, Megan5
Kim, A Lim5, 10
Kim, Auston7
Kim, Grace16
Kim, Hyo Joo10
Kim, Sei Young5
Ko, Jin Young5
Ko, Lydia1, 2, 5
Korda, Nelly2, 13, 15
Kouskova, Sara10
Kupcho, Jennifer5, 10, 13
Kuwaki, Shiho7
Kyriacou, Stephanie7
Law, Bronte3
Lee, Andrea7
Lee, Dongeun9
Lee, Ilhee6
Lee, Mi Hyang6
Lee, Minjee7, 14, 15, 16
Lee, Somi6
Lewis, Stacy1
Li, Lucy5
Liu, Mary18
Liu, Yan6
Lindblad, Ingrid10
Lopez, Gaby6
Lopez Ramirez, Julia18
Ma, Da Som7
Madsen, Nanna Koerstz2
Maguire, Leona6
Martin Sampedro, Paula (a)22
Matthews, Brooke6
Nadaud, Nastasia4
Noh, Yealimi10
Nordqvist, Anna1
Okayama, Eri17
Pano, Alexa2
Popov, Sophia1
Porter, Cassie6
Reto, Paula18
Rhodes, Mimi10
Roussin-Bouchard, Pauline3
Rudgeley, Kirsten3
Ruffels, Gabriela5
Ryu, Haeran5, 10
Sagstrom, Madelene7
Saigo, Mao2, 13
Sakuma, Shuri8
Saso, Yuka5, 14
Schmelzel, Sarah5
Shibuno, Hinako1
Shin, Jenny6
Shin, Jiyai1
Spitz, Emma3
Stark, Maja5, 14
Szokol, Elizabeth6
Takahashi, Sayaka17
Takeda, Rio10
Tamburlini, Chiara3
Tan, Shannon3
Tavatanakit, Patty5, 13
Thitikul, Jeeno5, 10
Tseng, Yani1
Valenzuela, Albane6
Vu, Lilia1, 13
Walsh, Lauren4
Wang, Miranda6
Wannasaen, Chanettee5
Weber, Dewi6
Woad, Lottie2
Wong, Jeneath (a)20
Yamashita, Miyu7
Yang, Amy5, 15
Yin, Angel2, 10
Yin, Ruoning2, 15
Yoo, Hyunio7
Yoon, Ina7
Yoshida, Yuri6
Young, Liz3
Zhang, Rose5
Zhang, Weiwei6

The following 17 players made it through final qualifying at Pyle & Kenfig on Monday 28th July, and will join the field to complete the 144-player lineup at Royal Porthcawl.

NameExemption Category
Chien, Pei-yun26
Cowan, Olivia26
Do, Brianna26
Fanali, Alessandra26
Foster, Anna26
Fuenfstueck, Laura26
Hall, Lydia26
Huang, Anna26
Joo, Soo Bin26
Kobori, Momoka26
Krauter, Aline26
Martin, Marta26
Metraux, Morgane26
Naveed, Hira26
Ortengren, Meja (a)26
Strom, Linnea26
Yubol, Arpichaya26

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