The prize fund for the AIG Women’s Open, which begins today at St Andrews, will be $9.5 million, an increase of $500,000 over last year.
The prize fund for the Championship has tripled since before The R&A’s partnership with AIG began in 2019.
This year, the Champion will receive $1,425,000, the largest amount in the AIG Women’s Open’s 48-year history.
“With the outstanding backing we have received from AIG as our title sponsor, we have been able to achieve a step change and take this Championship to new levels,” said R&A CEO Martin Slumbers.
“We greatly appreciate AIG’s support and are proud that they share our goal to elevate the AIG Women’s Open still further and ensure it remains at the pinnacle of the women’s game.”
“The increased prize fund and our enhancements to the staging and the spectator experience this year reflect our shared commitment to making the AIG Women’s Open a world-class championship for players and fans alike.”
Olympic Champion Lydia Ko and World Number One Nelly Korda head the list of entries, which also includes Leona Maguire teeing off today at 12:37 and Lauren Walsh at 14:16.
Both of them will be among a host of the players at St Andrews who will then travel to the KPMG Women’s Irish Open, which will start at Carton House next Thursday and run until Sunday.
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