How Do You Qualify For The AIG Women’s Open?

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last updated 16 July 2025

The 49th AIG Women’s Open will feature 144 players, competing at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Wales from 31 July-2 August. Securing one of these coveted spots is possible through various routes.

Many competitors qualify via specific exemption categories, which you can find listed below. However, players who don't meet these criteria still have a chance through Pre-Qualifying and Final Qualifying events.

Pre-Qualifying is an 18-hole competition that was held on Monday 14 July at Delamere Forest, where sixteen golfers made it through to Final Qualifying on Monday 28 July at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club in Bridgend, Wales. After 18 holes, a minimum of three additional golfers will earn their place in the AIG Women's Open field.

Who Can Enter?

The AIG Women’s Open Championship is open to female professional golfers who are members recognised professional associations/Tours such as the Ladies European Tour (LET) and Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). Female amateur golfers can also enter, provided they hold a Handicap Index of 0.4 or less at the time of entry, or have been ranked within the Women's Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) top 1000 between Women’s WAGR Week 2025 and the entry date.

Below are the other criteria (and exemptions) that make players eligible for the championship:

Exemption 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.

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