What happened
The AIG Women's Open runs July 30 through August 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes in England. The field has 144 players and a record $10 million purse.
The event
This is the fifth and final women's major of the 2026 season and the 50th staging of the championship. Royal Lytham previously hosted the women's event in 2018.
The featured groups
The published tee sheet grouped major winners Nelly Korda and Haeran Ryu with 2024 champion Lydia Ko. Georgia Hall, who won at Royal Lytham in 2018, was paired with Hinako Shibuno and Women's Amateur champion Valentine Delon.
What the course demands
Royal Lytham opens with a par 3 and is known for dense bunkering and exposure to changing coastal weather. Early-round scoring should be read alongside tee time and wind conditions rather than treated as a simple comparison across the entire field.
Reporting used for this story
- Greatness awaits: Royal Lytham & St Annes 2026 previewAIG Women's Open · 2026-07-24
- Tee times and marquee groups: 2026 AIG Women's OpenAIG Women's Open · 2026-07-28
- How to watch 2026 AIG Women's OpenGolf Channel · 2026-07-27
This is an unpublished reporting draft assembled from the cited sources for human editorial review.