The purse for the AIG Women's British Open has tripled since before the R&A and AIG first partnered in 2019. The 2025 prize fund of $9.75 million is up $250,000 from last year.
This year's champion will receive $1,462,500, which sets a new record for the 49-year-old championship.
Here's a full breakdown showing the growth of the purse:
• 2025 – $9.75 million• 2024 – $9.5 million• 2023 – $9 million• 2022 – $7.3 million• 2021 – $5.8 million• 2020 – $4.5 million• 2019 – $4.5 million (beginning of The R&A and AIG partnership)• 2018 – $3.25 million
This year, the KPMG Women's PGA raised its purse to $12 million, matching the record set by the U.S. Women's Open. Both the Amundi Evian Championship and Chevron Championship featured purses of $8 million in 2025.
AIG Women's Open 2025 prize money, payouts
| 1. $1,462,5002. 962,4243. 697,0594. 538,3135. 432,4936. 353,1207. 294,9158 257,8799. 231,42110. 210,25311. 194,37412. 181,14513. 169,50414. 158,92515. 149,39816. 140,93317. 133,53018. 127,17819. 121,88920. 117,65121. 113,42422. 109,18623. 104,95824. 100,72125. 97,01926. 93,31827. 89,60528. 85,90429. 82,20230. 79,02731. 75,85132. 72,67533. 69,49934. 66,32435. 63,68436. 61,03437. 58,39538. 55,74539. 53,09540. 50,98141. 48,86742. 46,75443. 44,63044. 42,51645. 40,92846. 39,34047. 37,75248. 36,16449. 34,57650. 32,98951. 31,93752. 30,87553. 29,81354. 28,76155. 27,69956. 26,63757. 25,58658. 24,52359. 23,47260. 22,41061. 21,88462. 21,34863. 20,82264. 20,29665. 19,76066. 19,23467. 18,70868. 18,17269. 17,64670. 17,12071. 12,77772. 12,48273. 12,18674. 11,89175. 11,59576. 11,300*Those who miss the cut will earn $4,250. |
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: AIG Women's British Open 2025: Prize fund increased to $9.75 million
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