2025 Women's British Open

Hole	Yards	Par		Hole	Yards	Par
1	418	4		10	400	4
2	353	4		11	361	4
3	425	4		12	158	3
4	388	4		13	549	5
5	212	3		14	433	4
6	556	5		15	163	3
7	380	4		16	422	4
8	122	3		17	430	4
9	474	5		18	504	5
Out	3,328	36		In	3,420	36
Source:[2]		Total			6,748	72

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The field is made up of 144 players. As with previous tournaments, most players earned exemptions based on past performance on the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA Tour, previous major championships, or with a high ranking in the Women's World Golf Rankings. The rest of the field earned entry by successfully competing in qualifying tournaments open to any female golfer, professional or amateur, with a low handicap.^[3]

Players who are qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified.

1. Winners of the Women's British Open, aged 60 or younger at the scheduled end of the championship, provided they are still active members of a recognised tour.

• Kim In-Kyung did not play

2. The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2024 Women's British Open.

3. The top 15 on the final 2024 LET Order of Merit.

• Nicole Broch Estrup did not play

4. The top 5 on the 2025 LET Order of Merit not already exempt (as of 21 July 2025).

5. The top 35 on the final 2024 Race to the CME Globe points list.

• Ally Ewing did not play

6. The top 25 on the 2025 Race to the CME Globe points list not already exempt (as of 21 July 2025).

7. The top 50 in the Women's World Golf Rankings (as of 7 July 2025).

• Hwang You-min, Lee Ye-won, Lexi Thompson, Yoo Hyun-jo did not play

Addition players added at Championship Committee's discretion.

8. The top 3 on the JLPGA Money List not already exempt as of the Suntory Ladies Open.

• Sakura Koiwai did not play

9. The top 2 on the KLPGA Money List not already exempt (as of 7 July 2025).

10. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the 2025 calendar year.

11. Winner of the 2024 JLPGA Money List.

12. Winners of the 2024 KLPGA Money List.

13. Winners of the last five editions of the Chevron Championship.

14. Winners of the last five editions of the Women's PGA Championship.

• Chun In-gee

15. Winners of the last five editions of the U.S. Women's Open.

16. Winners of the last five editions of The Evian Championship.

17. The leading two (not otherwise exempt) in the 2025 Suntory Ladies Open.

18. A minimum of leading three golfers, not otherwise exempt, from the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open.

19. Winner of the 2024 and 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur.

• Rianne Malixi (a) did not play

20. The 2024 and 2025 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner.

21. Winner of the 2024 and 2025 Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific

• Jeneath Wong (a)

22. Winner of the 2024 Women's Amateur Latin America.

• Clarisa Temelo (a) did not play

23. Winner of the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur.

• Carla Bernat Escuder (a)

24. Winner of the 2025 Women's Amateur Championship.

• Paula Martin Sampedro (a) (25)

25. Winner of the 2025 European Ladies Amateur Championship.

26. Women's Amateur Series winner (If winner is already exempt, then the highest ranked women in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, not already exempt, as of week 30.).

27. Any player who did not compete in the previous year's Women's British Open due to maternity, who subsequently received an extension of membership for the maternity from the player's home tour in the previous year, provided she was otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year's Women's British Open.

Final Qualifying was played over 18 holes on 28 July at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club with 17 qualifying places available.^[4]

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Thursday, 31 July 2025

Eri Okayama and Rio Takeda shot opening rounds of 5-under-par 67 to tie for the lead. Miyū Yamashita was one stroke behind. They were among a group of six Japanese players in the top 13. World number 1 Nelly Korda was in tied-14 place with a 70. Defending champion Lydia Ko shot a 73.^[5]

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Eri Okayama [ja]	67	−5
	Rio Takeda
3	Miyū Yamashita	68	−4
T4	Chun In-gee	69	−3
	Manon De Roey
	Laura Fünfstück
	Chisato Iwai
	Shiho Kuwaki
	Alexa Pano
	Mimi Rhodes
	Mao Saigo
	Emma Spitz
	Ina Yoon

Friday, 1 August 2025

Miyū Yamashita shot a round of 65, the low score of the day by three strokes, to take a three shot lead over first round co-leader Rio Takeda. A group of four players was tied for third place, seven strokes off the lead.

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Miyū Yamashita	68-65=133	−11
2	Rio Takeda	67-69=136	−8
T3	Pajaree Anannarukarn	71-69=140	−4
	Lindy Duncan	70-70=140
	Laura Fünfstück	69-71=140
	Chiara Tamburlini	71-69=140
T7	Kim A-lim	70-71=141	−3
	Kim Sei-young	71-70=141
	Madelene Sagström	72-69=141
T10	Casandra Alexander	73-69=142	−2
	Darcey Harry	70-72=142
	Nasa Hataoka	74-68=142
	Esther Henseleit	71-71=142
	Megan Khang	72-70=142
	Nelly Korda	70-72=142
	Andrea Lee	70-72=142
	Liu Yan	72-70=142
	Lottie Woad	72-70=142

Saturday, 2 August 2025

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Miyū Yamashita	68-65-74=207	−9
2	Kim A-lim	70-71-67=208	−8
3	Andrea Lee	70-72-67=209	−7
T4	Charley Hull	73-71-66=210	−6
	Minami Katsu	71-74-65=210
	Megan Khang	72-70-68=210
	Rio Takeda	67-69-74=210
T8	Georgia Hall	71-73-68=212	−4
	Hsu Wei-ling	71-72-69=212
	Chiara Tamburlini	71-69-72=212

Sunday, 3 August 2025

Champion

Smyth Salver winner (low amateur)

(a) = amateur

(c) = past champion

Top 10

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Miyū Yamashita	68-65-74-70=277	–11	1,462,000
T2	Charley Hull	73-71-66-69=279	–9	772,391
	Minami Katsu	71-74-65-69=279
T4	Kim A-lim	70-71-67-73=281	–7	452,217
	Rio Takeda	67-69-74-71=281
T6	Hsu Wei-ling	71-72-69-70=282	–6	302,157
	Megan Khang	72-70-68-72=282
T8	Stephanie Kyriacou	74-70-69-71=284	–4	228,359
	Paula Martín Sampedro (a)	72-74-70-68=284		0
	Lottie Woad	72-70-71-71=284		228,359

Leaderboard below the top 10
Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T11	Andrea Lee	70-72-67-76=285	–3	188,993
	Mao Saigo	69-76-68-72=285
T13	Pajaree Anannarukarn	71-69-75-71=286	–2	145,533
	Lauren Coughlin	75-70-70-71=286
	Kim Hyo-joo	72-73-68-73=286
	Kim Sei-young	71-70-73-72=286
	Minjee Lee	70-76-68-72=286
	Chiara Tamburlini	71-69-72-74=286
T19	Linn Grant	70-73-72-72=287	–1	112,489
	Georgia Hall	71-73-68-75=287
	Liu Yan	72-70-72-73=287
	Mimi Rhodes	69-74-70-74=287
T23	Céline Boutier	72-74-69-73=288	E	91,298
	Esther Henseleit	71-71-72-74=288
	Im Jin-hee	76-70-70-72=288
	Moriya Jutanugarn	72-73-68-75=288
	Morgane Métraux	73-69-71-74=288
	Ryu Hae-ran	70-74-71-73=288
	Jenny Shin	77-69-67-75=288
T30	An Na-rin	70-73-72-74=289	+1	74,358
	Anna Nordqvist	73-70-71-75=289
	Atthaya Thitikul	70-73-72-74=289
T33	Ayaka Furue	70-75-70-75=290	+2	65,500
	Nasa Hataoka	74-68-73-75=290
	Alexa Pano	69-77-70-74=290
T36	Lydia Ko	73-73-70-75=291	+3	57,632
	Nelly Korda	70-72-74-75=291
	Sarah Schmelzel	72-71-72-76=291
39	Chun In-gee	69-76-72-75=292	+4	52,710
T40	Casandra Alexander	73-69-76-75=293	+5	45,330
	Darcey Harry	70-72-74-77=293
	Akie Iwai	73-72-75-73=293
	Madelene Sagström	72-69-76-76=293
	Shannon Tan	73-72-78-70=293
	Angel Yin	71-72-76-74=293
T46	Diksha Dagar	71-73-73-77=294	+6	36,719
	Lindy Duncan	70-70-77-77=294
	Ilhee Lee	72-73-72-77=294
	Brooke Matthews	70-76-72-76=294
T50	Ashleigh Buhai	73-73-71-78=295	+7	30,667
	Bronte Law	72-73-70-80=295
	Lee Mi-hyang	76-70-74-75=295
	Stacy Lewis	72-74-78-71=295
	Amy Yang	70-76-72-77=295
T55	Manon De Roey	69-76-76-75=296	+8	26,633
	Kristen Gillman	71-74-72-79=296
	Emma Spitz	69-75-75-77=296
T58	Carla Bernat (a)	72-74-73-78=297	+9	0
	Chisato Iwai	69-76-69-83=297		23,191
	Mary Liu	73-73-74-77=297
	Yuri Yoshida	73-72-73-79=297
	Arpichaya Yubol	72-74-73-78=297
T63	Perrine Delacour	73-73-73-80=299	+11	20,485
	Leona Maguire	72-73-75-79=299
	Patty Tavatanakit	71-73-76-79=299
	Yani Tseng	72-73-78-76=299
T67	Laura Fünfstück	69-71-78-82=300	+12	19,006
	Grace Kim	71-75-74-80=300
T69	Ma Da-som	72-73-75-79=303	+15	18,024
	Pauline Roussin	76-69-80-78=303
71	Jeneath Wong (a)	72-74-77-82=305	+17	0
CUT	Allisen Corpuz	73-74=147	+3
	Gemma Dryburgh	76-71=147
	Alexandra Försterling	76-71=147
	Amelia Garvey	74-73=147
	Lydia Hall	72-75=147
	Brooke Henderson	71-76=147
	Nanna Koerstz Madsen	71-76=147
	Gabriela Ruffels	71-76=147
	Hinako Shibuno	75-72=147
	Jiyai Shin	72-75=147
	Albane Valenzuela	73-74=147
	Lauren Walsh	72-75=147
	Bang Shin-sil	73-75=148	+4
	Olivia Cowan	71-77=148
	Auston Kim	70-78=148
	Lucy Li	71-77=148
	Eri Okayama	67-81=148
	Sayaka Takahashi	77-71=148
	Chanettee Wannasaen	73-75=148
	Dewi Weber	79-69=148
	Rose Zhang	72-76=148
	Helen Briem	73-76=149	+5
	Cara Gainer	74-75=149
	Joo Soo-bin	74-75=149
	Sora Kamiya	71-78=149
	Ingrid Lindblad	70-79=149
	Gaby López	74-75=149
	Nastasia Nadaud	76-73=149
	Hira Naveed	78-81=149
	Ina Yoon	69-80=149
	Jennifer Kupcho	75-75=150	+6
	Shiho Kuwaki	69-81=150
	Shuri Sakuma	76-74=150
	Miranda Wang	70-80=150
	Saki Baba	73-78=151	+7
	Choi Hye-jin	76-75=151
	Alessandra Fanali	73-78=151
	Nataliya Guseva	75-76=151
	Hong Jung-min	72-79=151
	Ko Jin-young	78-73=151
	Lee Dong-eun	71-80=151
	Momoka Kobori	74-77=151
	Lee So-mi	72-79=151
	Meja Örtengren (a)	74-77=151
	Elizabeth Szokol	71-80=151
	Lilia Vu	74-77=151
	Yin Ruoning	74-77=151
	Pei-Yun Chien	77-75=152	+8
	Alice Hewson	77-75=152
	Anna Huang	76-76=152
	Moriya Jutanugarn	77-75=152
	Sára Kousková	71-81=152
	Cassie Porter	79-73=152
	Maja Stark	74-78=152
	Karis Davidson	76-77=153	+9
	Aline Krauter	77-76=153
	Zhang Weiwei	74-79=153
	María Hernández	78-76=154	+10
	Haeji Kang	75-79=154
	Liz Young	77-77=154
	Brianna Do	77-78=155	+11
	Anna Foster	76-79=155
	Yealimi Noh	78-77=155
	Paula Reto	76-79=155
Jenny Bae	76-80=156	+12
Carlota Ciganda	77-79=156
Hannah Green	79-77=156
Julia López Ramírez	80-76=156
Linnea Ström	76-80=156
Marta Martín	80-77=157	+13
Kirsten Rudgeley	78-79=157
Yuka Saso	75-82=157
Sophia Popov (c)	82-82=164	+20