Ahead of the year's final Major championship, the R&A announced there would be a record total prize purse and winner's check for the 2025 AIG Women's Open.
That follows on from 2024 when the same was also true. Lydia Ko captured her third Major title just a few weeks before landing Olympic gold as well.
When the New Zealander triumphed at St Andrews' Old Course, though, she banked just over $1.4 million from a $9.5 million purse overall. That was $100,000 more than American Lilia Vu took home at Walton Heath 12 months prior.
However, this year, not only have all those at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club been fighting for the right to lift the 49-year-old trophy, but they have also been competing for the top financial reward which stands at just under $1.5 million.
Heading into the final round, Japan's Miyu Yamashita stands in the best position to claim the money thanks to her nine-under total through 54 holes. Yet, it is far from a done deal with South Korea's A Lim Kim a stroke behind and six others within three of Yamashita.
The overall prize purse is $9.75 million and continues the almost-annual increase since AIG joined the championship as its headline partner in 2019. Back then, just six years ago, the overall figure stood at $4.5 million.
The runner-up in 2025 will scoop just less than $1 million while everyone inside the top-24 is in line for a six-figure pay day. Every professional who finishes within the top-10 is looking at a prize of over $200,000.
Anyone who makes the cut should secure at least $11,300 while even those who miss out on the weekend will collect $4,250 as a consolation for reaching the championship in the first place.
Below is the complete prize money breakdown for the 2025 AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in South Wales.
AIG Women's Open Prize Money Breakdown 2025
Position |
Prize Money |
|---|---|
1st |
$1,462,500 |
2nd |
$962,424 |
3rd |
$697,059 |
4th |
$538,313 |
5th |
$432,493 |
6th |
$353,120 |
7th |
$294,915 |
8th |
$257,879 |
9th |
$231,421 |
10th |
$210,253 |
11th |
$194,374 |
12th |
$181,145 |
13th |
$169,504 |
14th |
$158,925 |
15th |
$149,398 |
16th |
$140,933 |
17th |
$133,530 |
18th |
$127,178 |
19th |
$121,889 |
20th |
$117,651 |
21st |
$113,424 |
22nd |
$109,186 |
23rd |
$104,958 |
24th |
$100,721 |
25th |
$97,019 |
26th |
$93,318 |
27th |
$89,605 |
28th |
$85,904 |
29th |
$82,202 |
30th |
$79,027 |
31st |
$75,851 |
32nd |
$72,675 |
33rd |
$69,499 |
34th |
$66,324 |
35th |
$63,684 |
36th |
$61,034 |
37th |
$58,395 |
38th |
$55,745 |
39th |
$53,095 |
40th |
$50,981 |
41st |
$48,867 |
42nd |
$46,754 |
43rd |
$44,630 |
44th |
$42,516 |
45th |
$40,928 |
46th |
$39,340 |
47th |
$37,752 |
48th |
$36,164 |
49th |
$34,576 |
50th |
$32,989 |
51st |
$31,937 |
52nd |
$30,875 |
53rd |
$29,813 |
54th |
$28,761 |
55th |
$27,699 |
56th |
$26,637 |
57th |
$25,586 |
58th |
$24,523 |
59th |
$23,472 |
60th |
$22,410 |
61st |
$21,884 |
62nd |
$21,348 |
63rd |
$20,822 |
64th |
$20,296 |
65th |
$19,760 |
66th |
$19,234 |
67th |
$18,708 |
68th |
$18,172 |
69th |
$17,646 |
70th |
$17,120 |
71st |
$12,777 |
72nd |
$12,482 |
73rd |
$12,186 |
74th |
$11,891 |
75th |
$11,595 |
76th |
$11,300 |
MC |
$4,250 |
AIG WOMEN'S OPEN PRIZE MONEY HISTORY
Year |
Total Purse |
Winner's Check |
|---|---|---|
2025 |
$9.75 million |
$1,462,500 |
2024 |
$9.5 million |
$1,425,000 |
2023 |
$9 million |
$1,350,000 |
2022 |
$7.3 million |
$1,095,000 |
2021 |
$5.8 million |
$870,000 |
2020 |
$4.5 million |
$675,000 |
2019 |
$4.5 million |
$675,000 |
2018 |
$3.25 million |
$490,000 |
2017 |
$3.25 million |
$504,821 |
2016 |
$3 million |
$412,047 |
