Who will win the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews?
From the 22nd to the 25th of August, the top female golfers will compete to win the AIG British Open at St. Andrews. A stellar field of talent from the upper echelons of the women’s game will make this Major championship a must-see contest.
So, who in the wide world of women’s professional golf will be in contention to lift the fifth and final Major of what has been an exciting season?
Let’s begin by looking at the players who have won the previous four majors this year, as well as the Olympic Gold medalists in Paris 2024.
Major Winners And Olympic Stars of 2024
April – The Chevron Championship – Nelly Korda – United States (-13)
May into June – The US Women’s Open – Yuka Saso – Japan (-4)
June – Women’s PGA Championship – Amy Yang – South Korea (-7)
July – The Evian Championship – Ayaka Furue – Japan (-19)
August – The Olympic Games – Lydia Ko – New Zealand (-10)
This year, the four previous Major winners are all ranked in the top ten of the Women’s Golf World Rankings. Lydia Ko is ranked 12th in those rankings currently after her Olympic Gold Medal success.
Ko now has the full complement of Olympic medals, having won silver and bronze at the previous two Olympics, in 2012 and 2016.
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
- Nelly Korda (USA) – 11.60 (Chevron Championship Winner)
- Lilia Vu (USA) – 7.37
- Amy Yang (KOR) – 5.58 (Women’s PGA Championship Winner)
- Jin Young Ko (KOR) – 5.52
- Hannah Green (AUS) – 5.29
- Ruoning Yin (CHN) – 5.22
- Celine Boutier (FRA) – 5.07
- Ayaka Furue (JAP) – 4.90 (Evian Championship Winner)
- Rose Zhang (USA) – 4.80
- Yuka Saso (JPN) – 4.42 (US Women’s Open Winner)
- Charley Hull (ENG) – 4.29
- Lydia Ko (NZL) – 4.28 (2024 Olympic Gold Medallist)
Women’s British Open Preview And Predictions
The AIG British Open is, pardon the pun, wide open. With four different Major winners this season and a different Olympic Champion, many women are in with a real chance at St. Andrews later this week.
Of course, anybody inside the top 12 will likely feel they have a great chance, with all the five major tournament victories this year being won by a golfer in this current elite dozen.
Defending champion and second-ranked Lilia Vu will want to repeat her success at Walton Heath last year. If she can, she’ll follow Yani Tseng as the only back-to-back winner of the tournament since it was first contested in 2001.
Charley Hull will likely lead the British charge, hoping to follow compatriot Georgia Hall in having her name etched onto the trophy. Hall won the tournament in 2018.
Nelly Korda and Vu will likely be prominent in the betting but don’t rule out Celine Boutier. The French star has a decent record in the Scottish Open and is in good form this season. She, along with the improving Hannah Green, could well be the ones to watch in the tournament this weekend.
