Three new venues to take on Women’s Open hosting duties
The R&A have announced the AIG Women’s Open venues until 2025.
Women’s golf’s only major not held on American soil was due to be hosted at Royal Porthcawl in Wales in 2021, but this has now been pushed back to 2025 with Carnoustie – an eight-time Open venue and the 2011 Women’s Open venue – taking its place.
The Women’s Open will then go to Muirfield – a 16-time Open host – and Walton Heath – a former Ryder Cup venue – for the first time in 2022 and 2023 before a third visit to St Andrews in 2024.
Previous AIG Women’s Open venues
1976 – Fulford
1977 – Lindrick
1978 – Foxhills
1979 – Southport & Ainsdale
1980 – Wentworth (West)
1981 – Northumberland
1982 – Royal Birkdale
1983 – No tournament
1984 – Woburn (Duke’s)
1985 – Moor Park
1986 – Royal Birkdale
1987 – St Mellion
1988 – Lindrick
1989 – Ferndown
1990 – Woburn (Duke’s)
1991 – Woburn (Duke’s)
1992 – Woburn (Duke’s)
1993 – Woburn (Duke’s)
1994 – Woburn (Duke’s)
1995 – Woburn (Duke’s)
1996 – Woburn (Duke’s)
1997 – Sunningdale
1998 – Royal Lytham & St Annes
1999 – Woburn (Duke’s)
2000 – Royal Birkdale
2001 – Sunningdale
2002 – Turnberry (Ailsa)
2003 – Royal Lytham & St Annes
2004 – Sunningdale
2005 – Royal Birkdale
2006 – Royal Lytham & St Annes
2007 – St Andrews (Old)
2008 – Sunningdale
2009 – Royal Lytham & St Annes
2010 – Royal Birkdale
2011 – Carnoustie
2012 – Royal Liverpool
2013 – St Andrews (Old)
2014 – Royal Birkdale
2015 – Turnberry (Ailsa)
2016 – Woburn (Marquess)
2017 – Kingsbarns
2018 – Royal Lytham & St Annes
2019 – Woburn (Marquess)
2020 – Royal Troon
Future AIG Women’s Open venues
2021 – Carnoustie
2022 – Muirfield
2023 – Walton Heath (Old)
2024 – St Andrews (Old)
2025 – Royal Porthcawl
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Alex Perry
Alex has been the editor of National Club Golfer since 2017. A Devonian who enjoys wittering on about his south west roots, Alex moved north to join NCG after more than a decade in London, the last five of which were with ESPN. Away from golf, Alex follows Torquay United and spends too much time playing his PlayStation or his guitar and not enough time practising his short game.
