The AIG Women's Open: 30 July - 3 August 2025

Royal Porthcawl is set to welcome the world’s best players as they compete for one of golf's biggest prizes – the AIG Women's Open.

All you need to do is prepare for an incredible day out. We’ve taken care of the finer details – and here is all you need to know to make sure your day is one to remember.

Plan Your Journey

A high number of spectators are expected to attend throughout the week, so we advise you to plan your journey in advance. To avoid road traffic congestion and to be kind to the environment please consider the use of public transport or car share with your friends.

Visit our Getting There page to review your options and find the best way to get to Royal Porthcawl and the AIG Women’s Open.

Megan Khang sitting on her golf bag at Walton Heath

Find Accommodation

Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is in Mid Glamorgan, South Wales, 20 minutes outside of Bridgend. It is situated near three major airports – London Gatwick, London Heathrow and Bristol Airport.

There are a range of hotels, B&Bs and self-catering accommodation available nearby, ideal for your stay during the AIG Women’s Open.

The Visit Bridgend website contains information on accommodation as well as options for places to visit and where to eat and drink during your stay at the Championship.

App

There are two apps in use at the AIG Women’s Open. The AIG Women's Open app and the AIG WO Tickets app.

The AIG Women’s Open App

The AIG Women's Open app has a live scoring leaderboard, with up to date, hole-by-hole scoring from each round. You can customise how your leader board looks, and receive notifications based on your preferences. You can also view pop-ups of every player's full scorecard, all live and within the app.

You can download it from the App Store or Google Play.

The AIG WO Tickets App

Tickets for the AIG Women’s Open will be delivered digitally via the AIG WO Tickets App. The AIG WO Tickets App provides a secure means to manage and transfer your tickets. More information about the AIG Women’s Open Tickets app can be found here.

Both apps are available to download now on IOS and Android devices.

Gate Opening Hours

Date	Gates Open	Gates Close
Wednesday 30 July 2025	TBC	TBC
Thursday 31 July 2025	TBC	TBC
Friday 1 August 2025	TBC	TBC
Saturday 2 August 2025	TBC	TBC
Sunday 3 August 2025	TBC	TBC

Readmission

Re-admission will be permitted at the AIG Women’s Open. Ticket holders will be required to present the following on re-entry: (i) a ticket valid for that day’s play; and (ii) an official, untampered, re-entry wristband that must be collected from the exit gate when initially leaving the AIG Women’s Open.

Spectators watch Charley Hull in action during the AIG Women

Sustainability

Greenlinks – A Sustainable Championship

We are proud to have our Greenlinks programme for sustainable championships in action at the 2025 AIG Women’s Open. Together with our Patrons and partners we’re working to host a sustainable Championship for all to enjoy. You can play your part too:

Where possible please walk, cycle, use public transport or car share to the Championship. A bicycle rack will be available for use.
Remember your refillable water bottle, or buy one onsite, and use the free refill stations supported by Mastercard and the Priceless Planet Coalition.
Enjoy the local, sustainably sourced catering and the array of vegan and vegetarian foods on offer.
Use the recycling bins available across the course to support our efforts to send zero waste to landfill.
Help us to protect the local wildlife and important habitats by keeping to the designated pathway.

You can discover more on our dedicated Greenlinks page.

Engage with Nature – with The R&A and RSPB

The R&A and RSPB are proud to work together to help give nature a home of golf courses.

There will be some fun activities, suitable for all ages, at this year’s AIG Women’s Open – so come along, take part, and play an important role in giving nature a home.

Spectator Experience

Grandstands

Soak up the atmosphere from the public grandstands located in prime viewing spots. Additional viewing platforms will be available around the course to watch the action unfold. There's no need to pre-book your seats; availability is on a first come, first served basis.

Large Screens

Keep up to date with all the action through one of the many electronic leaderboards situated around the course, or relax and watch the day unfold on the large video screen located in the Festival Fan Village.

Food and Beverage

Foodies will be in their element at the AIG Women's Open thanks to tasty offerings from a range of exciting, passionate and diverse street food traders.

Free water refilling stations will be available across the AIG Women’s Open with reusable stainless steel water bottles available for purchase. Alternatively, please bring your own from home.

The AIG Women’s Open will be operated as a cashless site and only credit or debit cards can be used to purchase food and drink.

Shop

The AIG Women’s Open Shop will feature a range of functional and progressive adidas golf apparel and popular souvenirs. The AIG Women’s Open will be operated as a cashless site and only credit or debit cards can be used to purchase goods.

Accessibility

The AIG Women’s Open is committed to providing a high standard of accessible facilities for all visitors and spectators.

You can download our Accessibility Guide here.

If you have any queries about accessibility at the AIG Women’s Open or any other questions, please contact +44(0)1334 460010 or e-mail accessibility@randa.org.

Safety & Medical

Safety

Under-16s should always be accompanied by an adult.
Always follow the instructions of Marshals and Officials and stay outside the ropes that bound the golf course.
On entry to the venue look for map boards. These will help you find exits, key facilities and they provide other key information. If in doubt, ask an Official or Marshal.

Medical

A Medical HQ will be available and the location of this will be announced in due course.
There will also be a number of First Aid points onsite to assist the Medical HQ.
The Medical HQ operates from before the first game tees off until 30 minutes after the last game has finished.
Please remember to be well prepared for a day out in both the sun and the rain. Ensure you have suitable walking footwear and appropriate clothing for all kinds of weather. Take plenty of sunscreen with you and wear a hat when necessary.
To ensure you stay safe and enjoy the golf, also remember any tablets or medication that you may require, including antihistamines or painkillers for hayfever or other ailments, and plasters for cuts and scrapes.

Enjoy your time at the AIG Women’s Open, and we will be there to support you should you need it.

Prohibited Items

1. Steps, stepladders, crates or other items that may be used to stand on;
2. Folding chairs of any description (single stem shooting sticks are permitted);
3. Bicycles (these can be secured in the designated cycle parking areas);
4. Oversized Bags (please see restrictions within FAQs);
5. Fireworks or any pyrotechnic device;
6. Remote drones or similar radio controlled equipment;
7. ‘Selfie-sticks’ and periscope devices;
8. Noise making equipment of any type;
9. Offensive weapons or other items where possession may be a criminal offence;
10. Alcohol and containers suspected of containing alcohol;
11. Glass bottles and any other glass drinking vessels;
12. Dogs other than service dogs (all dogs are prohibited from areas near play);
13. Photography - Video recording is prohibited at all times. No flash photography is allowed. No professional cameras or video cameras or any photographic equipment used for commercial purposes will be permitted at the Event (The R&A will retain copyright over the reproduction of any images). Please see full camera use terms and conditions here;
14. Any other item that may represent a threat to the safety of any other person, items that breach copyright, unauthorised merchandise, banners, posters and other articles without the specific written consent of The R&A.

Ticket FAQs For any questions regarding Tickets, please see our Ticketing FAQs here.

FAQs

Spectator Advice