The 2021 AIG Women's British Open was played from 19 to 22 August in Scotland at

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. It was the 45th

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, the 21st as a major championship on the

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, and the second championship held under a sponsorship agreement with

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, which has rebranded the championship to remove the word "British" and run as the 2021 AIG Women's Open. It was the second Women's British Open at Carnoustie, following the course's event debut in 2011, which was won by Taiwanese golfer

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. The R&A also allowed the return of spectators, after the

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was played

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due to the

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Field

The field was 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

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. 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. Qualification criteria for the 2021 Women's British Open were as follows: 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

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Ariya Jutanugarn Ariya Jutanugarn (, , ; born 23 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the American-based LPGA Tour. She was born in Bangkok. She is the first golfer, male or female, from Thailand to win a major championship. She became the nu ...

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Jasmine Suwannapura Thidapa "Jasmine" Suwannapura (; born 20 November 1992) is a Thai professional golfer. A Ramkhamhaeng University graduate, she qualified for the Honda LPGA Thailand as an amateur in 2006, 2008 and 2010. She is the winner of the 2008 Hong Kong Lad ...

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Azahara Muñoz Azahara Muñoz Guijarro (born 19 November 1987) is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour. Amateur career Muñoz was born in Málaga, Andalusia in southern Spain and had a successful amateur career in ...

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Course

The par-72 2021 course layout at

was 350 yards longer than the set-up for the

2011 Women's British Open The 2011 Ricoh Women's British Open was held 28–31 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. It was the 35th Women's British Open, and the 11th as a Women's major golf championships, major championship on the LPGA Tour. This was the fi ...

, also held at Carnoustie. It was now 6,840 yards (6,254m)

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, 19 August 2021''

Second round

''Friday, 20 August 2021''

Third round

''Saturday, 21 August 2021''

Final round

''Sunday, 22 August 2021''

Scorecard

''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' : Source:

References

External links

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