⛳️ Walton Heath is the place to be for the 2023 AIG Women’s Open which promises to be a landmark event in the golfing calendar. See below for the latest ticket information.
Taking place from 9-13 August the AIG Women’s Open is a golf tournament with a difference in 2023. Marking the 47th playing of the event and the 23rd as a Major Championship, this year there’s a new way to experience the course.
From world-class golf, to diverse street food, roof top bars and live entertainment, there’s something for everyone with a new festival fan village guaranteed to generate a fun, vibrant and welcoming atmosphere for old and new fans alike.
MAIN TOURNAMENT: Wednesday to Sunday
The world’s best female golf players are set to travel to the south of London in August to complete in one of the strongest fields of the year.
South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai leads the way by defending the AIG Women’s Open title she won in 2022 after defeating In Gee Chun in an epic four-hole play-off. Buhai’s first major title saw her become just the second-ever South African winner of the tournament, following Alison Sheard’s victory in 1979.
Anna Nordqvist from Sweden is expected to join Buhai. One of the most successful golfers of her generation Nordqvist secured the third major of her career by claiming victory at the AIG Women’s Open at Carnoustie in 2021. Watch out too for the 2020 winner Sophia Popov who wrote one of the most heart-warming, rags to riches stories in AIG Women’s Open history when she won the 2020 title at Royal Troon. Ranked 304th in the world, Popov became the first German to win a women’s major.
MUSIC
Global superstar Ellie Goulding will perform a full headline set on Saturday 12 August following the end of play. The first ever music headline performer for the AIG Women’s Open, Ellie Goulding’s new album Higher Than Heaven hit the #1 spot in the UK albums chart in April making her tied with Adele for the most Number 1 albums by a British female solo artist.
FESTIVAL FAN VILLAGE
From diverse street food to shops and bars, there’s something for everyone in our new festival fan village, designed to generate a fun, vibrant and welcoming atmosphere.
In addition to Ellie Goulding’s headline set, fans can look forward to:
- A festival village stage featuring panel discussions with leading names from sport, business and entertainment.
- A Golf It! Zone that will feature fun golf activities to introduce fans to the sport
Interactive golf experiences including VR and e-sports. - Big screens to watch golf and other leading women’s sport including the FIFA Women’s World Cup
- A new food and beverage offering which will feature a collective of exciting, passionate and diverse street food traders.
From Jenny Lee Smith in 1976 to Ashleigh Buhai in 2022, 39 different golfers have won the AIG Women’s Open. An elite band of just five women have claimed victory in the Championship more than once – Karrie Webb, Sherri Steinhauer (3), Debbie Massey, Jiyai Shin and Yani Tseng (2).
Will a new winner be crowned in 2023? Walton Heath Golf Club is the place to find out!
Tickets are on sale via the ‘Get Tickets’ link.
⛳️ Daily schedule and players – the confirmed entry list and tee times will appear here as soon as confirmed.
Travel tips: The nearest mainline station is Tadworth, which is served by trains from London Bridge and South Croydon. Plan your journey at the Transport for London website. If driving, Walton Heath Golf Club is a located a few miles from Junction 8 of the M25.
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