{"id":36757,"date":"2025-07-31T11:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/36757\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:40:15","slug":"check-out-some-stunning-images-of-royal-porthcawl-host-of-the-2025-aig-womens-british-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/36757\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out some stunning images of Royal Porthcawl, host of the 2025 AIG Women&#8217;s British Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a first for women&#8217;s pro golf. Royal Porthcawl is hosting the AIG Women&#8217;s British Open for the first time in 2025. It&#8217;s also the first time for Wales to host the championship, which started in 1976.<\/p>\n<p>Royal Porthcawl opened at its current location in 1895 along the southern coast of Wales in the U.K. It&#8217;s not in the rota for the men&#8217;s British Open but it has hosted three Senior British Opens, three Women&#8217;s British Amateurs and seven British Amateurs as well as one Walker Cup and one Curtis Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The golf course, designed by Ramsey Hunter and J. Simpson, ranks 15th on <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/golfweeks-best-2025-top-50-160052101.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Golfweek&#039;s Best 2025: The top 50 classic courses in Great Britain and Ireland;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Golfweek&#8217;s Best 2025: The top 50 classic courses in Great Britain and Ireland<\/a>. It will play as a par 72 measuring 6,728 yards this week and features a par-5 closing hole.<\/p>\n<p>There have been 41 winners of the 48 Women&#8217;s British Opens to date. Check out some photos from the championship early week at Royal Porthcawl.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women's Open in Bridgend, Wales.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"652\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5d235dad9a2fcf66433d4ce6a209ca15.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women&#8217;s Open in Bridgend, Wales.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women's Open in Bridgend, Wales.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0fc9f03bd08ea7a37162971026154cde.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women&#8217;s Open in Bridgend, Wales.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women's Open in Bridgend, Wales.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/d8bf048366194032a9ef22e52e9e6848.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women&#8217;s Open in Bridgend, Wales.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women's Open in Bridgend, Wales.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/d4eab0eb1dca346f8cea8d63491db5a1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women&#8217;s Open in Bridgend, Wales.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women's Open in Bridgend, Wales.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/88fa903e0c16d22ff8768d54fb84e162.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women&#8217;s Open in Bridgend, Wales.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women's Open in Bridgend, Wales.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9307fb0b312bdacacc5095a871afe754.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women&#8217;s Open in Bridgend, Wales.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women's Open in Bridgend, Wales.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/8e83ec687f3721f9fc3d07fc49b86935.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women&#8217;s Open in Bridgend, Wales.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women's Open in Bridgend, Wales.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/41dd98c771d00b217f70b4dde2fbf26d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women&#8217;s Open in Bridgend, Wales.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women's Open in Bridgend, Wales.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/348cdce6a97c651eb105ad5431a43a7c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women&#8217;s Open in Bridgend, Wales.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women's Open in Bridgend, Wales.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5f74cf543b59eaa528f3147e5c86cd7d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is hosting the 2025 AIG Women&#8217;s Open in Bridgend, Wales.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Golfweek: <a href=\"https:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/lpga\/2025\/07\/31\/2025-womens-british-open-photos-royal-porthcawl-golf-course\/85442258007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 Women&#039;s British Open: Photos of host golf course Royal Porthcawl;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2025 Women&#8217;s British Open: Photos of host golf course Royal Porthcawl<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a first for women&#8217;s pro golf. 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