The Buckinghamshire and Hankley Common will host qualifying events for the 2023 AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath.
Today the R&A confirmed that Pre-Qualifying will be played across 18 holes at The Buckinghamshire in Denham on Monday, July 17th.
The following month (Aug 7) Final Qualifying will take place at Hankley Common in Surrey, where, after 18 holes, a minimum of three golfers will earn a place in the big one the following week (August 10-13).
Zoe Ridgway, Championship Director of the AIG Women’s Open at The R&A, said: “We would like to thank The Buckinghamshire and Hankley Common for hosting qualifying events for the AIG Women’s Open.
“They will present a challenging and fair test of golf for the players and we look forward to seeing who will emerge from qualifying to take their place at Walton Heath.”
The Buckinghamshire, which was designed by Ryder Cup Captain John Jacobs, first hosted Pre-Qualifying for the AIG Women’s Open this year. Home to the Ladies’ European Tour, it has previously hosted professional championships, including the Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf – won by Greg Norman in 1997 and Colin Montgomerie a year later. More recently it hosted Regional Qualifying for The Open from 2011 to 2015 and again in 2022, the ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters on four occasions and two Rose Ladies Series events.
This is the first time that Hankley Common will host Final Qualifying for the AIG Women’s Open. It previously hosted the R&A Boys’ Home Internationals in 2009 and the R&A Men’s Home Internationals last year.
Tickets for the The AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath are now on sale via www.aigwomensopen.com.