26% Rise in AIG Women’s Open Prize Fund

Muirfield, Scotland: The R&A and AIG continue to increase the prize fund for the AIG Women’s Open with this week’s winner set to receive US$1.095 million.

The R&A announced that the total prize fund for the AIG Women’s Open, played from August 4-7 at Muirfield, will be US$7.3 million, a 26% increase on 2021.

With the support of title sponsor AIG, the prize fund for the Championship has grown by 125% since 2018, the year before AIG’s partnership with The R&A commenced.

Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A, said: “Last year we took a very bold step to substantially increase the prize fund of the AIG Women’s Open. This year at the AIG Women’s Open, the players will be competing for US$7.3 million, which is an increase of 26% on last year and also sees the total investment into the prize fund increase by just over US$4 million or 125% since The R&A and AIG began our partnership in 2019.

“In AIG, we have the support of a deeply trusted partner, as we look to continue to elevate the AIG Women’s Open.”

Peter Zaffino, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of AIG said: “We are proud to be the title sponsor of the AIG Women’s Open and to serve as allies to women in golf, business and the communities where we live and work.

“Thanks to our great partnership with The R&A we continue to make progress on pay equity while raising the profile of women’s golf and showcasing the tremendous talent of the elite women athletes competing in this iconic Championship.”