The 2025 AIG Women's British Open had a record purse and a record first-place prize. It also featured a first-time major champion.

Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured her first major title Sunday when she withstood a charge by Charley Hull by not making a bogey until the outcome of the Women's British Open was no longer in doubt. Yamashita holed two big par putts on the back nine at Royal Porthcawl,

Japan's Miyu Yamashita won the Women's British Open by two strokes at Royal Porthcawl on Sunday to clinch an emotional first major title.