Lottie Woad (Florida State Athletics Photo)

144 golfers will descend on the Old Course for just the third time in the majors history since it was established in 1976.

Woad and Lopez Ramirez are currently ranked tied for first with Rachel Kuehn in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com Women's Rankings. 

You can view the tee times for Thursday and Friday HERE.

Amateurs in the field

Lottie Woad: Woad is one of the top amateurs in the world and was just named the Mark H. McCormack Award as the world's leading female amateur golfer. She won the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur and finished in solo second place at the NCAA championships at Florida State. She also was the medalist at the Ladies British Amateur but fell in the Final 16.

Julia Lopez Ramirez: Lopez Ramirez won the SEC Women's Championships and recently finished in the final 16 of the Ladies British Amateur. She won the 2023 European Ladies Amateur.

Ela Anacona: Anacona won the 2023 Women's Latin America Amateur and finished in solo eighth place at the 2024 South American Women's Amateur.

Chun-Wei Wu: Wei Wu is in the field from her win at the 2024 Women's Asia-Pacific Amateur and finished T11 at the Australian Women's Amateur. She also made the final 64 of the U.S. Girls Junior.

Louise Rydqvist: Rydqvist is the most recent amateur addition to the field. A couple of weeks ago, she won the 2024 European Ladies Amateur to earn her spot. She also made the semifinals of the 2024 Ladies British Amateur and finished in solo second place at the SEC Women's Championships behind Lopez-Ramirez. 

Past champions

A dozen past champions of the AIG Women’s Open are poised to play in what is a rare opportunity to compete at the Old Course at St Andrews. World Golf Hall of Fame member Karrie Webb, a three-time winner of the AIG Women’s Open in 1995, 1997 and 2002, headlines an impressive list of major champions that will be teeing it up this week at the Home of Golf. Also in the field are Jiyai Shin (2008, 2012), Catriona Matthew (2009), Stacy Lewis (2013), Ariya Jutanugarn (2016), In-Kyung Kim (2017), Georgia Hall (2018), Hinako Shibuno (2019), Sophia Popov (2020), Anna Nordqvist (2021), Ashleigh Buhai (2022) and defending champion Lilia Vu.

The Old Course

One of the biggest characters in the story of this year’s AIG Women’s Open is no doubt the championship’s return to St Andrews and the Old Course. For just the third time in the major’s history, it will be played at the Home of Golf. In 2007, Lorena Ochoa made history as the first woman to win the AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews with an impressive four-stroke victory. In 2013, Stacy Lewis etched her name beside Ochoa’s as just the second woman to win at the famed venue. This year, the best in women’s golf will compete in Fife, Scotland, at the Old Course, which will play to a par 72 at 6,784 yards with just a single par 5 and par 3 on each nine-hole stretch.

TV schedule

Thursday, August 22: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (USA)
Friday, August 23: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (USA)
Saturday, August 24: 7 a.m.-12 p.m. (USA); 12-2 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, August 25: 7 a.m.-12 p.m. (USA); 12-2 p.m. (NBC)

The LPGA contributed to this report