AIG Women's Open 2026 tee times: Full R1 groupings and start times for opening round at Royal Lytham & St Annes
Miyu Yamashita returns as defending champion after last year's victory; Nelly Korda and Haeran Ryu grouped together as they chase third major wins of the year; watch the opening round live on Thursday from 9am on Sky Sports Golf
Tuesday 28 July 2026 14:03, UK
Groupings and tee times for the opening round of the 50th AIG Women's Open, held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire.
Miyu Yamashita returns as defending champion and looks to become the first back-to-back winner since Yani Tseng, with the Japanese star out in the late-early wave alongside world No 2 Jeeno Thitikul and Lauren Coughlin.
The two players to have both won multiple majors this season have been grouped together for the first two days, with world No 1 Nelly Korda and Haeran Ryu out early on Thursday with New Zealand's Lydia Ko.
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Lottie Woad begins her bid for a maiden major title alongside Aki Iwai and Andrea Lee, while Charley Hull is on the opposite side of the draw with Hannah Green and Brooke Henderson.
There are 144 players in the field for the final women's major of the year, with Featured Group coverage getting under way on Thursday from 9am and including extended coverage of Korda's threeball.
Thursday's R1 groupings and UK start times
All times BST; USA unless stated; (x) denotes amateur
06:30 Alice Hewson (Eng), Amanda Doherty, Chloe Williams (Wal)
06:41 Amelia Garvey (Nzl), Leonie Harm (Ger), Smilla Tarning Sonderby (Den)
06:52 Wei Ling Hsu (Tpe), Aditi Ashok (Ind), Darcey Harry (Wal)
07:03 Anna Nordqvist (Swe), Cassie Porter (Aus), Sayaka Takahashi (Jpn)
07:14 Minami Katsu (Jpn), Yealimi Noh, Steph Kyriacou (Aus)
07:25 Carlota Ciganda (Esp), Karis Davidson (Aus), Maria Marin (x) (Col)
07:36 Ina Yoon (Kor), Alison Lee, Yunseo Yang (x) (Kor)
07:47 Jiyai Shin (Kor), Auston Kim, In Gee Chun (Kor)
07:58 Linn Grant (Swe), Jin Young Ko (Kor), Kiara Romero (x)
08:09 Sei Young Kim (Kor), Rio Takeda (Jpn), Yuna Araki (Jpn)
08:20 Hyojoo Kim (Kor), Minjee Lee (Aus), Mao Saigo (Jpn)
08:31 Lottie Woad (Eng), Aki Iwai (Jpn), Andrea Lee
08:42 Lydia Ko (Nzl), Nelly Korda, Haeran Ryu (Kor)
08:58 Hye-Jin Choi (Kor), Grace Kim (Aus), Mimi Rhodes (Eng)
09:09 Somi Lee (Kor), Esther Henseleit (Ger), Ayaka Furue (Jpn)
09:20 Lindy Duncan, Amy Yang (Kor), Julia Lopez Ramirez (Esp)
09:31 Sophia Popov (Ger), Jenny Shin (Kor), Perrine Delacour (Fra)
09:42 Yan Liu (Chn), Shannon Tan (Sin), Yuka Saso (Jpn)
09:53 Yani Tseng (Tpe), Nastasia Nadaud (Fra), Alexandra Forsterling (Ger)
10:04 Arpichaya Yubol (Tha), Cara Gainer (Eng), Minji Kang (Kor)
10:15 In Kyung Kim (Kor), Manon De Roey (Bel), Carolina Chacarra (Esp)
10:26 Jodi Ewart Shadoff (Eng), Anna Zanusso (Ita), Justice Bosio (Aus)
10:37 Sara Kouskova (Cze), Soobin Joo (Kor), Annabell Fuller (Eng)
10:48 Pia Babnik (Slo), Anna Foster (Ire), Bel Wardle (Eng)
11:14 Jing Yan, Agathe Laisne (Fra), Lauren Walsh (Ire)
11:25 Kelsey Bennett (Aus), Weiwei Zhang (Chn), Kajsa Arwefjall (Swe)
11:36 Erika Hara (Jpn), Chiara Tamburlini (Sui), Melanie Green
11:47 Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Den), Kana Nagai (Jpn), Esme Hamilton (Eng)
11:58 Shiho Kuwaki (Jpn), Helen Briem (Ger), Lucy Li
12:09 Anna Huang (Can), Jenny Bae, Paula Martin Sampedro (x) (Esp)
12:20 Lilia Vu, Shuri Sakuma (Jpn), Rose Zhang
12:31 Ariya Jutanugarn (Tha), A Lim Kim (Kor), Casandra Alexander (Rsa)
12:42 Hinako Shibuno (Jpn), Georgia Hall (Eng), Valentine Delon (x) (Fra)
12:53 Gaby Lopez (Mex), Chizzy Iwai (Jpn), Celine Boutier (Fra)
13:04 Ruoning Yin (Chn), Nasa Hataoka (Jpn), Jennifer Kupcho
13:15 Miyu Yamashita (Jpn), Jeeno Thitikul (Tha), Lauren Coughlin
13:26 Charley Hull (Eng), Hannah Green (Aus), Brooke Henderson (Can)
13:42 Maja Stark (Swe), Jinhee Im (Kor), Allisen Corpuz
13:53 Minsol Kim (Kor), Patty Tavatanakit (Tha), Megan Khang
14:04 Pajaree Anannarukarn (Tha), Youmin Hwang (Kor), Leona Maguire (Ire)
14:15 Ashleigh Buhai (Rsa), Fuka Suga (Jpn), Dewi Weber (Ned)
14:26 Kim Minsun7 (Kor), Mi Hyang Lee (Kor), Nicole Broch Estrup (Den)
14:37 Chanettee Wannasaen (Tha), Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (Fra), Yu Liu (Chn)
14:48 Ryann O'Toole, Robyn Choi (Aus), Charlotte Naughton (x) (Eng)
14:59 Nataliya Guseva (N/A), Noora Komulainen (Fin), Lauren Crump (x) (Eng)
15:10 Carla Tejedo Mulet (Esp), Diksha Dagar (Ind), Yana Wilson
15:21 Daniela Darquea (Ecu), Polly Mack (Ger), Gina Kim
15:32 Aunchisa Utama (Tha), Ana Pelaez Trivino (Esp), Vanessa Bouvet (Fra)
When is the AIG Women's Open on Sky Sports?
Sky Sports remains the exclusive home of the AIG Women's Open in the UK and Ireland, with Featured Groups coverage available for the first time and six hours more of live action on Sky Sports than ever before.
Featured Groups coverage begins at 9am on Thursday and Friday on Sky Sports Golf, ahead of full coverage getting under way at 1pm, with live coverage of rounds three and four then beginning at midday over the weekend.
Who will win the AIG Women's Open? Watch throughout the week live on Sky Sports Golf. Get Sky Sports or stream golf and more with no contract.
