Women's British Open Golf Courses: Where They've Played
The Women's British Open is one of the major championships in women's golf and the LPGA Tour. And the roster of golf courses on which the tournament has taken place is a roster of some of England's and Scotland's best.
Unlike the men's British Open, the Women's British Open is not played exclusively on links courses — plenty of parkland-style courses have hosted the tournament.
Also unlike the men's Open, the WBO does not have a policy of alternating between golf courses in England and Scotland. Although Scotland courses are definitely in the mix today, the tournament was played exclusively in England from 1976 through 2001.
(Related article: Winners of the Women's British Open)
The List of Women's British Open Golf Courses
2025 - Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Porthcawl, Wales2024 - The Old Course at St Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
2023 - Walton Heath Golf Club, Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England
2022 — Muirfield Links, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
2021 — Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland
2020 — Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland
2019 — Woburn Golf and Country Club, Milton Keynes, Scotland
2018 — Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England
2017 — Kingsbarns Golf Links, Kingsbarns, St. Andrews, Scotland
2016 — Woburn Golf and Country Club, Milton Keynes, England
2015 — Turnberry (Ailsa Course), South Ayrshire, Scotland
2014 — Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England
2013 — The Old Course at St Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
2012 — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England
2011 — Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland
2010 — Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England
2009 — Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England
2008 — Sunningdale Golf Club, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
2007 — The Old Course at St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
2006 — Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England
2005 — Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England
2004 — Sunningdale Golf Club, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
2003 — Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England
2002 — Turnberry (Ailsa Course), South Ayrshire, Scotland
2001 — Sunningdale Golf Club, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
2000 — Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England
1999 — Woburn Golf and Country Club, Milton Keynes, England
1998 — Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England
1997 — Sunningdale Golf Club, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
1990-96 — Woburn Golf and Country Club, Milton Keynes, England
1989 — Ferndown Golf Club, Dorset, England
1988 — Lindrick Golf Club, Worksop, Yorkshire, England
1987 — St. Mellion Golf & Country Club, Cornwall, England
1986 — Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England
1985 — Moor Park Golf Club, Hertfordshire, England
1984 — Woburn Golf and Country Club, Milton Keynes, England 1983 — no tournament
1982 — Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England
1981 — Northumberland Golf Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
1980 — Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
1979 — Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, Southport, Merseyside, England
1978 — Foxhills Golf & Country Club, Ottershaw, Surrey, England
1977 — Lindrick Golf Club, Worksop, Yorkshire, England
1976 — Fulford Golf Club, York, England
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