It's on to Round 2 at the 2025 AIG Women's British Open, held this year at Royal Porthcawl in Wales. Lydia Ko is the defending champion after claiming the Women's British Open a year ago at St. Andrews and after 18 holes, she is tied for 74th after a 1-over round on Thursday.

“This might be one of the most difficult languages I've ever heard,” said Lydia Ko, who defends her AIG Women’s Open title over the wonderful south Wales links this week. Winning back-to-back crowns – it was last achieved by Yani Tseng in 2011 – may be an easier task for Ko than getting her tongue around the Welsh lingo.

It is major week for the LPGA Tour with the AIG Women’s Open beginning on Thursday in Wales at Royal Porthcawl. Links golf never gets old and we should be treated to an incredible bit of it. The LPGA Tour has been across the pond (generally speaking) for a while now and that territory has almost exclusively been dominated by freshly-turned-professional Lottie Woad.