Women & # 039; s Open: Royal Porthcawl is named as location for 2021

Royal Porthcawl organized the amateur championship six times, the Walker Cup in 1995 and the Curtis Cup in 1964.

The 2021 Women & # 39; s Open Championship is played in Royal Porthcawl, the first time the event is being staged in Wales.

Porthcawl previously organized the Men & # 39; s Senior Open in 2014 and 2017, Bernhard Langer won both times.

The club has also organized the amateur championship, the Walker Cup and the Curtis Cup.

The last women's event to be played in Wales was the Wales Ladies Championship of Europe in 2010.

Lord Elis-Thomas Deputy Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism , said: "We are delighted and looking forward to the honor of welcoming the AIG Women & # 39; s British Open Golf to Wales in 2021.

" Wales has built up its reputation as an excellent destination for major international events and the AIG Women & # 39; s British Open event will help to address this momentum and underline our commitment to bringing world-class women's sport to Wales. "

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