AIG Women's Open golf LIVE: Relive round two at Royal Porthcawl as it happened

Summary

AIG Women's Open being played at Royal Porthcawl in Wales
Japan's Miyu Yamashita leads on -11 after bogey-free round of 65
Charley Hull makes cut with excellent round of 71 in tricky conditions
Lottie Woad ends two under after charge halted by triple-bogey seven at 16th hole
World number one Nelly Korda also two under for tournament
Defending champion Lydia Ko ends two over par and set to make cut
Australia's Steph Kyriacou makes hole-in-one on par-three eighth

Live Reporting

Tim Abraham, Josef Rindl and Phil Cartwright

Goodbye for nowpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 1 August
AIG Women's Open 2025

This is where our coverage of round two of the Women's Open comes to an end - thank you for being with us today. Highlights of today's action can be found on BBC Two at 23:00 BST.
We'll be back again tomorrow for round three - "moving day".
Radio coverage will begin at 11:00 BST on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3 via BBC Sounds, with our live text updates of the third round starting a little while later on the BBC Sport website and app.
Latest leaderboardpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 1 August

Charley Hull, having spent much of her round battling to make the cut, ends only four shots off a tie for third. That's how congested that leaderboard is.
But out in front, Miyu Yamashita and Rio Takeda are well clear.
There are still several groups left out on the course, with at least a couple more hours of play to come before the second round is completed.
Here's how the top of the leaderboard looks right now:
- -11 Yamashita (Jpn)
- -8 Takeda (Jpn)
- -4 Tamburlini (Sui), Anannarukarn (Tha), Duncan (US)
- -3 SY Kim (Kor), AL Kim (Kor), Sagstrom (Swe), Fuenfstueck (Ger - 10), Matthews (US - 9)
World number one Nelly Korda, England's Lottie Woad and Wales' Darcey Harry are in a large group at -2.
Hull finishes evenpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 1 August
Hull E, M Lee +2, Thitikul -1 (F)

No mistake. Charley Hull sinks her birdie putt to finish the day on level par for the tournament.
Not a bad score at all in these tricky windy conditions. She'll be back tomorrow, comfortably surviving the cut.
Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul and Australia's Minjee Lee both finish with pars.
Postpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 1 August
Hull +1, M Lee +2, Thitikul -1 (17)

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Fantastic from Charley Hull.
The Englishwoman gets too much on her approach and ends up past the green with a nasty chip shot to come.
But Hull's wedge game comes in clutch as she lands her ball within three feet of the hole to give herself a chance to finish with a birdie.
Co-lead to missing cut?published at 18:45 British Summer Time 1 August
Okayama +2 (12)

Japan's Eri Okayama, who was the co-leader overnight, looks set to miss the cut if her current form continues.
She's made bogeys on seven of her 12 holes so far today.
It's going to take some effort to stay on - or better - her current overall score of two over to make sure she's around for the weekend.
Postpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 1 August
L Hall +3 (14)
Andrew Richards
BBC Sport Wales at Royal Porthcawl

Darcey Harry is just outside the top 10 at the moment, but it's bad news for the other Welsh hope at Royal Porthcawl this week.
Lydia Hall makes a six on the par-four 14th, which moves her to three over.
She needs to find a birdie on one of the remaining holes to make the cut.
Hull saves parpublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 1 August
Hull +1, M Lee +2, Thitikul -1 (17)

Decent recovery from Charley Hull who manages to save a par with two solid putts. With a hole to go the Englishwoman looks set to survive the cut.
Minjee Lee and Jeeno Thitikul also leave the 17th green after making pars.
Kim makes cut but Henderson misses chancepublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 1 August
G Kim +2 (75), Henderson +3 (76)
Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at Royal Porthcawl

Major champions Brooke Henderson and Grace Kim head up the last needing birdies to move to the right side of the cut line.
Both players give themselves a chance by setting up birdie putts, but Henderson sinks to her knees as her effort slides by.
Kim’s putt is half the distance - and last month’s Evian Championship winner finds the cup to ensure she will be here for the weekend.
Postpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 1 August
Hull +1, M Lee +2, Thitikul -1 (16)

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On to the 17th where Charley Hull, Minjee Lee and Jeeno Thitikul all make decent tee shots.
Lee plays her approach shot perfectly, putting it to within 10 feet of the hole.
England's Hull isn't so lucky, her effort gets a heavy bounce and rolls through, off the edge of the green.
Postpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 1 August
Andrew Richards
BBC Sport Wales at Royal Porthcawl

I’m at the 17th green where there’s a nice group of fans sat around the green, soaking up the sun and refreshments from the food and drink stalls.
One reveller has taken the opportunity to have a little snooze, lying on the ground with a Welsh bucket hat covering her face.
Too much sun? Possibly.
Too much golf? No such thing.
Listen livepublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 1 August
AIG Women's Open 2025
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3

You can listen to coverage of the Women's Open on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3, BBC Sounds and via the link at the top of this page.
Postpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 1 August
Hull +1 (16)
Andrew Richards
BBC Sport Wales at Royal Porthcawl

Charley Hull is nearer the 17th tee than the 16th green as her approach veers left and keeps going.
She chips on and makes a tough, gutsy par putt which invokes a “Come on!” or two from the spectators around me.
Latest leaderboardpublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 1 August

Image source, PA Media
There are still several groups left out on the course, with at least a couple more hours of play to come before the second round is completed.
Here's how the top of the leaderboard looks right now:
- -11 Yamashita (Jpn)
- -8 Takeda (Jpn)
- -4 Tamburlini (Sui), Anannarukarn (Tha), Duncan (US)
- -3 SY Kim (Kor), AL Kim (Kor), Sagstrom (Swe), Fuenfstueck (Ger - 7)
World number one Nelly Korda, England's Lottie Woad and Wales' Darcey Harry are in a large group at -2.
Hull saves parpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 1 August
Hull +1, M Lee J +2, Thitikul -1 (16)

Important par putt for Charley Hull from about 10 feet out, and the Englishwoman plays it perfectly, right into the middle of the hole.
She's had to battle today, just two more holes to come.
Watch: Harry targets top-10 finishpublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 1 August
Harry -2 (72)

Royal Porthcawl member Darcey Harry is currently in a tie for 10th place after a level-par round of 72 earlier today.
And she says a top-10 finish is her main target for the weekend...
Postpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 1 August
SY Kim -3 (70), Buhai +2 (73)

Sei Young Kim is one of the few later starters to break par in round two. The South Korean carded six birdies in her two-under-par round of 70.
Playing partner Ashleigh Buhai, the Women's Open champion in 2022, birdies the last to ensure she'll be around for the weekend.
Thitikul triple-bogeys 15thpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 1 August
Hull +1, M Lee E, Thitikul -1 (15)

Charley Hull has a glimpse of a birdie after her tee shot on the 15th, but curls her putt slightly short and wide. She taps in for par.
Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul, however, makes a bit of a mess of the hole.
Thitikul bungles her first attempt in the bunker and decides to play backwards, then chip on to the green.
By the time Thitikul taps in, she has a triple bogey and all that hard work is wiped out.
Golf can be a cruel game.
Grace Kim set to miss cutpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 1 August
Kim +3, Henderson +2 (16)

Australian Grace Kim won the last major, The Evian Championship in July, but she's on the cusp of falling foul of the cut at the Women's Open.
Kim hits her fifth bogey on the day on the 16th to move to three over.
Postpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 1 August
Hull +1, M Lee E, Thitikul -4 (14)
Andrew Richards
BBC Sport Wales at Royal Porthcawl

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This was a difficult section of the course for Charley Hull yesterday as she made four bogeys in a row from 14-17.
Today, she is inches away from a birdie as her long putt ends up just short.
And now her tee shot to the par three 15th finds the dance floor.
Much better.
Hull remains one overpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 1 August
Hull +1, M Lee E, Thitikul -4 (14)

Charley Hull backs up a birdie with a solid par on the 14th. Can she finish strongly to make sure she will be at Royal Porthcawl for the rest of the weekend?
Minjee Lee, however, drops a shot.

Women's Open

Date:: 31 July - 3 August 2025
Course:: Royal Porthcawl GC
Par:: 72
Yards:: 6,748
Prize Money:: $9,500,000

Rank	Player	Total	Total	Thru	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 4	Strokes
1	Miyu Yamashita	11 under par	11 under par	finished	68	65	74	70	70	277
2	Minami Katsu	9 under par	9 under par	finished	71	74	65	69	69	279
2	Charley Hull	9 under par	9 under par	finished	73	71	66	69	69	279
4	Rio Takeda	7 under par	7 under par	finished	67	69	74	71	71	281
4	A-Lim Kim	7 under par	7 under par	finished	70	71	67	73	73	281
6	Wei Ling Hsu	6 under par	6 under par	finished	71	72	69	70	70	282
6	Megan Khang	6 under par	6 under par	finished	72	70	68	72	72	282
8	Paula Martin	4 under par	4 under par	finished	72	74	70	68	68	284
8	Stephanie Kyriacou	4 under par	4 under par	finished	74	70	69	71	71	284
8	Lottie Woad	4 under par	4 under par	finished	72	70	71	71	71	284
11	Andrea Lee	3 under par	3 under par	finished	70	72	67	76	76	285
11	Mao Saigo	3 under par	3 under par	finished	69	76	68	72	72	285
13	Hyo-Joo Kim	2 under par	2 under par	finished	72	73	68	73	73	286
13	Minjee Lee	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	76	68	72	72	286
13	Sei-Young Kim	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	70	73	72	72	286
13	Lauren Coughlin	2 under par	2 under par	finished	75	70	70	71	71	286
13	Chiara Tamburlini	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	69	72	74	74	286
13	Pajaree Anannarukarn	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	69	75	71	71	286
19	Mimi Rhodes	1 under par	1 under par	finished	69	74	70	74	74	287
19	Yan Liu	1 under par	1 under par	finished	72	70	72	73	73	287
19	Linn Grant	1 under par	1 under par	finished	70	73	72	72	72	287
19	Georgia Hall	1 under par	1 under par	finished	71	73	68	75	75	287
23	Morgane Metraux	level par	level par	finished	74	69	71	74	74	288
23	Jenny Shin	level par	level par	finished	77	69	67	75	75	288
23	Celine Boutier	level par	level par	finished	72	74	69	73	73	288
23	Hae-Ran Ryu	level par	level par	finished	70	74	71	73	73	288
23	Esther Henseleit	level par	level par	finished	71	71	72	74	74	288
23	Jin-Hee Im	level par	level par	finished	76	70	70	72	72	288
23	Ariya Jutanugarn	level par	level par	finished	72	73	68	75	75	288
30	Na-Rin An	1 over par	1 over par	finished	70	73	72	74	74	289
30	Atthaya Thitikul	1 over par	1 over par	finished	70	73	72	74	74	289
30	Anna Nordqvist	1 over par	1 over par	finished	73	70	71	75	75	289
33	Nasa Hataoka	2 over par	2 over par	finished	74	68	73	75	75	290
33	Ayaka Furue	2 over par	2 over par	finished	70	75	70	75	75	290
33	Alexa Pano	2 over par	2 over par	finished	69	77	70	74	74	290
36	Sarah Schmelzel	3 over par	3 over par	finished	72	71	72	76	76	291
36	Nelly Korda	3 over par	3 over par	finished	70	72	74	75	75	291
36	Lydia Ko	3 over par	3 over par	finished	73	73	70	75	75	291
39	In-Gee Chun	4 over par	4 over par	finished	69	76	72	75	75	292
40	Darcey Harry	5 over par	5 over par	finished	70	72	74	77	77	293
40	Madelene Sagstroem	5 over par	5 over par	finished	72	69	76	76	76	293
40	Shannon Tan	5 over par	5 over par	finished	73	72	78	70	70	293
40	Angel Yin	5 over par	5 over par	finished	71	72	76	74	74	293
40	Akie Iwai	5 over par	5 over par	finished	73	72	75	73	73	293
40	Casandra Alexander	5 over par	5 over par	finished	73	69	76	75	75	293
46	Brooke Matthews	6 over par	6 over par	finished	70	76	72	76	76	294
46	Il-Hee Lee	6 over par	6 over par	finished	72	73	72	77	77	294
46	Lindy Duncan	6 over par	6 over par	finished	70	70	77	77	77	294
46	Diksha Dagar	6 over par	6 over par	finished	71	73	73	77	77	294
50	Mi-Hyang Lee	7 over par	7 over par	finished	76	70	74	75	75	295
50	Amy Yang	7 over par	7 over par	finished	70	76	72	77	77	295
50	Bronte Law	7 over par	7 over par	finished	72	73	70	80	80	295
50	Ashleigh Buhai	7 over par	7 over par	finished	73	73	71	78	78	295
50	Stacy Lewis	7 over par	7 over par	finished	72	74	78	71	71	295
55	Kristen Gillman	8 over par	8 over par	finished	71	74	72	79	79	296
55	Emma Spitz	8 over par	8 over par	finished	69	75	75	77	77	296
55	Manon de Roey	8 over par	8 over par	finished	69	76	76	75	75	296
58	Mary Liu	9 over par	9 over par	finished	73	73	74	77	77	297
58	Arpichaya Yubol	9 over par	9 over par	finished	72	74	73	78	78	297
58	Carla Bernat	9 over par	9 over par	finished	72	74	73	78	78	297
58	Chisato Iwai	9 over par	9 over par	finished	69	76	69	83	83	297
58	Yuri Yoshida	9 over par	9 over par	finished	73	72	73	79	79	297
63	Leona Maguire	11 over par	11 over par	finished	72	73	75	79	79	299
63	Paphangkorn Tavatanakit	11 over par	11 over par	finished	71	73	76	79	79	299
63	Perrine Delacour	11 over par	11 over par	finished	73	73	73	80	80	299
63	Yani Tseng	11 over par	11 over par	finished	72	73	78	76	76	299
67	Laura Fuenfstueck	12 over par	12 over par	finished	69	71	78	82	82	300
67	Grace Kim	12 over par	12 over par	finished	71	75	74	80	80	300
69	Da-Som Ma	15 over par	15 over par	finished	74	72	74	83	83	303
69	Pauline Bouchard	15 over par	15 over par	finished	76	69	80	78	78	303
71	Jeneath Wong	17 over par	17 over par	finished	72	74	77	82	82	305