The guide
Is there a ballot for AIG Women's Open tickets?
There is no ballot for the AIG Women's Open and there never has been. Tickets are sold first come, first served on the championship's own site until they run out, so nobody is ever waiting on a draw. The 2026 championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes sold out completely before it began: every ticket category read Sold Out on the official page when we checked on 29 July 2026, the opening day, against all nine options still being on sale on 20 July.
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Is there a ballot for AIG Women's Open tickets?
No. This is one of the events people most often assume runs a lottery, because the men's Open Championship does exactly that: The Open runs a genuine free ballot with an application window and a draw. The AIG Women's Open, run by the same organisation, does not. It puts tickets on general sale and sells them until they are gone.
That difference matters, because the two events are a month apart and share a name. If you applied to something and are waiting to hear, you applied to The Open, not the Women's Open. Our Open 2027 guide covers that ballot and its results waves.
What happened to the 2026 tickets?
They sold out, and quickly. On 20 July 2026 all nine ticket options on the official page were still on sale. By 28 July, the day before the championship week started, every category read Sold Out, and it still did on 1 August, the Saturday the official page labels Championship Day Three. The official page publishes no gate sale, no on-the-day allocation and no waiting list.
The face values, for reference and for judging any resale price you are shown:
- Practice day (Wednesday 29 July): GBP 27.50 adult
- Championship days 1 and 2 (Thursday and Friday): GBP 47.50 adult
- Championship days 3 and 4 (Saturday and Sunday): GBP 52.50 adult
- Youth: half price, with under-16s free alongside a paying adult
The 2026 championship ran 30 July to Sunday 2 August at Royal Lytham & St Annes, with the Pro-Am practice day on Wednesday 29 July and the final round on Sunday 2 August.
Is there any official route left for 2026?
Not for general admission. Once a first come, first served sale is exhausted there is no draw to fall back on, and this championship publishes no official face-value resale platform of the kind Wimbledon, Glasgow 2026 and the Olympics run. Hospitality is the only thing the official site still takes enquiries for, and that is a premium package rather than a ticket at face value.
If you are being offered a ticket on a secondary site, treat it as an unofficial route: above face value, no guarantee of entry, and nothing the championship stands behind. Our what to do after missing a ballot guide covers the official fallbacks that do exist at other events.
How do I get AIG Women's Open 2027 tickets?
The 2027 championship moves to Royal St George's in Sandwich, Kent, from 28 July to 1 August 2027, the course's first time hosting it. Tickets are already on sale on the official site as early-bird day tickets: GBP 18 for the Wednesday practice day, GBP 40 for Thursday and Friday, and GBP 44 for the weekend, with youth (16 to 24) tickets at half those prices and under-16s free alongside a paying adult. A five-day ticket and a weekend ticket are also sold, each working out cheaper than buying the individual days. The R&A has not published a date for when early-bird pricing ends.
Because this is a sale rather than a ballot, being early beats being lucky. The 2026 championship is the reason why: Royal Lytham sold out completely in the nine days before it began, with no gate sale and no waiting list once stock ran out. Buy now rather than waiting for a reminder.
We track the 2027 record and keep it in sync with the official page: AIG Women's Open 2027.
Which golf events do run a ballot?
If a free draw is what you are after, three of the big ones run one, and they are all on our database:
- The Open 2027 at St Andrews: a genuine free public ballot, applications closed 24 July 2026, results released in waves through August and September 2026.
- The Masters 2027: a free application lottery, applications closed 20 June 2026 and results went out on 23 July 2026, with payment due by 7 August.
- The Ryder Cup 2027 at Adare Manor: a free global public ballot that closed 29 June 2026; results are out and general admission has sold out (announced 31 July 2026).
Browse every golf ballot and sale we track for the rest, including which ones are myths.
Quick answers
▸Is there a ballot for AIG Women's Open tickets?
No. There has never been a public ballot or lottery for the AIG Women's Open. Tickets go on general sale on the official site and are sold first come, first served until they run out. If you have been waiting to be drawn, there is nothing to wait for.
▸Are AIG Women's Open 2026 tickets still available?
No. Every ticket category on the official 2026 page read Sold Out when we re-checked on 1 August 2026, and the page lists no gate or on-the-day option. On 20 July all nine options were still on sale, so it sold out inside nine days.
▸How much were AIG Women's Open 2026 tickets?
Advertised face values before the sell-out: GBP 27.50 for the Wednesday practice day, GBP 47.50 for championship days 1 and 2, and GBP 52.50 for days 3 and 4. Youth tickets were half price and under-16s went free with a paying adult.
▸When and where is the AIG Women's Open 2027?
Royal St George's in Sandwich, Kent, from 28 July to 1 August 2027, the championship's first visit there. Tickets are already on sale as early-bird day tickets: GBP 18 for the Wednesday practice day, GBP 40 for Thursday and Friday, and GBP 44 for the weekend, with youth tickets at half price and under-16s free alongside a paying adult.
▸How do I make sure I get tickets for 2027?
Because it is a sale and not a draw, speed is what matters, not luck. Buy early rather than waiting for a reminder: the 2026 championship sold out completely in the nine days before it began, with no gate sale and no waiting list once it was gone.
▸Is it safe to buy from a resale site now that it is sold out?
Be careful. The championship publishes no official resale platform, so anything you find on a secondary site is outside the official route, usually above face value, and carries no guarantee of entry. There is no official second chance once the sale is gone.
See the full data and sources
Both AIG Women's Open records track the ticket route, the prices and the official sources, kept in sync with our database.
Sources · aigwomensopen.com: 2026 tickets · aigwomensopen.com: tickets and hospitality · aigwomensopen.com: Royal St George's 2027 · last verified 1 October 2026