Major winners in 2024

The AIG Women’s Open returns to St Andrews at the end of a major season which has seen history made and dreams realised.

There are five marquee events on the women’s circuit as well as the Olympics for 2024, which saw Lydia Ko collect the gold medal.

Here is a glance at how the 2024 majors have unfolded so far, as Lilia Vu prepares to defend the AIG Women's Open title she claimed at Walton Heath in 2023.

Evian Championship – Winner: Ayaka Furue

Ayaka Furue took inspiration from Star Wars as she rounded off a brilliant late charge with a final-hole eagle to clinch her first major win at the Amundi Evian Championship in July.

Furue trailed Steph Kyriacou by three strokes with five holes to play but with the famous phrase ‘may the force be with you’ running through her mind, she produced a run of birdies to climb into a three-way tie for the lead heading to the last at the Evian Resort Golf Club.

She then reached the green of the par-5 18th in two and drained her eagle putt to take her score to 19-under-par, becoming just the fourth Japanese major champion in LPGA Tour history.

US Women’s Open – Winner: Yuka Saso

Yuka Saso could proudly claim that she won a US Women’s Open for both her mother and father after victory at the Lancaster Country Club in June.

When Saso triumphed in 2021 she became the first golfer from the Philippines – the country of her mother's origin – to lift the Harton S. Semple Trophy.

She switched allegiance to her father’s native Japan a few months later and won under that banner by three strokes from 2019 AIG Women’s Open champion Hinako Shibuno.

As well as becoming the first player to win the title representing two different countries, Saso also became the youngest two-time winner of the US Women’s Open at the age of 22.

KPMG Women’s PGA Championship – Winner: Amy Yang

Amy Yang claimed an elusive first major on her 75th attempt at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in May.

The 35-year-old survived a late stumble to card a level-par 72 for the final round and finish three strokes clear of the chasing pack on seven-under at Sahalee Country Club.

Yang’s wait for a maiden major victory was the longest since Angela Stanford won the 2018 Evian Championship on her 76th start.

Chevron Championship – Winner: Nelly Korda

Nelly Korda capped an incredible start to the year, which included a return to the top of the world rankings, with a second major title at April's Chevron Championship.

Victory at The Woodlands was her fifth successive tournament triumph, matching Nancy Lopez's run in 1978 and Annika Sorenstam's across 2004-05 for most consecutive LPGA wins.

She finished the last seven holes of her third round on Sunday morning and started her final round just a couple of hours later, a shot behind leader Haeran Ryu.

Birdies on three and four handed her a two-shot lead which she would never surrender and a final birdie on 18 ensured she finished the week with every round in the 60s – the only of this year’s major champions to do so.

Next stop: St Andrews

The countdown is on to the final major of the year.

Tickets are still available for St Andrews, for the Practice Day on Wednesday 21 August and all four days of the Championship, 22-25 August.

Meanwhile, singer Tom Grennan will wow fans with a concert after the close of play on Saturday 24 August, following Ellie Goulding’s electric performance at Walton Heath last year.