2021 AIG Women's Open: Anna Nordqvist wins at Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course)
Anna Nordqvist won the 2021 AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course), Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland with 276 (−12), by 1 stroke over Georgia Hall and Madelene Sagström and Lizette Salas.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the AIG Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- 19 August 2021 to 22 August 2021
- Course
- Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course), Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland
- Edition
- 45th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,840 yards
- Field
- 144
- Made the cut
- 66 (cut at 145)
- Purse
- $5,800,000 · winner's share $870,000
- Champion
- Anna Nordqvist · age 34 · Sweden · born Eskilstuna, Sweden
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 3rd major
- World ranking
- No. 54 (Rolex Rankings)
- Winning score
- 71-71-65-69 = 276 (−12) · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- Georgia Hall, Madelene Sagström, Lizette Salas (277 each)
- 54-hole leader
- Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Anna Nordqvist
- Caddie
- Paul Cormack
- Low amateur
- Louise Duncan (281)
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Nordqvist | 71 | 71 | 65 | 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Georgia Hall | 277 | |||||
| T2 | Madelene Sagström | 277 | |||||
| T2 | Lizette Salas | 277 |
What happened at the 2021 AIG Women's Open
Co-leader Nanna Koerstz Madsen misplayed a bunker shot at the 72nd hole and made double bogey, costing her a place in a playoff.
Nordqvist found the 18th green with a 4-hybrid from 195 yards and two-putted from 35 feet for the par that won by one.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's AIG Women's Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).
Sources
- aigwomensopen.com: records
- Wikipedia: 2021 Women's British Open
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- fijitimes.com.fj
- aigwomensopen.com: record prize money
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