Kuwaki clinches AIG Women's Open in playoff, takes $1.5M from record $10M purse
Shiho Kuwaki defeated Esther Henseleit on the second hole of sudden death to win the 2026 AIG Women’s Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes, earning $1.5 million from a championship-record $10 million purse; Henseleit took $994,669, with the rest paid to the field and a $4,250 stipend for players who missed the cut.