The 2012 edition was scheduled for mid-September, due to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, while the 2014 event was played in mid-July, the week prior to the Open Championship.

From 2007 to 2018, it was called the Ricoh Women's British Open while the previous twenty editions (1987–2006) were sponsored by Weetabix, a breakfast cereal.

[7] An amateur, Jenny Lee Smith, won the event with Saunders the leading professional, tying for fourth place.

After nearly folding in 1983, the tournament was held at the best of the "second-tier" courses, including Woburn Golf and Country Club for seven straight years, 1990 through 1996, as well as in 1984 and 1999.

Currently, Turnberry is unable to be on the Open rota because of political ramifications of former President of the United States Donald Trump.

It has been an official LPGA major since 2001, when it replaced the du Maurier Classic, which lost its title sponsor because of sponsorship regulations.

Tied for most victories in the Women's British Open with three each are Karrie Webb of Australia and Sherri Steinhauer of the United States.

Yani Tseng of Taiwan and Jiyai Shin of South Korea are the only multiple winners of the championship as a major.