AIG sponsorship will accelerate progress in women's game - R&A

FILE PHOTO: Golf - Women's British Open - Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham Saint Annes, Britain - August 5, 2018 England's Georgia Hall plays a shot to the 18th green during the final round Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

LONDON (Reuters) - The R&A says the extension of insurance firm AIG's title sponsorship of the women's British Open until 2025 will accelerate the progress made in the women's game.

AIG have agreed a two-year extension to its current deal and this year's tournament at Troon in August, the first women's major to take place since the COVID-19 pandemic, will be called the AIG Women's Open.