Lilia Vu Rises to Rolex #1 Following 2nd Major Win at Women’s British Open

Lilia Vu of the United States celebrates on the 18th green after after making a long birdie putt and winning the AIG Women's Open on Day Four of the AIG Women's Open at Walton Heath Golf Club in Tadworth, England, on August 13, 2023. Warren Little/Getty Images

Lilia Vu carded the lowest final round score of 5–under, –14 total, to win by 6 strokes in the final major of the year at the AIG Women’s Open in Surrey, England on Aug. 13, elevating to the Rolex Women’s World No. 1 ranked player.

The Southern California native from Fountain Valley in Orange County, California, won her first LPGA tournament at the Honda LPGA Thailand in February—and now has bagged her third victory of the year, including a second major at the Chevron Championship.