On Tuesday, preparing for her first start as a professional, Lottie Woad was asked if she felt any different to be an amateur.
“Not really,” she said. “No. Just try to do the same as I was doing before.”
It means shots truly The low golf results, which she has done so far in the middle point of the women’s Scottish this week.
Woad shot a 65-year-old Bogey at Dundonald Links in Irvine, Scotland, on Friday, which comes a day after it opened with 67. She was one of the lead after the first day, but now she gets a solo lead at its first pro-end event.
On 12 under, Woad runs Nelly Korda and Nanna Koerstz Madsen, who are both connected in 10 under.
Surprised? Woad is not.
“I’ve played in seven degrees now, so I’ve had all that experience, and of course the events allowed,” she said. “So weren’t really new things I think. The kind knew how to deal with it.”
Maybe we should not be surprised.
The 21-year-old English pro for the first time sat on the golf fans radar when she won Augusta’s national amateur In 2024 and ended second at the NCAA championship a few months later. Playing in Florida State, she eventually took first place in the rankings of amateur women. She testified that she could play with the best, ending in 10th place in women’s British Open last summer and winning the European Lady Irish earlier this month.
Then two weeks ago, in the Evian championship, an Lpga Major, she ended up a blow from a play off. But that third place conclusion was good enough to give it to LPGA Tour membershipwhich she accepted. This week is her first official start.
What is even more impressive is the fact that Woad cannot be wiped out of attention this week. In addition to a highly projected Pro debut, it was also grouped with Korda and Charley Hull for the first two rounds, making it the trio most popular for the first two days.
On Friday they started in the 10th hole and Woad occupied three of the last five to turn 33. That bird of four par-5s and added its last bird to the Para-4 9 hole, which pushed its superiority to two at the point of half.
“I will simply adhere to the plan I have had all week and the same strategy, and I just continue to try to play well,” Woad said. “Of course people will follow me but simply won’t change anything.”
Why would she be?
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