Nelly Cord understands the attention of the attention. World no. 1 It is the main attraction in any event where it removes it. It is the title for this era of women’s golf.
But this spotlight was something that Korda grew up; Did not go on the second she arrived on the professional scene. There were always buzzing about cords, but it is gradually built over time in the place it is now.
This is not the case for Lottie Woad, a 21-year-old phenomenon who just returned in favor after a T3 in the Evian championship and won at its first start as a professional in the scottish of women of last week Open.
“This is my 10th year in the tournament,” Korda said after the third round of last week when she was asked to confess her professional debut at the Symetra tour. “Of course, my professional debut was not in the spotlight like her. But for her to succeed and be the leadership of the event is pretty special.”
Woad entered the last round of Sunday in Dundonald Links with a two -stroke lead. The English was greedy when Hyo Joo Kim captured her as she made a turn on Sunday, responding with birds at 13 and 14 to stroll in her first LPGA victory. Woad joined Rose Zhang and Beverly Hanson as the only two players who won in their pro debut.
Cord played with Woad for the first two rounds in Scotland. While Woad’s talent is clear, something else struck Korda for the new star’s victory.
“Absolutely amazing,” Korda told Woad Tuesday in front of Open Women Open. “I was very impressed with her calmness, her process. I think, when it comes to her shot routine, especially under pressure and in the heat of the moment, sometimes people seem to be trusted and a kind of doubt.
Woad admitted on Tuesday that she was unaware of Kim had caught her while reaching nine back on Sunday. The lack of scores in Dundonald allowed her to maintain her focus on her process, and after she made birds back-back at 13 and 14, she recovered her pillow and could run her to the club for victory.
The 21-year-old star rarely broke a sweat during her Sunday navigation about Dundonald. Even when she folded to cement her victory, she reacted as if it were just one other victory – as she would do THIS THEir at this level For years.
“I felt quite comfortable,” Woad said on Tuesday. “Like the last day, I was hitting a lot of straight roads and a lot of greens, so it was very stressful, to be honest. There were not many holes where I felt I would do Bogey; I was unable to do it.”
Woad’s victory, along with her T3 in Evian and her victory as an amateur in women’s Irish Open, has made her a betting favorite at Aig Open Championship this week at Royal Porthcawl. This position would usually be occupied by Corda, who sees Woad as a threat despite the young man’s relative inexperience in large championships.
“Golf is a game of faith, and it is definitely high there now, so she will trust everything,” Korda told Woad. “Yes, her worst conclusion in the past three events is theoretically second or third. I think she is also riding a high confidence also with how well she is playing.”
Always humble and gentle, Woad did not make most of the bookstakers install as their favorite. She understands her, given her latest run, but she is also aware that all this means zero when the balls go into the air on Thursday. The victory in Scotland showed the world that Woad has arrived, but it was her latest round in France in Evian – a 64 Sunday that saw her end a shot by Play -off Earned by Grace Kim – This has believed that she can continue her running this week at Wales.
“Some of the diplomas that made the cut, I really didn’t have the best weekend, so I hoped to capitalize a little more,” Woad told her last round in Evian. “The last round was also very good. Yes, he definitely gives me confidence in that and knowing that I can follow him on Sunday.”
Even more eyes will be in Woad this week as she seems to continue her hot run and add a big title to her early career tunes. This week, the attention of the attention will be even brighter in the new English star, who will play the first two rounds together 2024 champion Lydia Ko AND Lilia vu. With the end of the big season for men, the procedures this week at Royal Parthcawl will be the focus of the Golf world, with Woad in the center of the storm.
This is something she is ready to deal with, even if she is still learning how to treat everything that comes with being a star perspective that reaches historical fashion.
“I think it’s still a learning process,” Woad said about handling pressure. “I don’t think you can sometimes treat it completely.
Her blinders worked perfectly in Scotland, something Cordo noticed. They will have to be even better if she puts herself in the weekend at the Royal PartthCawl.
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