Lottie Woad, a former Florida State star, wins the Women's Scottish Open in her pro debut
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LPGA's Newest Star Lottie Woad Joins Exclusive List By Winning Professional Debut
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Until this Sunday, golf history recognized only two women as winners in their professional debuts. It's such an extraordinary feat that both achieved it 71 years apart. Rising LPGA Tour star Lottie Woad has just joined this exclusive list after her spectacular victory at the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open. The Englishwoman won with a score of 21-under, three strokes ahead of major winner Hyo Joo Kim. Woad once again defeated a field packed with world stars, something she did three weeks ago when she won the Women's Irish Open on the Ladies European Tour, still playing as an amateur. In addition to Kim, major winners Sei Young Kim (3rd), Nelly Korda (5th), Ariya Jutanugarn (T8), and Minjee Lee (T21), among others, were present at the Dundonald Links. Lottie Woad of England poses with the trophy following victory of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open following the final round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 at Dundonald Links Golf Course on... Lottie Woad of England poses with the trophy following victory of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open following the final round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 at Dundonald Links Golf Course on July 27, 2025 in Troon, Scotland. MoreThe former World No. 1 amateur carded four birdies and a bogey on Sunday to extend her lead from the previous round. Woad was in contention from the very start, finishing second in the first round after a card of 67 and taking the lead a day later when she added a 65. She took a two-stroke lead after a 67 on Saturday. Further evidence of her superiority over the weekend is that she was the only player in the field with scores in the 60s during each of the four rounds. "It's a pretty good outcome," Woad said after her win, according to BBC. "I definitely wasn't expecting to win but knew I was playing well and just hoping to contend. There's not many scoreboards out there, but I knew it was probably quite tight at one stage." Woad thus joins Beverly Hanson and Rose Zhang as the only female players to win in their professional debuts. Hanson did so at the 1951 Eastern Open, defeating the legendary Babe Didrikson Zaharias. It was the start of an illustrious career of 17 LPGA Tour victories, including three major championships. Seventy-one years later, Rose Zhang followed in her footsteps by winning the 2023 Mizuho Americas Open. Like Hanson and Woad, Zhang had a distinguished amateur career. She reached the No. 1 amateur ranking in the world and won all the major titles in that category. More Golf: PGA Tour pro goes unrecognized in 'undercover' club fitting video
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Woad, 21, claims Scottish Open victory on pro debut
Women's Scottish Open final-round leaderboard -21 Woad (Eng); -18 H-J Kim (Kor); -14 S-Y Kim (Kor), Lopez (Spa); -13 Korda (USA); -11 Madsen (Den); -10 Reto (SA). Selected others: -8 Hewson (Eng); -6 Maguire (Ire); -5 Hull (Eng); -4 Hall (Eng); -1 Harry (Wal); E Fuller (Eng); +7 Williams (Wal), Dryburgh (Sco). Full leaderboard England's Lottie Woad delivered a statement victory on her professional debut at the Women's Scottish Open as a final-round 68 secured her second tour win. The 21-year-old went into the final round with a two-shot lead over South Korea's Sei Young Kim and held her nerve to keep the chasing pack at bay. Five birdies and one bogey - just her third in 72 holes around Dundonald Links - took Woad to 21 under for the tournament, three clear of nearest challenger Hyo Joo Kim. Seven-time LPGA winner Kim matched her at 20 under midway through the back nine, but successive bogeys at 15 and 16 allowed Woad to move clear at the top. Woad 'feeling good' as she keeps Scottish Open lead The former world number one amateur held a two-shot lead going down the par-five 18th and, after knocking a wedge to tap-in range, she finished in style with a birdie. "It's a pretty good outcome," Woad said in understated fashion. "I definitely wasn't expecting to win but knew I was playing well and just hoping to contend. "There's not many scoreboards out there, but I knew it was probably quite tight at one stage. "It's great. Links golf is really fun and it went fine. My dad was here all week and my mum got the train up last night, so I was hoping I wouldn't mess it up." Woad, who won the Irish Open as an amateur, turned professional last week after missing out on £400,000 prize money when finishing just a shot outside the play-off won by Grace Kim at the Evian Championship - the women's fourth major of the year. She now takes home £220,000 in prize money for winning on Scotland's west coast and heads to Royal Porthcawl for next week's Women's Open among the favourites. "Even if I hadn't won this week, I would still be trying to win the Open next week," added Woad. "It's still a learning curve getting used to the attention."
