{"id":18644,"date":"2025-07-24T13:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/18644\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T13:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:48:10","slug":"lottie-woad-newly-turned-golf-professional-shares-sps-handa-womens-scottish-open-first-round-lead-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/18644\/","title":{"rendered":"Lottie Woad: Newly-turned golf professional shares SPS Handa Women\u2019s Scottish Open first-round lead | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lottie Woad’s first round as a professional saw her take a share of the lead at
\nthe ISPS Handa Women\u2019s Scottish Open at Dundonald Links.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old former world No 1 amateur from Surrey had held top spot on her own after six birdies in 14 holes, including almost holing her tee shot at the short 11th.<\/p>\n

However, her only bogey of the day at the par-four 17th dropped her back alongside Ireland’s Leona Maguire – herself a former number one-ranked amateur – Japan’s Rio Takeda and Spaniard Nuria Iturrioz, who all shot five under-par 67s.<\/p>\n

Woad, who won the KPMG Women’s Irish Open earlier this month<\/a>, announced her decision to turn professional last week after missing out on \u00a3400,000 prize money, having finished just a shot outside the play-off won by Grace Kim at the Evian Championship, the women’s fourth major of the year.<\/p>\n

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England amateur star Lottie Woad elected to turn professional and accepted LPGA Tour membership<\/p>\n

In a large group one shot behind on four under are world number one and two-time major winner Nelly Korda and Minjee Lee, who won her third major at last month’s US PGA Championship.<\/p>\n

What’s next?<\/p>\n

The women’s major season concludes at the AIG Women’s Open from July 31-August 3, with Lydia Ko returning as defending champion at Royal Porthcawl. Stream the majors and more with no contract<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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