{"id":20896,"date":"2025-07-24T18:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/20896\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T18:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:39:10","slug":"lottie-woad-newly-turned-golf-professional-shares-isps-handa-womens-scottish-open-first-round-lead-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/20896\/","title":{"rendered":"Lottie Woad: Newly-turned golf professional shares ISPS 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

“I will definitely take it, there was some good and some bad, but overall, it was pretty fair,” Woad told the Ladies European Tour after her round.<\/p>\n

“I just played solid and I think I missed one green. It was pretty stress-free most of the day.”<\/p>\n

On the switch to the paid ranks, she added: “I’m just trying to keep as much momentum as possible, keep playing how I was playing.<\/p>\n

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

“It didn’t feel too different today; having all the experience I have in majors and contended in some it gave me all I needed and I didn’t have to change much.”<\/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 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.<\/p>\n

The women’s major season concludes at the AIG Women’s Open from July 31-August 3 live on Sky Sports Golf, 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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