Lottie Woad
| Lottie Woad | |||||||||||
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| Born | 17 January 2004 England | ||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  England | ||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||
| College | Florida State University | ||||||||||
| Status | Amateur | ||||||||||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||
| Ladies European Tour | 1 | ||||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | T23: 2024 | ||||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T31: 2025 | ||||||||||
| Women's British Open | T10: 2024 | ||||||||||
| Evian Championship | T3: 2025 | ||||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||||
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Charlotte Woad (born 17 January 2004) is an English professional golfer.[1] She won the 2022 Girls Amateur Championship and 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur, and reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in June 2024.[2] She won the KPMG Women's Irish Open on the Ladies European Tour in July 2025 while still an amateur.[3]
Amateur career
[edit]In 2021, Woad won the Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship.[4][5] In May 2022, she made her debut on the Ladies European Tour in the Madrid Open.[6] In August 2022, Woad won the Girls Amateur Championship.[7]
Woad enrolled at Florida State University in 2022 and started playing with the Florida State Seminoles women's golf team. She was WGCA Freshman of the Year, and as a junior FSU Female Athlete of the Year and ACC Golfer of the Year.[8]
In April 2024, Woad won the Augusta National Women's Amateur.[9][10] In May, she finished runner-up to Adéla Cernousek in the individual competition at the NCAA Division I women's golf championship.[11] In June 2024, she rose to number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[2] In August 2024, she was named as the winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal; this made her the first woman from England to win that medal.[12][13] In the same month she was also awarded the Smyth Salver at the Women's British Open.[14]
In July 2025, she won the KPMG Women's Irish Open on the Ladies European Tour. She won by six strokes over Madelene Sagström. It was the first win by an amateur on the tour since 2022.[3]
After a T-3 finish at the Evian Championship, Woad jumped to 64th in the Rolex Rankings, which is the 2nd-highest ranking for an amateur (after Lydia Ko) since the system debuted in 2006.
Personal life
[edit]Woad was born in January 2004, the daughter of Rachel and Nick Woad.[8] She comes from Farnham in Surrey.[15]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2019 Surrey Ladies County Championship
- 2021 The Critchley Astor Salver, Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship
- 2022 Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters, Girls Amateur Championship, Ivy Intercollegiate
- 2023 Florida State Match Up, Annika Intercollegiate
- 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur, Landfall Tradition
Source:[16]
Professional wins (1)
[edit]Ladies European Tour (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Jul 2025 | KPMG Women's Irish Open (as an amateur) |
68-67-67-69=271 | −21 | 6 strokes |  Madelene Sagström
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Results in LPGA majors
[edit]| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T23 | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T31LA |
| Women's PGA Championship | ||
| The Evian Championship | CUT | T3LA |
| Women's British Open | T10LA |
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
[edit]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2025 U.S. Women's Open – 2025 Evian, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice, current)
Team appearances
[edit]- European Young Masters (representing England): 2019
- Girls and Boys Home Internationals (representing England): 2021 (winners)
- Women's and Men's Home Internationals (representing England): 2022 (winners), 2023 (winners), 2024
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 2022 (winners), 2023
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing England): 2022, 2023
- Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Europe): 2023, 2025
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2023, 2025 (winners)
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing International team): 2023, 2025 (winners)
- Curtis Cup (representing the Great Britain & Ireland): 2024 (winners)
Source:[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "England ace Woad thrilled with LET debut". England Golf. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Woad takes over as number one". World Amateur Golf Ranking. 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Amateur Lottie Woad wins Women's Irish Open by six shots". ESPN. Associated Press. 6 July 2025.
- ^ Stuart, Hamish (29 September 2021). "Lottie Woad Fends Off Strong Home Challenge To Lift Welsh Ladies Open Title". Dai Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Amateur: Woad wins Welsh Ladies Open". Women & Golf. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Farnham golfer Lottie Woad holds her own on Ladies European Tour debut in Madrid Open". Farnham Herald. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Woad wins Girls Amateur Championship". DailyGolfJournal.com. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Roster: Lottie Woad". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Augusta National Women's Amateur: England's Lottie Woad leads by two going into final round". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Kellenberger, Hugh. "Woad finishes birdie-birdie to win ANWA". The Athletic. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Texas A&M's Adela Cernousek wins 2024 DI women's golf championship individual title". NCAA. 21 May 2024.
- ^ Jourdan, Cameron (14 August 2024). "Lottie Woad wins Mark H. McCormack medal as world's top female amateur". Yahoo Sports.
- ^ "Lottie Woad Awarded Mark H. McCormack Medal as World's Leading Female Amateur Golfer". World Amateur Golf Ranking. 14 August 2024.
- ^ Rowan, Kate (25 August 2024). "Low amateur Lottie Woad eclipses Charley Hull and Georgia Hall to fly British flag". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "It's third time lucky for Farnham golfer Lottie Woad as she wins Liphook Scratch Cup". Farnham Herald. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Lottie Woad". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 7 July 2025.