British trio Charley Hull, Gemma Dryburgh and Lottie Woad sit four shots off the lead, alongside world number one Nelly Korda, after the first round of the US Women’s Open. They are all at level par on a congested leaderboard at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. American world number 11 Angel Yin and 2020 champion A...
England’s Lottie Woad third at Augusta National Women’s Amateur as Spain’s Carla Bernat Escuder wins
England’s world number one amateur Lottie Woad finished third at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur as Spain’s Carla Bernat Escuder took the title. Woad, 21, had jointly led overnight but a bogey on the par-three 16th effectively ended her hopes of becoming the first player to win successive ANWA championships. She birdied three of the...
England’s defending champion Lottie Woad holds a share of the lead going into the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in Georgia. The 21-year-old, who is the world number one amateur, is trying to become the first player to win successive titles in the sixth staging of the prestigious event, which has the...
England’s Lottie Woad sits two shots behind leader Megha Ganne in second after the opening round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA). Woad picked up eight birdies in a round of 65 to lay down an strong early marker. The 21-year-old won the ANWA title last year to kick-start a stellar 2024 – playing...
Woad was back in Scotland for last year’s Women’s Open, which was held over the Old Course in St Andrews. She had missed the cut at the US Women’s Open and Evian Championship but arrived in Fife in buoyant mood for her fourth major. Woad would be in contention all week and finish joint 10th...