No. 1-ranked amateur Lottie Woad joins LPGA Tour

Field Level Media
15 Jul 2025, 23:25 GMT+10

(Photo credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images)

Lottie Woad, the world's No. 1 amateur, announced Tuesday that she's turning pro, accepting invitations to the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

She earned her tour card over the weekend when she shot a final round 64 on Sunday to tie for third at the Evian Championship, a major.

Woad, a 21-year-old from England, will forego her senior season at Florida State. She holds the Seminoles' record for career stroke average at 70.42.It didn't take her long to decide to accept pro status. After Sunday's round at the Evian Championship in France, she said she planned to ponder her future.

'Just going to use next week at home with family and coaches to kind of discuss the options and then I'll decide after that,' she said.

'I've always wanted to play on the LPGA,' she continued. 'Whenever that is, it's going to be really fun and I just look forward to playing all the events.'

She now has LPGA Tour status for the rest of the 2025 season and the entire 2026 campaign. Her professional debut will come next week at the Women's Scottish Open. Then, she will take part in the season's final major, the Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Wales from July 31-Aug. 3.

Woad won the Women's Irish Open on the Ladies European Tour two weeks ago.

Her schedule has not been confirmed for the rest of the season.

Woad is the first amateur to earn her tour card through the LPGA's LEAP program, which counts amateur achievements toward the card.

Among those accomplishments was her victory at the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship.

--Field Level Media

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