Lottie Woad

Lottie Woad
Personal information
Born (2004-01-17) 17 January 2004 (age 20)
England
Sporting nationality England
Career
CollegeFlorida State University
StatusAmateur
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT23: 2024
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2024
Women's British OpenT10: 2024
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2024
Achievements and awards
Mark H. McCormack Medal2024

Charlotte Woad (born 17 January 2004) is an English amateur golfer.[1] She won the 2022 Girls Amateur Championship. She reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in June 2024.[2]

Golf career

In 2021, Woad won the Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship.[3][4] In May 2022, she made her debut on the Ladies European Tour in the Madrid Open.[5] In August 2022, Woad won the Girls Amateur Championship.[6]

In April 2024, Woad won the Augusta National Women's Amateur.[7][8] In May, she finished runner-up to Adéla Cernousek in the individual competition at the NCAA Division I women's golf championship.[9]

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.[10][11] In the same month she was also awarded the Smyth Salver at the Women's British Open.[12]

Personal life

Woad was born in January 2004, the daughter of Rachel and Nick Woad.[13] She comes from Farnham in Surrey.[14]

Amateur wins

Source:[15]

Results in LPGA majors

! Tournament 2024
Chevron Championship T23
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship CUT
Women's British Open T10
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Team appearances

References

  1. ^ "England ace Woad thrilled with LET debut". England Golf. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Woad takes over as number one". World Amateur Golf Ranking. 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ Stuart, Hamish (29 September 2021). "Lottie Woad Fends Off Strong Home Challenge To Lift Welsh Ladies Open Title". Dai Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Amateur: Woad wins Welsh Ladies Open". Women & Golf. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Farnham golfer Lottie Woad holds her own on Ladies European Tour debut in Madrid Open". Farnham Herald. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Woad wins Girls Amateur Championship". DailyGolfJournal.com. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Augusta National Women's Amateur: England's Lottie Woad leads by two going into final round". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  8. ^ Kellenberger, Hugh. "Woad finishes birdie-birdie to win ANWA". The Athletic. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Texas A&M's Adela Cernousek wins 2024 DI women's golf championship individual title". NCAA. 21 May 2024.
  10. ^ Jourdan, Cameron (14 August 2024). "Lottie Woad wins Mark H. McCormack medal as world's top female amateur". Yahoo Sports.
  11. ^ "Lottie Woad Awarded Mark H. McCormack Medal as World's Leading Female Amateur Golfer". World Amateur Golf Ranking. 14 August 2024.
  12. ^ Rowan, Kate (25 August 2024). "Low amateur Lottie Woad eclipses Charley Hull and Georgia Hall to fly British flag". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Roster: Lottie Woad". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Lottie Woad". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  16. ^ "2023 Palmer Cup Teams Announced". Arnold Palmer Cup. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.