Lottie Woad
| Lottie Woad | |||||||||||
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| Born | 17 January 2004 England | ||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  England | ||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||
| College | Florida State University | ||||||||||
| Status | Amateur | ||||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | T23: 2024 | ||||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2024 | ||||||||||
| Women's British Open | T10: 2024 | ||||||||||
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2024 | ||||||||||
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Charlotte Woad (born 17 January 2004) is an English amateur 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]
Golf career
[edit]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]
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.[7]
In April 2024, Woad won the Augusta National Women's Amateur.[8][9] In May, she finished runner-up to Adéla Cernousek in the individual competition at the NCAA Division I women's golf championship.[10]
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.[11][12] In the same month she was also awarded the Smyth Salver at the Women's British Open.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Woad was born in January 2004, the daughter of Rachel and Nick Woad.[7] She comes from Farnham in Surrey.[14]
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
- 2025 Moon Invitational
Source:[15]
Results in LPGA majors
[edit]| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T23 | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | |
| Women's PGA Championship | ||
| The Evian Championship | CUT | |
| Women's British Open | T10 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
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
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing International team): 2023, 2025[16][17]
- Curtis Cup (representing the Great Britain & Ireland): 2024 (winners)
Source:[15]
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.
- ^ 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. ISSN 0307-1235. 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 28 February 2025.
- ^ "2023 Palmer Cup Teams Announced". Arnold Palmer Cup. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Jourdan, Cameron (30 April 2025). "Arnold Palmer Cup announces rosters, teams for 2025 competition at Congaree". Golfweek. Retrieved 1 May 2025.