Augusta National Women's Amateur champ Lottie Woad chooses LPGA major over ACCs
09/04/2024 17:50
Lottie Woad faced a tough decision in the aftermath of her Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The victory comes with special invitations to four major championships, including next week’s Chevron Championship, which overlaps the ACC Championship.
Woad, a 20-year-old sophomore at Florida State, has opted to make her major championship debut at the Chevron April 18-21 at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas, a Florida State official has confirmed. The Englishwoman delivered a finish for the ages on Saturday in the final round at Augusta National, making birdie on three of the last four holes to beat USC’s Bailey Shoemaker by one stroke.
"If been told before this week that I'd be two back with four to play, I would have been like, yeah, perfect, that sounds great," said Woad. "To be in the mix on the back nine at Augusta is something that everyone dreams about."
Woad, ranked No. 4 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, hasn’t finished outside the top 8 in college golf this season, with co-medalist honors at the Annika Intercollegiate.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda headlines the field at Chevron after winning her fourth consecutive starts on Sunday at the T-Mobile Match Play. Korda is the first American to win four consecutive starts on the LPGA Tour since Nancy Lopez, who won five consecutive starts in 1978.
Woad received a warm welcome when she returned to Tallahassee. Check out the photos from her welcome reception:
