Lottie Woad Explained

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 Adela 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

• 2021 The Critchley Astor Salver, Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship
• 2022 Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters, Girls Amateur Championship
• 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur

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

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Team appearances

• Girls and Boys Home Internationals (representing England): 2021 (winners)
• European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 2022 (winners), 2023
• Women's and Men's Home Internationals (representing England): 2022 (winners), 2023 (winners), 2024
• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing England): 2022, 2023
• Arnold Palmer Cup (representing International team): 2023^[16]
• Curtis Cup (representing the Great Britain & Ireland): 2024 (winners)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-05-09 . England ace Woad thrilled with LET debut . 2022-08-18 . England Golf . en-GB.
2. Web site: Woad takes over as number one . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 12 June 2024.
3. Web site: Stuart . Hamish . 2021-09-29 . Lottie Woad Fends Off Strong Home Challenge To Lift Welsh Ladies Open Title . 2022-08-18 . Dai Sport.
4. Web site: 2021-09-29 . Amateur: Woad wins Welsh Ladies Open . 2022-08-18 . Women & Golf.
5. Web site: 2022-05-12 . Farnham golfer Lottie Woad holds her own on Ladies European Tour debut in Madrid Open . 2022-08-18 . Farnham Herald.
6. Web site: 2022-08-15 . Woad wins Girls Amateur Championship . DailyGolfJournal.com . 2022-08-18.
7. Web site: Augusta National Women’s Amateur: England's Lottie Woad leads by two going into final round . 2024-04-06 . Sky Sports.
8. Web site: Kellenberger . Hugh . Woad finishes birdie-birdie to win ANWA . 2024-04-06 . The Athletic.
9. Web site: Texas A&M's Adela Cernousek wins 2024 DI women's golf championship individual title . May 21, 2024 . NCAA.
10. Web site: Lottie Woad wins Mark H. McCormack medal as world's top female amateur . 14 August 2024 . Yahoo Sports . Cameron . Jourdan.
11. Web site: Lottie Woad Awarded Mark H. McCormack Medal as World's Leading Female Amateur Golfer . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 14 August 2024.
12. News: Rowan . Kate . 2024-08-25 . Low amateur Lottie Woad eclipses Charley Hull and Georgia Hall to fly British flag . 2024-08-26 . The Telegraph . en-GB . 0307-1235.
13. Web site: Roster: Lottie Woad . Florida State Seminoles . 19 August 2022.
14. Web site: 2021-09-12 . It’s third time lucky for Farnham golfer Lottie Woad as she wins Liphook Scratch Cup . 2024-03-23 . Farnham Herald.
15. Web site: Lottie Woad . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 10 April 2024.
16. Web site: 2023 Palmer Cup Teams Announced . Arnold Palmer Cup . 25 April 2023 . 2023-11-10.