New LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler, who has officially been on the job for just nine days, saw an opportunity to put the newest superstar on his tour into an international spotlight in the final round. Earlier this month, Woad captured the Ladies European Tour’s KPMG Women’s Irish Open by six shots while still playing as an amateur.

Golf sensation Lottie Woad insisted she was under no extra pressure at the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Porthcawl after winning her first tournament as a professional. Woad tees it up at a major as a pro for the first time in South Wales on Thursday, having won the Women’s Scottish Open title by three shots last weekend.

Groupings and tee times for the opening round of the AIG Womens Open at Royal Porthcawl; Lottie Woad grouped with defending champion Lydia Ko and Lilia Vu; World No 1 Nelly Korda also in the afternoon wave;

Woad, 21, is just the third player ever to win her professional debut on the LPGA, doing so at the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open.

IRVINE, Scotland -- Lottie Woad tapped in one final birdie, plucked the ball out of the cup and gave a simple wave to the crowd as if she had done this before. The English star made it look easy Sunday when she won the Women's Scottish Open in her professional debut.

Woad became just the third golfer in LPGA history to win in her professional debut. She’s the first since Rose Zhang did so at the 2023 Mizuho Americas Open, but Zhang was not an LPGA member at the time. Her victory gave her LPGA status. Beverly Hanson was the first to do it when she won her pro debut in 1951.

Lottie Woad spectacularly won the Women's Scottish Open to join a list of only three players to have won on their professional debut.

Kurt Kitayama finished a sizzling weekend with a 6-under 65 to win the 3M Open on Sunday by one shot over Sam Stevens for his second PGA Tour victory.