Scotland Irving-Lottie Woad had four birdies in the six holes of the turn and posted 67 on Saturday to keep her two-shot lead at the Scottish Women’s Scottish Open as she won her career debut.
WOAD had such control in the Dundonald Links game that she had no bogeys for 33 consecutive holes until the 15th shot.
Her lead was down to one stroke, but the 21-year-old boy from England made a brief wedge in the 17th, causing her to convert the 8-foot birdie putt. The closing par got her down with 199.
Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen fell behind the third hole of the 5-pointer after WOAD’s birdie streak, and he caught WOAD on the third hole of the 5-pointer. However, Dane had 67 in three consecutive birdies and several standard savings.
She trailed two shots with Sei Young Kim (66), who hit a long eagle on the 14th and fell up and down for Birdie in a 5-5-closed hole to get two shots.
Nelly Korda was bogey-free, but by Scottish standards, the Americans managed only two birds on another relatively quiet day. After her 70 left her five shots in WOAD, WOAD has already had a golden summer in Europe.
Woad won the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in 2024 and ranked No. 1 in the women’s amateur rankings that year, winning the Irish Women’s Open three weeks ago on the Women’s European Tour.
She then missed the playoffs in the Evian Championship. But her tie in third place in LPGA Major earned her a travel card, and she decided to skip Florida State senior and turn around Pro. Now, she has a chance to win in her debut.
“That’s the purpose, to shoot as low as possible and keep giving yourself a chance,” Ward said. “If someone shoots the light, fair enough. I’m excited about the opportunity. I have experience and I’ll try it.”
Kim has 12 titles on the LPGA Tour, including the Women’s PGA Championship at Aronimink in 2020, although she has been five years since her last victory. She will compete in the finals with WOAD and MADSEN on Sunday.
Meanwhile, if she wants to end her surprising drought, Corda has a lot to make up for. She won seven championships last season at LPGA but has not won this year.
“I couldn’t play as good as the first two days of my life,” Corda said. “I did some really good standard saves, just didn’t really take advantage of some of my good shots. But it’s golf. It’s OK. I still have tomorrow.”
WOAD will win the LPGA Tour in her professional debut, trying to match Rose Zhang. Zhang did this at the Free National Open two years ago.
LPGA and LET jointly approved the Scottish Open for Women.
