Lottie Woad: Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion – and Leeds United fan – in no rush to turn pro | Golf News

New Augusta Nationwide Ladies’s Novice champion Lottie Woad is hoping to emulate the success of Rose Zhang however is in no rush to show skilled along with her rapid deal with enjoying at St Andrews – and the fortunes of Leeds United.

English golfer Woad, a scholar at Florida State College, grew to become the primary European winner of the Augusta occasion on Saturday, birdieing her ultimate two holes, and three of her final 4, to complete one stroke forward of American Bailey Shoemaker.

The 20-year-old’s victory got here one 12 months after Zhang claimed the title, with the latter, who dominated the novice recreation, since successful on her skilled debut, recording three top-10 finishes in majors, and enjoying for USA within the Solheim Cup in Spain.

Woad can now sit up for appearances on the Ladies’s Open and US Ladies’s Open after successful the fifth version of the Augusta Nationwide Ladies’s Novice.

However she is but to resolve whether or not to play the primary main of the 12 months, the Chevron Championship later this month because it clashes along with her college’s Convention Championships, and has no date in thoughts as to when precisely when she is going to flip professional both.

‘Zhang a fantastic inspiration to all amateurs’

Woad informed Sky Sports activities Information: “Rose [Zhang] undoubtedly took over the ladies’s novice recreation for an excellent few years.

“She was a fantastic inspiration to all of us, so I’m undoubtedly seeking to observe in her footsteps a bit of bit. Most likely not as fast as she turned professional. I’m simply going to see what occurs.

“There is no such thing as a rush. You possibly can solely be novice as soon as and there may be so many nice issues I can play in. Earlier than I make that call, I should communicate to some different folks.

“I’ll simply see how I am enjoying. I’ve quite a lot of alternatives in the summertime now from successful this. I am simply going to maintain attempting to play nicely and expertise all these nice issues I’m going to get to do.

“[The Women’s Open] is the most effective one, enjoying on the dwelling of golf [St Andrews]. That’s the greatest main in my view, being from England, so that’s going to be actually cool.”

Woad, from Farnham in Surrey, was keen to seek out out the Leeds rating after her scorching end at Augusta – and mentioned studying the promotion chasers had been overwhelmed 2-1 by Coventry “ruined my day a bit of bit”.

Gorgeous end earns Woad Augusta title

Leeds missed the possibility to maneuver prime of the Championship desk – they’re now third within the standings behind Leicester and Ipswich.

Nevertheless, Woad surged again to the highest of her leaderboard late on after the two-shot benefit she started the ultimate spherical with was worn out as Shoemaker shot a bogey-free 66.

Woad made a 10-foot par save on at 14 earlier than selecting up three pictures throughout her ultimate 4 holes, sinking a birdie putt from 12 toes at 15 after which one other from 15 toes on the final.

“There’s not many individuals who can say they’ve gained at Augusta or birdied the final two to win so that’s one thing I’m going to recollect for a very long time,” mentioned Woad.

“I learnt I could make some clutch putts after I must. Placing is mostly my weak spot so for all of it to come back collectively this week was very useful.

“I in all probability appeared extra calm than I used to be. My caddie was preserving me calm and within the second.”

‘Leeds defeat ruined my day a bit of bit’

And, with that, her ideas turned again to Leeds.

“I requested in my press convention if anybody knew the Leeds rating and everybody went clean. I discovered afterwards that we misplaced and it form of ruined my day a bit of bit!

“I am hoping Leicester will cease scoring within the ninety fifth minute. Hopefully we will recover from the road.

“We have to rise up or we are going to lose half our workforce subsequent 12 months. It needs to be prime two. We can’t go up within the play-offs!”

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