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.

Held back by a couple of late bogeys, Korean veteran Kim Hyo-joo has come up short of her second LPGA title of the season in Scotland. Kim finished as the runner-up at the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open at Dundonald Links on Sunday.

Lottie Woad of England plays her tee shot on the 7th hole during the second round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 at Dundonald Links Golf Course on July 25, 2025 in Troon, Scotland. Jennifer Meyer is the Manager of Digital Operations.

In 2023, Rose Zhang became the first LPGA player to win in their professional debut since Beverly Hanson at the 1951 Eastern Open.  Zhang’s feat, however, would

Making the transition from amateur golf to the cut-and-thrust of the professional scene can often be a treacherous leap of faith that would make Evel Knievel slightly wary.

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

The 2025 ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open kicked off on Thursday at Dundonald Links, Gailes. Following the conclusion of the second round, several notable names failed to make the cut, including six-time LET winner Maja Stark two-time LPGA Tour winner Ayaka Furue.

Woad becomes the first player since Rose Zhang to win on the LPGA in her first start as a pro. Zhang held a two-shot lead going into the final round of the 2023 Mizuho Americas Open and won in a playoff against Jennifer Kupcho to earn her LPGA card.

In the years that the ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open has been co-sanctioned by the LPGA and Ladies European Tours, there has never been a repeat winner, with each champion of this tournament relying on a vastly different set of skills to pull into victory lane.