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.

Lottie Woad has been a professional golfer for only one week, yet she’s the betting favorite at the AIG Women’s British Open—yes, even over world No. 1 Nelly Korda. That’s none of Woad’s concern, though.

England’s Lottie Woad produced the round of the week firing a bogey-free 65 (-7) on day two to lead by two strokes at the halfway stage of the 2025 ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open. The 21-year-old began the day in a share of second place at Dundonald Links and rolled in her first birdie on hole 14 before adding further birdies on 17 and 18.