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Lottie Woad Turns Professional, Joins LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour

Her LPGA card earned through the Elite Amateur Pathway marks a new route for elite amateurs into professional golf

May 30, 2024; Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; Lottie Woad (ENG) hits a tee shot on the fifteenth hole during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Lottie Woad of England poses for a photograph with a LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway flag after the final round of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 13, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
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England's Lottie Woad said on social media that she is turning prossional and has accepted membership on the LPGA Tour

Overview

  • Woad formally announced on July 15 that she has turned professional and accepted her LPGA Tour membership earned via the LEAP program.
  • She will begin competing on the Ladies European Tour in 2026 after accepting an invitation to join the circuit.
  • The 21-year-old Englishwoman will forgo her senior season at Florida State University, where she set the Seminoles’ record for career stroke average.
  • She clinched the points needed for her LPGA card by shooting a final-round 64 to tie for third at the Evian Championship.
  • Woad holds LPGA status for the remainder of 2025 and the full 2026 season and is slated to debut at the Women’s Scottish Open.