Justin Rose Sends Personal Message to Lottie Woad After Historic Win in Pro Debut at Women’s Scottish Open

Justin Rose Sends Personal Message to Lottie Woad After Historic Win in Pro Debut at Women’s Scottish Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Big risk can equal big reward — just ask Lottie Woad.

The 21-year-old Florida State University junior from Farnham, England, had a difficult decision to make after a six-shot win at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open and a T3 finish at the Amundi Evian Championship in France earlier this month earned her enough points for an LPGA Tour card by way of the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway (LEAP).

She could stay the world’s number one-ranked female amateur golfer and play her fourth year as a Seminole at Florida State University, or turn professional.

Woad chose the latter, making the announcement on July 15 on her X account, and that decision has quickly paid off.

Not only did she tee it up for the first time as a professional at the 2025 ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open this week, but she also won. Wire-to-wire.

Woad’s journey to earning her LPGA Tour card garnered a massive media following, and her debut win at the Women’s Scottish Open got the attention of eleven-time PGA Tour winner, European Ryder Cup veteran and fellow Brit, Justin Rose, who sent Woad a personal message on his X account.

Woad had a two-shot lead going into the final round at Dundonald Links, where she had to fend off a packed leaderboard that was nipping at her heels early in the round. World number one Nelly Korda carded four birdies in a row on the front nine, and Hyo Joo Kim, 30, of South Korea, birdied six of her first eleven holes and momentarily tied Woad at the top of the leaderboard at -19, something Woad said she was unaware of during her post-round interview.

“There aren’t that many scoreboards out there to be honest,” Woad said. “I knew it was probably quite tight because I was only a couple under at the turn but then when I had the two birdies early on at the back nine I kind of knew I had probably got a little bit of a lead by then.”

Woad finished with a birdie on the 72nd hole, a final round 68, to win the ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open by three strokes. She is the first player to win their LPGA Tour debut since Rose Zhang did so in 2023 at the Mizuho Americas Open.

When asked how she is handling all of the media attention, Woad was cool and collected. “It’s still a learning curve but I think the last few months I’ve definitely had the attention over trying to get the card so I’ve been getting used to that.”

Woad heads to Wales for the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Porthcawl Golf Course next week, where she looks to add a major title to her resume.

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 28, 2025, where it first appeared.

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