Surrey Women's Golf
Lottie Woad wins the Smyth Salver at AIGWO
In the final round of the AIG Women's Open at St Andrews, Lottie Woad's aim was to be the lowest amateur in the field and to win the Smyth Salver. Julia Lopez Ramirez of Spain – number two in the World Amateur Golf Ranking - was her main challenger. Julia scored well on the front nine but fell away on the back nine, finishing on +3 and setting the target for Lottie.
As on the previous three days, conditions were difficult with strong winds buffeting the players but Lottie remained focused. She had started the day on -2 and played solidly all day, supported by Luke Bone her caddie and long time coach from Farnham Golf Club. By the time they came to the the 18th tee, Lottie's score stood at level par but she knew that the Smyth Salver was within her grasp. Not content with a par, she birdied the iconic 18th to finish on a score of -1. She had won the much coveted Smyth Salver.
Lottie joins an illustrious list of Smyth Salver winners which includes 2024 AIG Women’s Open Champion Lydia Ko, who won the low amateur prize – alongside Georgia Hall – the last time the Championship was staged at St Andrews, in 2013. Dare we to dream that Lottie may follow in her footsteps? Everyone in Surrey hopes so!
Day 3 Report
Having made the cut at the AIG Women's Open with a 36 hole score of -2, Farnham's Lottie Woad battled the conditions in the third round on the Old Course in St Andrews, playing some fantastic golf. On a blustery day, with the occasional showers, she parred 15 holes and bogeyed just two, the par 3 11th and the 17th 'Road Hole', the two most difficult holes on the course. Her drive on the iconic 18th hole left her with an 80 yard shot in to the green. Lottie conjured up a moment of magic, she holed her second shot for an eagle to finish the day, as she had started, at -2. What a finish! As Lottie said afterwards, 'I was just trying to birdie the hole'.
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