English amateur Lottie Woad runs away with first Ladies European Tour title at Irish Open

England's Lottie Woad has become the first amateur in three years to win on the Ladies European Tour following a commanding victory at the KPMG Women's Irish Open at Carlton House. 

World No.1 amateur Woad, 21, took a seven-shot lead into the final round and she carded a 69 to win by six shots on 21-under par.

The victory marks Woad's first Ladies European Tour title in just her ninth professional golf tournament. 

Woad, who represents Florida State, finished six shots ahead of Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom, who closed with a 68. 

New Zealand's Amelia Garvey finished third on 14-under par, two shots ahead of England's Charley Hull, who closed with a 69. 

Woad, who comes from Farnham in Surrey, now becomes the first amateur since Jana Melichova at the 2022 Tipsport Czech Ladies Open to win on the Ladies European Tour.

Despite etching her name on the KPMG Women's Irish Open trophy, since Woad remains an amateur she misses out on the first prize of €67,500.

The first prize of €67,500 instead goes to the runner-up in the tournament, Sagstrom. 

Woad can now choose to take up LET membership off the back of her first win. 

She will be able to defer her LET status until 2026 if she wishes to do that. 

"This win means a lot, I had a big lead coming into today and was being chased by some really good players but just happy to get it done," said Woad.

When pressed whether she could now be tempted to turn professional, Woad said she will remain grounded as an amateur for now. 

"No, not at all, just trying to get my final two points for the LPGA, just trying to get those and then we'll just see what happens after that." 

Woad will now look to take her great form into next week's Amundi Evian Championship, the fourth major of the LPGA season. 

It will mark her seventh career appearance at a major, with her best result to date a T10 at last year's AIG Women's Open. 

Woad first rose to World No.1 in the amateur rankings in June 2024, two months after she became the first European to win the Augusta National Women's Amateur. 

Then in August 2024, she was named the first English woman in history to win the Mark H. McCormack Medal, presented annually by the R&A. 

She also took home the coveted Smyth Salver at the AIG Women's Open in the same month. 

England's Dame Laura Davies holds the all-time largest margin of victory at the Irish Open and on the Ladies European Tour following her 16-shot romp at the 1995 Women's Irish Open at St Margaret's in Dublin. 

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