World’s primary novice feminine, Lottie Woad, is trying to emulate her wonderful feat of 2024, as she produced an incredible three birdies on the ultimate 4 holes to win the occasion, changing into the primary European to win the occasion in its historical past within the course of.
Lottie, it’s been a fantastic begin to the yr hasn’t it – discuss us by means of your faculty season thus far in 2025?
“We’ve performed round six occasions, and yeah, I’ve simply performed fairly strong, bought a few wins and, most significantly, I didn’t end outdoors the highest three.
I’ve been constant and in rivalry across the lead, which I’m proud of, and the whole lot’s feeling fairly strong heading into the ANWA.
It’s all positives actually. I’ve seen some enhancements on sure elements of my recreation that I used to be engaged on through the low season, inside like 75 yards, in order that’s all the time good to see.
There are undoubtedly some issues I might work on nevertheless it’s all the time good simply to see the areas that you just’re engaged on bettering within the stats.”
You landed your first ever hole-in-one final week, inform us about that?!
“I hadn’t had one earlier than, in order that was good. It was humorous as a result of I had a message on Instagram from one of many England Golf coaches per week earlier than, asking if I’d ever had a hole-in-one, and I used to be like “Oh, I’m gonna attempt to get one!”.
I then bought one virtually immediately, in order that was humorous! It was an 8-iron from 159 yards downhill. I noticed it go by which was good!”
What is it wish to drive down Magnolia Lane realizing all of the greats earlier than you which have been there?!
“It’s all the time particular. I’ve been the final two years and it was unimaginable the primary time and you continue to form of get all the identical emotions while you return.
The drive is so particular after which seeing the course, when you’ve seen it on TV, you get to see all of the holes you’ve watched sure gamers play, and also you get to play them your self.
It’s actually particular. It is rather like what you see on TV. It’s very inexperienced, the grass could be very inexperienced and it’s form of identical to you’re hitting off the carpet actually.
It’s good. After which you will have all of the timber and the flowers in full bloom for April which is fairly cool. It’s very vibrant and whereas some may say it doesn’t meet the expectations of what you see on TV, I might say it undoubtedly does.
Final yr after the win, the following day I bought to enter the clubhouse and bought to have a tour, see the Crow’s Nest, which we don’t have entry to, in order that was all actually cool. After I was within the clubhouse they organized for me to satisfy Danny Willett too which was cool.”
Little question you’ll be trying to defend your title this yr?!
“I’m clearly making an attempt to win it once more however the primary intention is to remain in rivalry for the ultimate day at Augusta and see the place that places me.
However it could be cool to go back-to-back. That stated, anybody within the area actually can win it, they’re one of the best 70 on the planet so it wouldn’t shock me if anybody was difficult and I might identify many of the area actually!”
You’ll be joined by England Girls’s teammate Endurance Rhodes at Augusta this yr. What recommendation have you ever bought for her?
“Simply to get pleasure from it and have enjoyable. Not everybody will get to expertise this and take all of it in however on the similar time, it may be powerful to give attention to the golf throughout your first time.
There are loads of new issues so I believe you simply need to be sure you get the whole lot accomplished that you have to do and get the whole lot prepared for the match.
We have now so many commitments through the week except for golf that we’ve got to do, so it’s nearly managing time.”
What different occasions are massive ones in your radar this yr?
“We’re into the shut season with the faculty season now, we’ve bought our convention championships arising after which regionals and nationals after which straight after that I’ve bought the US Open.”
Will you be trying ahead to among the occasions representing England and being again alongside some mates and coaches?
“I see most of our staff as a result of we’re based mostly within the US, so I see them at loads of faculty occasions, which is good, however yeah, attending to meet up with among the coaches I don’t see as typically will probably be good.”
