English star, 21, cruelly BANNED from bagging £58,000 winnings as she stuns field to win first European Tour event
Due to Lottie Woad's amateur status her first-place winnings have been awarded to Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom, who finished second.
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Woad carded a four-under final-round 69 to claim her first Ladies European Tour title in dominant fashion with a six-shot win.
The 21-year-old made history as the first amateur player in three years to triumph on the Euro Tour, finishing on 21-under overall.
Woad hit the front in windy conditions on Friday, extended her lead to seven strokes in Saturday's third round and made six birdies and two bogeys on Sunday to cruise home at Carton House.
But, she won't see a penny of the prize money for her incredible performance, with the top prize instead going to the runner-up.
This is because the LPGA prospect's amateur status prohibits her from pocketing any winnings.
If Woad held a professional tour card, she would've walked away five figures richer for her efforts.
Despite being banned from the winnings, Woad said: "No, I'm not tempted to turn pro yet. I'm still trying to get my final two points for the LPGA.
"I'm trying to get those and then we will see what happens after that. It means a lot to get the win."
A similar incident happened to fellow Brit Ollie Tarvet, 21, at Wimbledon last week.
The tennis player couldn't accept £99,000 in prize money he earned for reaching the second round due to being a US college student.
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Sagstrom, with a final round of 68, finished second with England's No19 Charley Hull (69) in fourth.
She broke 70 across all four rounds to become the first amateur to win since Czech Jana Melichova clinched the 2022 Czech Ladies Open.
She won the 2022 Girls Amateur Championship, then followed that up with victory at the Augusta National Women's Amateur last year.
The Florida State University student is biding her time before hitting the big time.
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