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Newsweek
a day ago
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- Newsweek
Charley Hull Delivers Masterclass With Take On Glory vs. Fame Debate
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Charley Hull is one of the faces of women's golf worldwide, and her star has shone both on and off the court. Not to go too far back in time, the Englishwoman just made a cameo in "Happy Gilmore 2" alongside a handful of fellow golf stars. However, her fame in the golf world hasn't diminished her hunger for glory and desire to win tournaments. This will likely make her even more of a fan favorite. Speaking on the topic from Royal Porthcawl, where the AIG Women's Open will be played starting Thursday, Hull delivered a powerful lesson on achieving sporting glory versus achieving fame. Charley Hull of England puts on a jacket on the third hole during the final round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 at Dundonald Links Golf Course on July 27, 2025 in Troon,... Charley Hull of England puts on a jacket on the third hole during the final round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 at Dundonald Links Golf Course on July 27, 2025 in Troon, Scotland. MoreIt's a debate where the line between chasing fame and pursuing results tends to be blurry for some athletes. "I want to see my name on the trophy. I don't care about being up in the headlines," Hull said, according to the transcripts of her pre-tournament presser. "I don't really read the headlines. I literally go out there and play golf and play good and hopefully get my name on the trophy." A reporter asked if she feels she bears some of the popularity within women's golf, to which Hull responded in the humblest way. "I don't know, I don't feel like I've got to carry anything. I need to just be me at the end of the day." The truth is Hull's popularity is undeniable. She has more than 95,000 fans on X and nearly 800,000 on Instagram. An undetermined number also follows her on Passes. But her stature as a professional golfer is as high as, if not higher than, her fame. Hull has been among the best players in the world for the last decade, a role she has cemented despite not winning as many titles as some of her peers. The Englishwoman has won two LPGA Tour events and four on the Ladies European Tour. She hasn't won any major championships but has finished second at least once in three of the five majors. Further proof of this is that Hull was ranked seventh in the world rankings just over a year ago. She has been a constant presence in the world's top 10, a status she lost midway through the current season, which has not been her best (13 tournaments, three top 10s, two of them in the LET). As if that wasn't enough, Hull has also been a star in the Solheim Cup, with three wins and one draw in seven appearances. More Golf: PGAT Winner Playfully Asks Compensation Over $720K Text Sent To Colleague
The Star
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Golf: England's Lottie Woad wins ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open in her first start as a professional
TROON, SCOTLAND - JULY 27: Lottie Woad of England poses with the trophy following victory of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open following the final round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 at Dundonald Links Golf Course on July 27, 2025 in Troon, Scotland. (Photo by) AYRSHIRE, Scotland: England's Lottie Woad lived up to her billing as one of golf's brightest new stars by winning the US$2 million ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open, in her first start as a professionaland as an LPGA Tour member. Woad fought off a back nine challenge from Korean Hyo Joo Kim at Dundonald Links on Sunday to triumph by three shots with a total of 21-under-par 267 (67, 65, 67, 68), matching the 72-hole tournament scoring record set by Japan's Ayaka Furue in 2022. The win was Woad's first on the LPGA Tour and second on the Ladies European Tour, following her six-shot victory at the KPMG Women's Irish Open as an amateur earlier this month. 'Very special to win in my first event. Everyone was chasing me today, and I managed to maintain the lead and played really nicely down the stretch, and hit a lot of good shots,' said Woad, 21. Woad turned professional following her joint third place finish at The Amundi Evian Championship two weeks ago, having earned LPGA Tour membership through the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway (LEAP) by attaining the minimum 20 points. Heading into the final round, Woad had a two-shot lead over Korean Sei Young Kim and Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen with Hyo a shot further back. It was Hyo who emerged as the main challenger, making back-to-back birdies on Holes 10 and 11 to tie Woad on 19-under-par. However, the English player responded imperiously with her own pair of birdies at 13 and 14. When Hyo dropped a shot at the par-three 15th, Woad led by three shots and looked to be in cruise mode. A bogey at the par-four 16th after missing the green failed to derail Woad's title charge, and she sealed the win with a grandstand birdie at the par-five 18th after dialling in a wedge to two feet of the pin. 'I felt pretty good going down 18 because I knew I had a two-shot lead and just hit an 80-yard lay-up and an 80-yard shot. It's always nice to finish with a birdie,' noted Woad, whose first professional paycheque was worth US$300,000. Chasing her eighth LPGA title and second of the year, Hyo was undone by the bogey at 15 and another at the next hole. Her closing 68 for an 18-under-par 270 total sealed outright second place by a comfortable four-shot margin over Kim (73) and Spanish rookie Julia Lopez Ramirez who closed with a superb 65. Woad is just the third player to win in their first start as an LPGA Tour member, joining Korean Jin Young Ko (2018) and American Beverly Hanson (1951). She is the ninth player to win in their first professional start in an official LPGA Tour event since 1980, and the first since Rose Zhang at the 2023 Mizuho Americas Open. Woad is the eighth Rolex First-Time Winner of the 2025 LPGA Tour season, which has now seen 20 different winners. The world's top lady golfers will now head to Wales for the final Major of the 2025 season, the AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl where New Zealand's Lydia Ko will seek to defend the title. - LPGA
Newsweek
4 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Lottie Woad Sends Powerful Five-Word Message Ahead Of Women's Open
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Lottie Woad has been living on cloud nine so far this July, with two wins and a top-five finish in as many professional events. However, such successes haven't caused her to lose focus, and she plans to continue building on her momentum. In fact, minutes after winning the Women's Scottish Open in her professional debut, Woad stated that she'll be "trying to win the Open" next week at Royal Porthcawl. The message is nothing but a powerful warning to all her colleagues heading to Wales to compete in the AIG Women's Open. After what she has shown in recent weeks, the Englishwoman will be one of the favorites to win the final major title of the season, even though she has just turned professional. "Even if I hadn't won this week, I would still be trying to win the Open next week," Woad told BBC after winning at Dundonald Links. "It's still a learning curve getting used to the attention." Lottie Woad of England smiles during the presentation ceremony as she celebrates victory of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open following the final round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 at Dundonald Links... Lottie Woad of England smiles during the presentation ceremony as she celebrates victory of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open following the final round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 at Dundonald Links Golf Course on July 27, 2025 in Troon, Scotland. MoreWoad won the Women's Irish Open on the Ladies European Tour in early July, still playing as an amateur, and then tied for third at the Amundi Evian Championship. Two weeks later, she won her first professional tournament at Dundonald Links. "It (winning) is a pretty good outcome, I guess!" she said, according to Sky Sports. "I definitely wasn't expecting to win my first event, but knew I was playing well. I was just hoping to contend and played really solid today. It was pretty nice in the end, being able to lay up on the par five." "This is my first time playing links golf since the AIG Women's Open last year. I wasn't exactly sure how it would go but it went fine!" The lack of links course play hasn't been a problem for Woad. Not only did she just win at Dundonald, but a year ago she finished tied for 10th in the Women's Open, played on the iconic Old Course at St. Andrews. Lottie Woad is victorious in her FIRST professional start at the Women's Scottish Open! 👏🏆 — Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 27, 2025 That was the first of two top-10 finishes she has earned in seven starts at major championships, and the first of her three Low Amateur awards at events at that level. This year she added the US Women's Open (T31) and the Amundi Evian Championship (T3). To date, only one female player has won a major championship in her first year as a professional. Canadian Sandra Post began her pro career in 1968, winning the Women's PGA Championship that year. Catherine Lacoste deserves special mention. A year before Post's feat, she became the first (and so far only) female amateur to win a major championship, taking the US Women's Open title. More Golf: Akshay Bhatia Keeps It Real On Ryder Cup Hopes While Co-Leading 3M Open
Newsweek
4 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
LPGA's Newest Star Lottie Woad Joins Exclusive List By Winning Professional Debut
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Until this Sunday, golf history recognized only two women as winners in their professional debuts. It's such an extraordinary feat that both achieved it 71 years apart. Rising LPGA Tour star Lottie Woad has just joined this exclusive list after her spectacular victory at the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open. The Englishwoman won with a score of 21-under, three strokes ahead of major winner Hyo Joo Kim. Woad once again defeated a field packed with world stars, something she did three weeks ago when she won the Women's Irish Open on the Ladies European Tour, still playing as an amateur. In addition to Kim, major winners Sei Young Kim (3rd), Nelly Korda (5th), Ariya Jutanugarn (T8), and Minjee Lee (T21), among others, were present at the Dundonald Links. Lottie Woad of England poses with the trophy following victory of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open following the final round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 at Dundonald Links Golf Course on... Lottie Woad of England poses with the trophy following victory of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open following the final round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 at Dundonald Links Golf Course on July 27, 2025 in Troon, Scotland. MoreThe former World No. 1 amateur carded four birdies and a bogey on Sunday to extend her lead from the previous round. Woad was in contention from the very start, finishing second in the first round after a card of 67 and taking the lead a day later when she added a 65. She took a two-stroke lead after a 67 on Saturday. Further evidence of her superiority over the weekend is that she was the only player in the field with scores in the 60s during each of the four rounds. "It's a pretty good outcome," Woad said after her win, according to BBC. "I definitely wasn't expecting to win but knew I was playing well and just hoping to contend. There's not many scoreboards out there, but I knew it was probably quite tight at one stage." Woad thus joins Beverly Hanson and Rose Zhang as the only female players to win in their professional debuts. Hanson did so at the 1951 Eastern Open, defeating the legendary Babe Didrikson Zaharias. It was the start of an illustrious career of 17 LPGA Tour victories, including three major championships. Seventy-one years later, Rose Zhang followed in her footsteps by winning the 2023 Mizuho Americas Open. Like Hanson and Woad, Zhang had a distinguished amateur career. She reached the No. 1 amateur ranking in the world and won all the major titles in that category. More Golf: PGA Tour pro goes unrecognized in 'undercover' club fitting video
Newsweek
6 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Nelly Korda Hot On Heels Of LPGA Super Rookie At Women's Scottish Open
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Nelly Korda is once again in contention on the LPGA Tour, as she heads into the weekend tied for second at the Women's Scottish Open. However, she and the rest of the field are chasing sensational rookie Lottie Woad, who is leading the event in her professional debut. The Englishwoman was at her best on Friday at Dundonald Links, carding a bogey-free, second-round 65 with seven birdies. With this performance, she improved one spot on the leaderboard from the previous day, when she posted six birdies and one bogey for a 67. "Bogey-free is always nice," Woad said, according to the transcripts of her post-round interview. "Just hit a lot of greens, hit a lot of fairways, and then holed a few nice putts. ... I think my wedges were pretty good. Same as yesterday. I laid up on I think most of the par-5s and managed to make birdie on them still." Nelly Korda of the United States embraces Lottie Woad of England on the 18th green following their round during the first round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 at Dundonald Links Golf Course... Nelly Korda of the United States embraces Lottie Woad of England on the 18th green following their round during the first round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 at Dundonald Links Golf Course on July 24, 2025 in Troon, Scotland. MoreWoad entered the Women's Scottish Open riding on the back of her outstanding victory at the Ladies European Tour's Irish Women's Open three weeks ago. A week later, she finished third at the Amundi Evian Championship, where she earned the points needed to capture her LPGA Tour card via the Elite Amateur Pathway (LEAP). The former world No. 1 amateur is looking to match Rose Zhang with a title in her professional debut at the Dundonald Links. Zhang achieved this feat at the 2023 Mizuho Americas Open, the first to accomplish it in 72 years (Beverly Hanson, 1951 Eastern Open). However, Korda still has much to say about Woad's intentions. The world's best player is just two strokes back after a second-round 66 in which she carded seven birdies and one bogey. "I just hit it really well and I have only missed four greens through two days, so, happy with that," she said, according to the transcripts of her post-round performance. "Hopefully I can continue trending in the right direction." Korda remains winless this season, having taken seven titles last year, including a major championship. However, she has achieved four top-10 finishes and another four top-20 finishes, with two second-place finishes as her best results. Both players will be among the top favorites at the AIG Women's Open, the final major of the season, to be played at Royal Porthcawl, Wales, next week. More Golf: Why Rory McIlroy Is Singing Different Tune About PGA Tour-LIV Situation
