GOLF prodigy Lottie Woad has beaten the world’s top golfers to win her very first event as a professional.

Woad, 21, takes home £223,000 for winning the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open – after missing out on nearly HALF A MILLION in prize money because she was an amateur

Woad shot a final round of 68 at Dundonald Links to beat a star-studded field by three strokes.

She entered the final round with a two-stroke lead and made birdies on the second, third, 13th and 14th before hitting a bogey on the 16th.

Woad made par on the 17th before a pinpoint approach set up a birdie on the 18th to wrap up the title

She turned pro last week after a remarkable month.

She TWICE had to turn down huge cash prizes because the rules of golf mean she cannot take prize money while still an amateur.

Woad claimed her maiden Ladies European Tour triumph at the Irish Open, and took third place finish at the Evian Championship.

At the start of July Woad won the Women’s Irish Open by six shots but because she was an amateur, she couldn’t receive the £58,000 prize.

Woad then missed out on £400,000 in prize money for coming third at the Evian Championship, the fourth women’s major of the year.

She finished just a shot outside the play-off won by Grace Kim – and a £1million first prize.

Woad, from Farnham, Surrey, turned professional just a week ago after a spectacular career as an amateur golfer.

She won the 2022 Girls Amateur Championship, then followed that up with victory at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur last year.

The last time a player won on their professional Ladies European Tour debut was Singapore’s Shannon Tan at the 2024 Magical Kenya Ladies Open.

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