Nelly Korda praises ‘absolutely amazing’ Lottie Woad and says what she did which really impressed her in Scotland

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Lottie Woad won the Women’s Scottish Open on her professional debut at Dundonald Links last weekend.

Woad won the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in 2024 and became the number one amateur golfer in the world.

She also won the Women’s Irish Open on the Ladies European Tour as an amateur earlier this season before turning pro after the Evian Championship.

The 21-year-old won the Scottish Open in her first tournament and now heads into the Women’s Open as one of the favorites.

Nelly Korda explained before the event starts what she found so great about Woad’s performance in Scotland.

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Nelly Korda was ‘very impressed’ with Lottie Woad at the Scottish Open

Korda was particularly impressed by Woad’s “composure” at Dundonald Links, considering she has little experience at the professional level.

“Absolutely amazing. I was very impressed with her composure, her process,” Korda explained in her pre-Open press conference.

“I think, when it comes to her shot routine, especially under pressure and in the heat of the moment, sometimes people seem to fidget and kind of doubt themselves, but she stuck to it, she stuck to her process every single time.

“I think one of the main things that I noticed is how mature she is for her age and how comfortable she was in the heat of the moment.”

Korda seemingly already recognizes Woad as one of the best golfers around and expects her to contend at the Women’s Open this week.

“Of course,” she added. “As I said, golf is a game of confidence, and she’s definitely high up there right now, so she’s going to be trusting everything.

“Yeah, her worst finish in the past three events is theoretically second or third. I think she’s also riding a confidence high, too, with how well she’s playing.”

Nelly Korda explains why the Scottish Open and The Open can be difficult for her

Korda also made an interesting revelation about why she does not usually play in the Scottish Open and The Open in consecutive weeks.

She made an exception this season because it suited her schedule, but has noticed the “high winds” in the United Kingdom are somewhat detrimental to her game.

“I don’t know. That was my first time playing Scottish,” Korda continued. “Typically, with my body structure, I don’t love to play two weeks in high winds because I start to sway a lot more.

“Just something that I’ve noticed throughout the past couple of years, but it just lined up perfectly with my schedule. For me, everything is about my schedule flowing.

“So, for the first time, I had the opportunity to play the Scottish. Hopefully, I’ll bring some momentum from that into this week, but they’re two completely different golf courses.

“Scottish was actually pretty soft this year, so you could be aggressive, not something I’m used to when I play links golf. While you’re here, you’ll definitely have to play a little bit more defensively, land it maybe 10 to 15 yards in front of the green to roll it on.”