World No. 1 amateur Lottie Woad has officially earned her LPGA Tour card, and she did it in historic fashion.

The 21-year-old English star finished tied for third at the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship, carding a final-round 64 to nearly force a playoff at one of the LPGA’s five major championships. Her 72-hole score of 271 (68-69-70-64) set a new amateur scoring record at the Evian by ten shots, per stats expert Justin Ray.

Grace Kim and Jeeno Thitikul went to a playoff at 14-under, where Kim emerged as the victor on the second playoff hole for her first major championship.

The performance not only marked her best finish in a major, it made her the first player to earn LPGA status through the new Leap program, a merit-based pathway that awards full membership based on high finishes in designated events. Woad’s finish earned her enough points to cross the 20-point threshold required for LPGA Tour access via the Elite Amateur Pathway.

“Today was really fun. I knew starting today I was only five off, so I needed to have a quick start—and I did—so it was really fun after that,” Woad said in her post-round interview with Sky Sports.

Asked about her future, Woad answered “I’m not sure yet. I’m just going to take the next week to discuss it with my family and my coaches. I’m very excited. It’s always been my dream to play on the LPGA. I’m very grateful for this program.”

Just one week earlier, she’d jumped to 18 points after a commanding six-shot win at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open. A made cut at Evian added one more (19), and her top-25 finish provided the final boost. Woad cleared that bar without a thought.

Woad’s rise has been nothing short of meteoric. Her six-shot win in Ireland was already record-worthy, making her the first amateur to win on the Ladies European Tour since 2022. But her encore, a final-round 64 at Evian to finish one shot shy of a playoff, was the performance of a generational talent.