Lottie Woad Birdies Final Two Holes For Victory At Augusta

Young English star Lottie Woad birdied the final two holes to win the Augusta National Women바카라�s Amateur. (More Golf News)

The 20-year-old Florida State University student had led going into the final round at Augusta National but was overtaken by American Bailey Shoemaker, who shot a bogey-free 66.

Heading down the 17th Woad was one shot behind, but a birdie three drew her level and she showed nerves of steel on the 18th to hole a lengthy putt for a round of 69.

That gave her a three-round total of eight under par, one shot clear of Shoemaker and four ahead of Sweden바카라�s Ingrid Lindblad in third.

Woad, from Farnham, also birdied the 15th but she told reporters: 바카라�I feel like the three birdies I got were probably not as important as my par save on 14. I think if I had gone three back at that point it would have been pretty difficult.

바카라�Teeing off only having a two-shot lead I knew someone was probably going to overtake me. I was prepared for someone to go low and they did.

바카라�When I was two back, I thought, 바카라�OK, I바카라�ve got the birdie chances they had,바카라� and just gave myself the chances at the end and luckily holed some putts.

바카라�I was hoping it was going to be a nice stress-free day but it was far from that. But in the end it was a cooler way to finish.

바카라�To be in the mix on the back nine at Augusta is something everyone dreams about. I just tried to really embrace it. It바카라�s really cool to be standing in the same place as the Masters champions have stood and just follow in their footsteps a little bit.바카라�

Woad바카라�s victory earns her a place in the field for the Women바카라�s Open and the US Women바카라�s Open, and she said: 바카라�I want to be a professional and be playing in these events."

바카라�To get this experience so early on will be great for me. I바카라�ve never played in a major before, I바카라�ve played in a couple of pro events but never a LPGA event. It바카라�s going to be really exciting for me.바카라�

Luke Donald and Justin Rose were among those to send their congratulations on social media.