PORTHCAWL: As the world of women’s golf prepares for the final major of the year, an English prodigy has seized the limelight. Lottie Woad is the hottest player in the game and will be among the favorites to land her first major championship when the AIG Women’s Open tees off at Royal Porthcawl on Thursday in Porthcawl, Wales. Woad’s litany of accomplishments dates back to last year, when she won the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, rose to No. 1 in the world amateur rankings and tied for 10th at the Women’s Open at St. Andrews for low-am honors.

Only a week after turning professional, Lottie Woad is favourite for the final major of the year, the AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl.

Nelly Korda and Charley Hull praise potential phenom after Woad’s win at the Scottish Open on her first professional start