After the first two rounds at Champions Retreat, Woad, the world’s top-ranked amateur, is tied for the lead at nine under par alongside the 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior champion Kiara Romero. After a practice round at Augusta National on Friday, the duo will tee off in the final grouping Saturday behind the other 30 players who made the 36-hole cut.

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Lottie Woad of England moved one round closer to becoming the first back-to-back winner of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, posting a 2-under 70 on Thursday to share the 36-hole lead with fast-closing Oregon sophomore Kiara Romero.

As part of the LPGA's new LEAP program, where amateurs are able to attain LPGA status through various events and milestones, Woad earned two points by winning last year's ANWA and could earn two more if she wins again, putting her within two more points of reaching the required 20 to get her LPGA Tour card.

Additionally, she finished runner-up to Adela Cernousek in the individual NCAA Division I women’s golf championship. She became the first woman from England to win the Mark H. McCormack Medal and, in the same breath, was awarded the Smyth Salver for being low medalist at the Women’s British Open.

Florida State's Lottie Woad and Oregon's Kiara Romero lead the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur. Next is the final round at Augusta National Golf Club.

Romero is tied with defending champion Lottie Woad entering Saturday's final round of the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Lottie Woad is looking to become the first back-to-back winner of the Augusta National Womens Amateur; the No 1 player in the womens amateur ranking, she holds a joint lead after second round; Watch t

Two former ANWA champions have the opportunity to make history after a strong start at Champions Retreat: defending champ Lottie Woad and 2022 winner Anna Davis