Thirty days ago, on July 1, Woad was still an amateur, a rising senior at Florida State University. At the AIG Women’s Briths Open, she’s a professional, a member of the LPGA, winner of two professional tournaments and the betting favorite to win the last major of the season.

Lottie Woad did her best Rory McIlroy impression during the opening round of the AIG Women’s Open. To be clear, she did her best impression in the sense that she had a very solid and impressive round. What we are talking about here though is a bit more... unique.

Lottie Woad shoots a level-par first round to lie five shots off the AIG Women's Open lead jointly held by Eri Okayama and Rio Takeda.