While Lottie Woad didn’t get a green jacket or any prize money for winning the Augusta National Women’s Amateur last year, she did walk away with some incredible perks.
Last year’s ANWA champ and the current No. 1 in the women’s amateur rankings instantly benefited from her title, immediately heading to the LPGA’s Chevron Championship a few weeks later.
That’s just one of the many invitations the champion of one of the premier events in women’s amateur golf receives. In all, should the champion remain an amateur, they become exempt to no fewer than 11 different professional or amateur events.
While Woad, a 21-year-old junior at Florida State, is likely to turn pro in the not-too-distant future, she has earned an invitation to the next four (after this year’s) Augusta National Women’s Amateurs.
Here’s a list of all the tournaments the 2025 champion will gain entry into:
-The next five Augusta National Women’s Amateurs
-The 2025 U.S. Women’s Open
-The 2025 Women’s Open
-The 2025 Chevron Championship
-The 2025 Evian Championship
-Any USGA, R&A and PGA of America amateur championships for which she is eligible (i.e. the U.S. Women’s Amateur and R&A Women’s Amateur)
All of these exemptions remain conditional on the champion remaining an amateur.
In addition, the champion also receives the Augusta National Women’s Amateur trophy, which was designed by Tiffany and Co. and is made from sterling silver.
Lastly, the champion also receives valuable World Amateur Golf Ranking points and LPGA LEAP points. The LPGA’s LEAP program was announced for this season and is similar to the PGA Tour University program, which awards college players points to help them earn PGA Tour membership upon graduation.
The winner earns two LPGA LEAP points, crucial for Woad, who has already accumulated 16 points and would only need two more to earn the requisite 20 to gain LPGA Tour membership.
