AUGUSTA, Ga. – Two of Florida State’s own, Charlotte Heath and Lottie Woad, advanced to the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur played at the infamous Augusta National Golf Club. Only 31 players out of the original 72 player field made it to Augusta, with the cut being 2-over par at Champions Retreat. Heath placed 25th in the final round after a 6-over par finish, while Woad played tremendous golf to jump 15 spots up the leaderboard and place in 13th at 2-over par.
Saturday’s round consisted of heavy rain and gusts of wind that caused a weather delay in the late morning of the final round. At the time of the delay, Heath was 5-over par after starting off her first nine with a double bogey on the 145-yard par 3, No. 12.
Although the par 3 is known for its short yardage, the taunting water that encapsulates the front of the green does not go by without notice, to both players and spectators.
Heath scrambled to make complete contact with the golf ball off the tee, which led her to hit her first shot in the water. A perfect chip over the water and onto the 20 foot long green put Heath in perfect position to save bogey on the par 3, but she ultimately two-putted for double.
Heath immediately bounced back with a birdie on hole No. 13 to get back to 1-over par, but was unable to complete the nine without another troubled hole. No. 17 – the 370-yard par 4 – caused Heath another double bogey in her round, a number that Heath only encountered at Augusta National, as she was double-bogey free in her first two rounds at Champions Retreat.
Heath made the turn with another bogey, but ultimately followed the hiccup with a birdie on the following second hole. Prior to the rain delay, Heath allowed two back-to-back bogeys which put her at 5-over par for the final round.
Following the delay, Heath bogeyed her opening hole back in play. She picked back up her usual game and parred her four remaining holes of the final round. She totaled 6-over par for the tournament and finished in 25th place.
Lottie Woad continued her tremendous play from the second round, immediately capturing two birdies in her opening six holes before the weather delay struck.
Following the delay, Woad parred out the remaining holes of her first nine. After making the turn, Woad bogeyed the opening hole of the new nine, but secured two pars to follow. Woad struggled for the next two holes, allowing two back-to-back bogeys.
Woad remained strong till the…
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