Diksha Dagar's Strong Finish at Women's Scottish Open

Ayrshire (Scotland), Jul 28: India's Diksha Dagar delivered a commendable performance on the final back nine in the Women's Scottish Open, setting a positive tone for her upcoming appearance at the AIG Women's Open, a Major championship. Despite making the cut on the line, Diksha displayed resilience, completing the tournament with consistent rounds of 69, 76, 71, and 71, totaling 1-under-par and securing a tied 39th position.

Beginning her round on the 10th hole, Diksha encountered challenges with a bogey and a double bogey on the 12th and 13th holes, respectively. However, she began her comeback with a birdie on the 18th. Her momentum continued as she birdied the third hole on the second nine and struck three consecutive birdies from the fifth to the seventh hole, closing her round with a dropped shot on the eighth.

Unfortunately, her fellow Indian competitors Pranavi Urs and Tvesa Malik were unable to advance, missing the cut earlier in the tournament.

English golfer Lottie Woad made an impressive entrance into her professional career, capturing a three-stroke victory at Dundonald Links. This marks Woad's second Ladies European Tour (LET) title, having previously won the 2025 KPMG Women's Irish Open as an amateur. After earning her LPGA Tour card with a T3 finish at the Amundi Evian Championship, Woad opened her professional journey with success.

Heading into the final day with a two-shot lead, Woad had consistently maintained her position atop the leaderboard throughout the event. The 21-year-old launched her final round with consecutive birdies on the second and third holes, followed by a string of nine pars. She added birdies on the 13th and 14th holes. Despite enduring only her third bogey of the week on the 16th, Woad concluded her round in spectacular fashion with a birdie on the 18th, clinching the championship with a 21-under-par total.

Woad's victory on her professional debut places her among notable company, being the first to achieve this feat on the LET since Singapore's Shannon Tan at the 2024 Magical Kenya Ladies Open and the first on the LPGA Tour since Rose Zhang at the 2023 Mizuho Americas Open.

Korea's Hyo Joo Kim secured second place with an 18-under-par, following a final round of 68. Spain's Julia Lopez Ramirez matched the tournament's best single-round score with a 65 on the closing day, tying for third place with Korea's Sei Young Kim at 14-under-par.

World number one Nelly Korda finished in solo fifth on 13-under, while Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen claimed sixth on 11-under. In a race for coveted spots, South Africa's Paula Reto earned the second AIG Women's Open qualification with a seventh-place finish, delivering a final round of 71.

Korea's Mi Hyang Lee and Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn shared the eighth position, with five players tied for tenth on the leaderboard.

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