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Lottie Woad misses a putt at the Queen City Classic
Lottie Woad’s putter failed her in the final moments of a second-place finish in the Meijer LPGA Classic at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Michigan. She fell in a playoff to champion Miyu Yamashita by one shot.
A par putt on the 18th green lipped out, opening the door for Yamashita’s comeback. After losing in extra play, Woad saw her payout dip from $487K to $305K.
Yamashita was five strokes behind Woad after Friday’s second round. She cut the deficit to four shots with a 67 on Saturday.
Yamashita then posted a field-best 64 in her final round to capture the title. She had a little help along the way.
Lottie Woad missed a putt.
Lottie Woad misses the par putt on 18 and the Meijer LPGA Classic is heading into a playoff pic.twitter.com/umNvo9KDZH
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Woad was a shot up on Yamashita on her final hole. She needed to sink a short par putt to capture the win. That three-footer lipped out in heartbreaking fashion.
Woad recorded bogey to lose a stroke. It allowed Yamashita to slide into a first-place tie.
She’d then win the tournament with a birdie in the first playoff hole. Woad shot par to lose by a stroke. That missed putt in regulation proved costly.
Not only did it strip her of an LPGA Tour victory, but it also decreased her payout by six figures.
The Meijer LPGA Classic winner was slated to earn $487,500. The runner-up was to be paid out $305,678. Yamashita grabbed that near-half-million payday. Woad lost out on more than $180,000 having slipped to second place.
“I felt like I hit an OK putt,” Lottie Woad said of her missed putt. “It obviously, lipped out on the high side.”
The finish was a disappointing one for Woad given the large lead entering the day. Yamashita will celebrate her competitor’s misfortune. Her bank account should see a nice boost in the coming days.