Making the transition from amateur golf to the cut-and-thrust of the professional scene can often be a treacherous leap of faith that would make Evel Knievel slightly wary.

Lottie Woad enters the final round of her first tournament as a professional with a two-stroke lead at the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open in Ayrshire, Scotland. The 21-year-old Englishwoman began Saturday at the top of the leaderboard and stayed there with a 5-under 67 at Dundonald Links,