Woad looks to take LPGA form into US Open

Woad looks to take LPGA form into US OpenImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lottie Woad has secured two LPGA Tour wins since turning professional last yearByIain CarterGolf correspondentPublished2 minutes agoBritain's leading female golfer, Lottie Woad, is doing everything she can to capitalise on LPGA-winning form before this week's Women's US Open near Los Angeles.The 22-year-old Englishwoman competes at the famed Riviera Country Club fresh from last month's victory at the Kroger Queen City event in Cincinnati, which lifted her to fifth in the world rankings.It was her first professional win in the United States and was arguably the biggest step Woad has taken since joining the paid ranks last summer, when she won the Scottish Open on her pro debut.But she has not been sitting back to bask in the glory of this latest triumph, instead flying coach Luke Bone from his base in Farnham, Surrey, to Florida to intensify preparation for this week's event, traditionally the biggest on the women's golf calendar.Woad decided to swap last week's Shoprite LPGA tournament in New Jersey for time on the range with Bone, with whom she has worked since her junior days at Farnham Golf Club."We were just doing some work here in Tallahassee," Woad told BBC Sport. "It was good, just kind of a little reset."The last time I saw him was Chevron [the year's first major in April] and he was at an event before that. But it was kind of nice to do some work away from the tournament."He usually comes to the majors, but I decided I wanted to try him coming a week before. I'm still kind of working out what I like best."You know, I'm still very new to pro life. The US Open is a very hectic week and I feel like that you're limited to what you can actually get done on that week. So it's nice to go into it having done a lot of the work."Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Luke Bone has coached Wo...