Aug 9, 2026 
(August 9, 2026 – LEXINGTON, KY.) — The Woodford Legends Invitational Powered by Suran Systems has a new champion for the first time in its three-year history.
And this year, the barrel head trophies will be shipped stateside, thanks to a record-setting performance by Texans Angela Stanford and Wendy Ward. The pair combined for a blistering final round 55 at The Woodford Club today to achieve a two-day total of 30 under par and win by six shots.
“I think it was really good for us today showing up knowing that we still needed to continue to get better out here, instead of trying to protect something,” said Stanford, who will cross the pond next month to captain Team USA in the Solheim Cup set for September 11-13 in The Netherlands.
The talented duo slept on a one-shot lead after opening with a 57 on Saturday – a slim margin with an incredibly deep field of LPGA Legends playing a two-person scramble format. Six teams were within two shots of the leaders after the first 18 holes.
“We were just halfway when we got to the first tee this morning, and it was good that we were still chasing something,” added Stanford.
Ward and Stanford were determined to capitalize on the three par 5’s at The Woodford Club. “I’ve always thought we could play the par 5’s better,” noted Stanford.
Wasting no time, the pair fired at the flag from the fairway on the par 5 first hole – their approach landing just off the green, pin high, about 18 feet.
“It was a sneaky little putt,” said Ward, a four-time LPGA Tour champion. Ward drained it to card an eagle and drop the team to16 under par right out of the gate. Over the next eight holes, Ward and Stanford dropped six birdies to go out in 28 and further extend their lead over the field.
On the par 5 10th, Ward’s approach put the pair 25 feet from the hole, but just off the putting surface in nearly the same position as their playing partners, Nancy Scranton and Ashli Bunch, who birdied seven of the first nine holes to stay within two shots of Ward and Stanford.
“We got a teach off of their eagle tries and Wendy just missed hers,” said Stanford. “So, I thought, okay, well, I’m just gonna chip it right at it.”
“She actually chipped it in,” said Ward.
“Well, I did have three looks at it,” smiled Stanford.
Bunch and Scranton cleaned up their birdie but still found themselves three shots back on the 11th tee. The foursome traded birdies over the next couple of holes and stepped onto the par 3 13th tee separated by three shots, advantage Ward and Stanford.
Stanford’s birdie attempt on The Woodford Club’s signature hole rolled to the rim and stopped just shy. Scranton stepped up and drained a 12-footer for birdie, and suddenly they were within two.
“We were standing on 13 green, and the score had gotten little tighter there,” said Stanford. “We had back-to-back pars at that point. I said to Wendy, let’s just go set a tournament record.”
“It was like, pedal down. Let’s go get it,” said Ward. “We knew they were the closest to us, but we had five holes to go and there were still a lot of great opportunities out there.”
Ward and Stanford dropped birdies on 14, 15, and 16 to get to 28 under par. They reached the par 5 17th with one goal in mind: eagle.
Two shots later, the pair had just 25 feet left to go three-for-three in eagling the par 5 holes.
“Wendy hit a great putt, just not quite high enough,” said Stanford. “She showed me the spot that she wanted to get it to, so I just hit it at that spot, and, thankfully, it was really good speed and went in.”
Despite scrambling for par on 18 following their only missed green of the weekend, Stanford and Ward had plenty of wiggle room to lock in a new tournament record, clearing the previous winning score of 26 under par by four shots.
“The players in this field are incredible,” said Ward. “They have far better career records than we do. Birdie was like par out here today. We knew we had to make eagles to come out ahead.”
The team of Leta Lindley and Suzy Whaley also benefitted by a late eagle on 17, dropping to 24 under par and ultimately securing a share of second place with Scranton and Bunch. Only one other team matched the two runner-up team’s final score of 60 – sisters Annika and Charlotta Sörenstam who were teaming up for the first time in a LPGA Legends event.
It was a lot closer than it looked to Stanford and Ward knowing the pedigree of the players on their heels.
“They definitely pushed us to play as hard as we could,” said Stanford.
In the Amateur Division, Cathryn Brown of Eddyville, Ky., and Karra Tucker of Madisonville, Ky., fired rounds of 61 and 62 to finish 19 under par and edge overnight leaders Mary Keene Marrs and C.A. Carter, both of Lexington, Ky., by one shot.
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