Holly Morgan topped the WPGA Series Order of Merit this season after a year which saw her post a collection to top-three finishes as well as very nearly making the play-off at the WPGA Professional & Assistants’ Championship.
The Lindrick Pro, who starred in the Women’s PGA Cup after winning at Goswick the previous year, was a model of consistency and she would finish the campaign in top spot, ahead of Tracey Boyes with Heather Stirling and Holly Haslam in a tie for third.
Here she looks back on how she’s worked on her game and ahead to next year’s Women’s PGA Cup.
How would you describe your 2025 season?
Steady and consistent. I really didn't do much wrong and, other than the last event at Troon, I wasn't really out of the top five. I didn't get any wins but I had a lot of seconds and thirds and I was in everything really. I got married this year and I drove to Troon the day I got back from honeymoon because I knew I had a good chance of winning the Order of Merit.
What is the key to playing well in one-round events?
You don't want to make too many bogeys obviously, but you've also just got to be a little bit more aggressive and remember you have only got those 18 holes to produce some birdies in. You have got to go for things a little bit and take on some shots and go for some awkward pins.
Was there one round that particularly stood out?
I really enjoyed the Women's PGA Professional & Assistants Championship at Goswick. I put myself in contention after the first day and I was steady on the second day and I just made a little error towards the end which cost a place in the play-off. But, other than that bogey on 17, I played nicely in a lot of crosswinds. I also came close at Saffron Walden, where I finished second. I actually managed back-to-back eagles there which I've never managed before.
So I felt like I created a lot of chances this year for myself, but didn't necessarily complete a full 18 where I was really happy with all the round, which I know never happens in golf, but I felt like it was very close this year to being very, very good.
What have you been working on?
This year my putting has massively improved and that's been the biggest difference to me by a long shot. More than anything it's been between my ears – it's been mental and that's honestly made the biggest difference to my putting. I've got a new putter as well but it's been more of a mental thing and the work that I've done with Laura Scott has been very beneficial.
Andy Rossington, who is the Head Pro at Lindrick where I work, will help me with my stroke but, for me, if I can just alienate any thoughts in my head that's the best thing for my putting. So this year it's been a lot less robotic and a lot freer, so I can just focus on the actual putt rather than thinking about everything else that goes with it, which is not always easy.
“I'll play in everything to try and get a place again in the Women’s PGA Cup side."
- Holly Morgan
How do you keep your game sharp competitively?
If I practise I tend to play, so I'll get out on the course as much as possible. I don't hit a lot of balls on the range but I love short-game practice. For me, if I'm practising and playing, I'd rather do it on the golf course.
If I have a big event coming up it's just about being relatively tidy with my game, making sure my short game is on point. I do a lot of putting practice in preparation. This year it's been definitely on the top of my mind to focus more than anything on the greens.
So I will get into the habit of just playing as many rounds as possible in preparation to it whenever I can, even if it's just nine holes every now and again, just getting out on the course with a card in my hand.
How beneficial is working at Lindrick to your game?
Very. Andy (Rossington) organises a Pro-Am every month throughout the winter so we have 10 pros and teams of members and it helps to keep everything ticking over. We've just had our first one and we actually we had our first female team, so that was brilliant. And we won the team and individual so I wasn't very popular at work the next day!
But it's great, it's not expensive, all the pros want to enter and we have a meal after so it's just a really nice day. As well as the social side they're just great events because it just keeps you with a card in your hand. It helps that Lindrick has a winter course and plays well throughout the colder months so there's plenty of incentive to get out there.
To see the full 2025 WPGA Series OOM rankings, click here.
