Mirabel Ting punched her ticket to LPGA Final Qualifying on Saturday, co-medaling with Japan’s Kokona Sakurai at the qualifying stage of LPGA Q-Series at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Florida.

Ting, the former Florida State standout who turned pro this summer after winning the Annika Award as a junior, opened the 72-hole event in 7-under 65 – and on the three-year anniversary of her father’s death – before finishing the week at 14 under. Thomas Ting died of a heart attack on Oct. 15, 2022, during Ting’s freshman year at Augusta University.

“I think the first word would be he’s actually really proud,” Ting said afterward. “But at the same time, he would be saying to me, ‘Keep working hard, and the journey is still really far ahead, so keep your head high and continue doing w

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