The Castlewarden star (25) was under pressure after opening with a three-over 74 in a gruelling Q-Series Final Qualifying Stage battle to finish in the top 25 and ties.

“I am just absolutely over the moon,” said the Wake Forest graduate. “It’s such a dream come true.”

The event was reduced from five rounds to four after torrential rain washed out the opening day at Robert Trent Jones at Magnolia Grove in Mobile.

But Walsh followed up with rounds of 70 and 69 to head into the fourth round with her hopes intact.

She was tied for 31st through eight holes of her delayed final round overnight, two strokes outside the mark, and knew she needed to play her last ten holes in three under to have a chance.

In the end, she went one better, racing home in four-under 32 on the Crossing Course than

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