Higher purpose for Malaysia's Mirabel Ting
The highly rated Ting earned her place in the US$8 million (RM34m) showpiece as the 2025 recipient of the Annika Award, given annually to the leading female golfer on the U.S. collegiate circuit.
The 19-year-old ended her time in the amateur ranks with a superb junior year at Florida State University, racking up five individual titles and soaring up to second place in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
'I'm definitely excited to make my professional debut and play in my first Major. I think I'm playing for something bigger than myself this week. My dad, my grandma and recently my grandpa passed away, so I'm playing for them.
I feel like whatever results I achieve, whether I miss the cut or make the cut, it doesn't really matter. It's more about honouring all three of them. Regardless of the result, I think they'll be proud of me,' shared Ting.
Having got in 27 holes of practice at the picturesque Evian Resort course, Ting noted that finding the fairway off the tee is of paramount importance. 'And a few putts dropping here and there would help! On the par-threes, the water's in play and they're long, and we have a lot of shots going into the par-fours that are like 180 yards. So just getting it on the green and making pars on this golf course would be great.
'The greens are really true and the putts can be fast or slow, depending on where the water is going and where the mountain is,' explained Ting, who hails from Miri in Sarawak.
This will be Ting's second start in an LPGA Tour event, following last year's Maybank Championship at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club when she finished as leading Malaysian in joint 12th position.
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