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Muirhead, who topped the field in Pre-Qualifying at La Manga, which was her first tournament as professional, ended with a 71 to take the third card. The 21-year-old Scot, who livesin Dubai, said: ?It feels amazing. I never expected this to be the outcome. To do last week and this week and finish first and second, I?m really pleased. It?s been a long two weeks and I?m excited for the tour and feel like I?m ready to be playing. Today, I didn?t have my A game, but I kept it together and sunk some big putts, which gave me a lot of confidence coming into the last five holes. Amy played spectacularly and it was amazing to watch and be part of it.?
Switzerland?s Kim Metraux, whose sister, Morgane, qualified in 14th spot, finished fourth on six-under-par after a closing 69 and said that she had come to Q-School without expectations.
? I h a v e a s t a t u s o n t h e Sy m e t r a To u r , w h i c h g a v e m e some relief that I knew I could play next year no
matter what. It was good to be stress-free and I was quite relaxed during the round and focused on my game. It?sgreat to know that my sister qualified, too.?
Alice Hewson (69) from Hertfordshire in England took the final spot in Category 5c in fifth place on five-under-par.
She said: ?It was really good out there. I got off to a really solid start and finally started holing some putts in the middle of the round. I had a couple of interesting holes coming in, but I stuck to my game plan the whole time and was aggressive coming down 18. I pulled it off.
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?On 18, I had 200 yards to the pin, but I had a slight mud ball, so I was between whether to go for it or not. I decided to take a chance and hit a 3-wood about 35 yards right of the green, under a tree and over a bunker, so it wasa challenging third shot, but I