PRINCESS Superal improved by seven notches with a joint 40th-place effort to safely reach the LPGA and Symetra Tour Qualifying School Final Stage at the Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Florida Sunday.
Superal, who started the final round at 47th, failed to break par in four days, but she still safely made it to the Final Stage despite a closing 73 in Stage 2 topped by Norway’s Marianne Skarpnod at the Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Florida Sunday.
Superal continued to grope for form, hitting just one birdie against two bogeys for a 37-36 and a four-day total of 294 that included rounds of 73 and back-to-back 74s.
Though the former US Girls’ Junior champion easily made it to the top 80 and the Final Stage, her performance paled in comparison with her strong joint runner-up finish in Stage I in California last month.
“I’m happy with the result but I thought I could’ve played and scored better. I struggled with my irons and couldn’t make the putts,” said the former spearhead of Team The Country Club, who launched her pro career with back-to-back victories on the local circuit back home.
She only made eight birdies and had 14 bogeys in four days at the Bobcat and Panther courses.
Mia Piccio, a Symetra Tour campaigner, likewise earned another shot for an LPGA Tour card, finishing at joint 52nd with a 296 after a 73, while amateur Regan de Guzman also made it to the final stage despite a 75 for a 297 and a share of 62nd.