PETALING JAYA: Malaysian golfer Alyaa Abdulghany has passed the opening test to earn a US LPGA Tour card for next season.

The 22-year-old battled to a final round of two-over 74 at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, on Sunday, and it was enough for her to advance to Stage Two of the LPGA Qualifying School in two months time.