SHE gave herself the nickname “Birdie” to distinguish herself from the other girls on the LPGA Tour. All it took was one shot - a spectacular birdie from the bunker - to make a most unlikely US Women’s Open champion.

Mark McNulty stormed to the top of the leaderboard at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am after carding a six-under-par 65 in the second round on the Champions Tour.