An LPGA Tour card in 2024 is now all but secured after Gabi Ruffels completed a four-stroke win at the Epson Tour Garden City Charity Classic in Kansas.

After breaking the 20-year Epson Tour 36-hole scoring record on Saturday, Ruffels began the final round with a six-stroke advantage.

A bogey at the second hole – just her second bogey of the week – would be her only miss-step as she closed with a one-under 71 for a five-stroke win from Isabella Fierro (62), Agathe Laisne (63) and Ga Yul Kang (65).

Her 19-under par total equalled the 54-hole scoring record and, following her win at the Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic in March, puts Ruffels in a position where a top-10 finish on the Epson Tour's Race To The Card at season's end is virtually guaranteed.

"This win is a big step in the right direction," Ruffels said of her LPGA Tour aspirations.

"We are all out here for the same reason and that is to get to the next level on the LPGA Tour. There is still a long season to go but I am definitely making some strides."

With the win, Ruffels earns $US30,000 to take her tally for the year to $89,262, enough to have finished seventh on the 2022 moneylist.

The 23-year-old broke the Buffalo Dunes course record on Friday with a 10-under 62 and then backed that up with an eight-under 64 in Round 2 to set a new low mark for the Epson Tour.

Even the largest leads can bring with it expectation and pressure but Ruffels was never truly threatened, birdies at 14 and 16 ensuring she always had a minimum of a three-shot advantage through the back nine.

"I was definitely very nervous, but I knew I had a big buffer which really helped," said Ruffels.

"I just tried to play every shot as it was and not get too ahead of myself.

"I was just trying to play super consistent and I was able to do that today, so I was very happy."

Epson Tour
Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes
Buffalo Dunes Golf Course, Garden City, Kansas
1             Gabriela Ruffels 62-64-71—197   $US30,000
T21        Robyn Choi         69-69-70—208   $2,260
T29        Cassie Porter      69-68-72—209   $1,764
T36        Amelia Garvey (NZ)          71-69-70—210   $1,420
MC         Emily Mahar       74-74—148