The dream effectively became a reality on a July Sunday in Ballymena.
Conor Purcell’s first professional win at the Black Desert Northern Ireland Open elevated him to fourth place in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit.
His DP World Tour card for the 2025 season was all but guaranteed.
Following on from his success at Galgorm Castle a second Challenge Tour win came in October, at the inaugural Hangzhou Open in China. Three birdies on the closing four holes helped Purcell to a comfortable four-stroke win.
“My biggest goal for 2024 was getting a win,” he told RTÉ Sport’s Dave Kelly.
“For the first one to be up at Galgorm, so close to home, and to have family and friends was just amazing, and then quickly followed with a second one, it all happened…