But she earned her LPGA Tour card last year at qualifying school and was selected for the team after posting five top-10s in 13 starts this season.
Before we go on to some of the issues raised by this, did he actually have a shot at qualifying for the Olympics or doing well there?
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The 36-year-old secured one of the 10 spots at International Final Qualifying at Sunningdale on Monday thanks to his score of seven-under after two rounds.
Dredge joined Irishman Shane Lowry, Gareth Maybin of Northern Ireland, Dane Thomas Bjorn, Spaniards Jose Manuel Lara and Ignacio Garrido, Tano Goya of Argentina and Scots Andrew Coltart and Montgomerie, theEuropean Ryder Cup captain, in qualifying outright at international final qualifying.
Barbour had hoped to play for Ireland in this year's Olympics but their hopes were dashed at the qualifying tournament earlier this year.
Because of various injuries he sustained over the course of the year, he had no choice but to enter the California International Marathon on Dec. 4 in a last-ditch attempt at a qualifying time.
The third and final practice session starts on Saturday 23 May at 1000 BST with qualifying taking place at 1300 BST.
The Spaniard did not try to hide his satisfaction after pushing Red Bull to the limit in qualifying at Hockenheim.
The euphoria of qualifying at the expense of bitter rivals Egypt has now turned into a cold reality for the Desert Foxes.
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Reaching at least the qualifying stages of the Champions League marks a remarkable turnaround in Spurs' fortunes since Redknapp took the helm.
The Londoner also came through qualifying at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September, before losing in the first round to Hungary's Greta Arn.
The title triumph also guarantees Champions League group-stage football next season after suffering the disappointment of crashing out of Europe in qualifying at the start of this term.
"It's a stressful time for all the engineers from this point onwards and first qualifying at the first race where you really understand where you are, " he added.
"We must learn from the mistakes, " said Legg, whose side went out at the first qualifying round, following up a superb 1-0 away win with a 3-0 home defeat.
We'll be watching the cars whizz round the bumpy Interlagos circuit for the next hour or so to gauge form ahead of qualifying at 1600, when the real business begins.
Should the Scotsman fail to climb four places in time, he will attempt to qualify for the year's second major via second regional qualifying at Walton Heath, Surrey, on 6 June.
Japan still hold a six-point lead over Jordan, who moved from bottom to second, at the top of Asian qualifying Group B and the Blue Samurai will secure a place at next year's finals if they avoid defeat against Australia in June.
John Hopkins claimed his first MotoGP pole after beating Shinya Nakano's time at the end of qualifying.
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Cyprus open their Euro 2004 Group One qualifying campaign at home to deposed World champions France on 7 September.
The qualifying tournament at Congressional was one of five which took place around the world between January and June.
The two title rivals recommenced battle in a closely-fought qualifying session at Interlagos.
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Rossi's Ducati teammate Nicky Hayden was 10th, with the American failing to follow up his third-place qualifying effort at the last race in Spain.
The Ferrari was lightning-quick in the final sector of his qualifying lap at Hockenheim and finished with a time of one minute 13.306 seconds.
The Italians, after all, not only didn't lose a game at home during their qualifying campaign for this summer's European championships, they didn't even concede a goal.
Edfors, who 13 months ago was at the European Tour qualifying school, has climbed from 410th to 48th in the world in 2006 and Karlsson from 216th to 31st.
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