He had only the 17th-fastest qualifying time, but he emerged from the four rounds of group racing to take the title, edging Canadian Mike Robertson at the finish.

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Greece, the 2004 champions, are the only qualifying group winners in Pot 3, which also features the best runners-up Sweden and playoff winners Portugal and Croatia.

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In the future, he said, the LPGA's developmental Symetra Tour (formerly the Futures Tour) may become the only qualifying avenue onto the LPGA Tour, eliminating the one-shot qualifying-school ticket.

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They lost only one qualifying game as they booked their place in France with ease.

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