All Michelle Wie needed to do today to gain full status on the LPGA Tour was not throw up on herself, a golf term some use for completely falling apart on the course. She didn't play her best, shooting a two-over 74 in the fifth and final round of LPGA Qualifying school, but it was all she needed to gain full-time status on the LPGA tour for 2009.
Wie put herself in a position with stellar play over the first four rounds, which allowed room for error on Sunday, a thing that any golfer knows is helpful. In her Sunday red, a la Tiger Woods, Wie was steady and composed amongst a ton of pressure put on her by expectations.
All those eyes on Wie -- the media attention from all around the world and critics still shaking their head at the 19-year-old -- can make those eight-foot par putts on the final day seem a lot longer.
Wie has never been a full time member of the LPGA until now. What does all this mean?
Michelle Wie Gains Her 2009 LPGA Tour Card originally appeared on Golf FanHouse on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:17:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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