31.   Iran has made extensive preparations in the qualifying tournament.

32.   It was her sixth trip to the qualifying tournament, the third time she made the final stage.

33.   Last fall, an official with MLB International asked Murphy whether he could help coach the South Africa team while it trained for the Olympic qualifying tournament.

34.   Last weekend Norman was left for dead at Roehampton, beaten in the last round of the dog-eat-dog qualifying tournament by Sandon Stolle.

35.   Last August, Akers was MVP of the qualifying tournament, though she never played more than a half.

36.   Last week, Martin said that if the PGA Tour lets golfers ride carts at the PGA qualifying tournament, it should let them be used on the tour.

37.   Last year, he lost in the last round of the US Open qualifying tournament.

38.   Morgan dedicated the victory to Tommy Aycock, who finished first at the national qualifying tournament.

39.   Netherlands, India, Great Britian, Spain and Malaysia earned berths last week at the final qualifying tournament in Spain.

40.   Nonetheless, Mainini said that as a precaution the qualifying tournament will not be held in Yugoslavia or Bosnia-Herzegovina.