Well, for the purposes of playing in the inaugural International Crown, her run of stellar play came at the wrong time. It came too late. Wie didn’t make the American team that played in that first biennial international team event because the countries and players were named months before the competition was staged, before Wie got hot and won twice.
The LPGA is hoping its new deadlines for qualifying for the 2016 UL International Crown will better accommodate players who get hot leading into the competition. On Monday, the tour announced it is moving team and player qualifying deadlines much closer to the staging of the event.