Graeme Storm has retained his European Tour card for next season after Patrick Reed failed to compete in the required number of events in the Race to Dubai. Players are required to compete in five regular European Tour events outside of the majors and World Golf Championships to earn full membership, and Reed fell short of that target this season. Graeme Storm bogeyed the 72nd hole in Portugal and missed out on retaining his card by just 100 euros The world No 8 opted to pull out of last weeks Turkish Airlines Open and he is not in the field for the Nedbank Golf Challenge starting on Thursday, live on Sky Sports, meaning he has teed up in only three regular tournaments in 2016. The American Ryder Cup star has now had all his Race to Dubai points stripped for the season, and the main beneficiary was English veteran Storm as he moved up to the critical 111th place in the standings. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Storm bogeyed the final hole at the Portugal Masters last month to miss out on retaining his card by just €100, and he was contemplating a trip to the dreaded Qualifying School.But the 38-year-old is now guaranteed a Tour card for the 12th consecutive season, and he expressed his delight to Sky Sports during the final-round coverage of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on Sunday. Patrick Reed has lost his European Tour membership after failing to play the required number of events Im fully relieved, said Storm, whose win at the Open de France in 2007 remains his only European Tour title. Its been a bit of a rollercoaster couple of weeks, and I was fully aware of the situation regarding Patrick Reed and the fact he hadnt quite played his numbers.I was waiting to see if he had taken an invite to South Africa this week, but I got a call from the European Tour and it was a really nice phone call to take. 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She made the finals here a year ago. She won the whole thing just two years ago. At the age of 27, she has already won the career slam and has an Olympic silver medal on her resume. "Achieving what she has, she is of course very strong mentally," said Bouchard. "It is one of her strengths. Im going to be ready for another battle. You know, the semis of a Grand Slam, thats what you have to expect. "Im just looking forward to the challenge." Bouchard is earning her own reputation for poise under pressure. She overcame a 2-5 deficit (two breaks) and a set point to win the opening frame against clay-court specialist Carla Suarez Navarro in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. Then, after dropping the second set 2-6, Bouchard dug out of a 1-4 hole in the deciding set by winning 12 straight points. She then served to stay in the match at 4-5, holding easily. 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Bouchard readily admits that back in January when she made that magical run to the Australian Open semis, she suffered from a bit of stage fright at the start of a straight-sets loss to Li Na. "I was maybe a little bit frozen at the beginning of that match," she said. "Ill be much more ready this time." 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