Maruyama leads as Wie misses cut

Japan's Shigeki Maruyama carded a five-under-par 65 to grab the second-round lead at the Sony Open on Friday, while 15-year-old schoolgirl Michelle Wie missed the cut.

Maruyama, who had been one stroke off a four-way lead overnight, gave a sparkling display in blustery conditions at Waialae Country Club in Hawaii.

His only blemish was a bogey at the 16th as four birdies and an eagle gave him an eight-under total of 132, one ahead of Britain's Justin Rose (66) and American Brett Quigley (67).

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman, Stewart Cink, Robert Gamez, Andrew Magee and two former champions Jeff Sluman (1999) and Paul Azinger (2000) shared fourth place on 135.

For Wie, it was a bitterly disappointing finish to a week that held so much promise as she returned a four-over 74 to miss the cut by seven strokes on nine-over 149.

The Hawaiian teenager, bidding to become the first female to make the cut at a PGA Tour event since Babe Zaharias in 1945, registered a triple bogey on the par-four sixth.

"The triple bogey wasn't what I wanted," said Wie. "After missing putt after putt after putt, your shoes get heavier and you start thinking it's not my day today.

"I want another chance, I think I can play better than this."

Last year at this tournament, the 14-year-old Wie grabbed the golfing spotlight when she hit a second-round 68, the lowest score by a female competing against men, but missed the cut by one shot.

"Missing the cut by one last year I was so close, I kind of thought I would play better," said Wie. "I think last year everything went too easy.

"This year I had a tougher time but I learned a lot. When you play bad you learn a lot more I think."

South African Ernie Els, trying to become the first player to record three wins in a row in this event, was six shots off the lead after a 67.

"I had 31 putts today but a lot of them were close," said Els.

World number one Vijay Singh, winner of nine titles last year and more than $10 million in prize money, also stayed in the hunt with a 68 for 137.

Singh finished in style with an eagle on his last hole, the par-five ninth.

"It's that kind of golf course, you just have to hang in and take your chances when you can," he said. "But I'm only five back now with the weekend ahead."

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