Lebanon, Ohio ? Michelle Wie faded down the stretch again and shot a 6-over 76 on the first day of stroke play Monday at the men’s Amateur Public Links.

Playing in front of a huge gallery, the 15-year-old tied for 84th in the 156-player field. The low 64 scorers over 36 holes of medal play – the second 18 is today – move on to match play Wednesday.

Wie, who won the 2003 Women’s Amateur Public Links, is playing in the men’s APL because the winner traditionally gets an invitation to the Masters. She just missed the cut at the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic last week, finding trouble on the final few holes.

It was more of the same Monday. She shot a 41 on the back nine.

“I played the front nine on Sunday, so I knew what I was doing,” Wie said. “I breezed through the back nine. I didn’t have a clue how it would play under tournament conditions.”

She said a score around even-par 70 might be good enough to get her into match play.

“Par’s a good score – that’s what I’ll be thinking tomorrow,” she said.

Chan Song, the older brother of twin sisters Naree and Aree Song, who play on the LPGA Tour, and Garrett Jones of Rewey, Wis., shared the first-round lead after opening at 6-under 66. U.S. Junior Amateur champion Sihwan Kim was in a four-way tie for third after a 69.