Rancho Mirage, Calif. ? Michelle Wie shot a bogey-free 7-under 65 on Wednesday in the second round of an LPGA Tour sectional qualifying tournament, putting her in second place in a field of 164. Wie birdied five of her final nine holes on the Palmer Course at Mission Hills Country Club to finish at 9-under 135.

The 18-year-old Wie was three shots behind South Korea’s Sun-Ju Ahn halfway through the 72-hole competition.