Mexico's Lorena Ochoa also shot a 67 for a 12-under 132 to take a two-shot lead over Soo-Yun Kang (66) and a three-shot lead over Annika Sorenstam (69). Wie was at 4-under 140.

"I think I came from like 63rd place to 9th place," said Wie, a sophomore at Punahou School. "And, you know, it feels good, because yesterday, nothing was going like what I wanted to, but today, even though I got off to a kind of slow start, I got myself back in rhythm, and it feels good to make a lot of birdies."

Wie, who opened with a 73 Thursday, started yesterday with a bogey on No. 1, missing a four-foot putt for par. She drew even with birdies on Nos. 2 and 7. On the par-5 second hole, she hit her 3-iron second shot in to the right bunker, but recovered with an eight-foot birdie putt.

She sank a 9-foot birdie putt on No. 8 to make the turn at 1 under.

After a bogey at No. 10, and her eagle at No. 13, she added birdies at Nos. 15 and 18.

At the 498-yard, par 5 13th, she hit her second shot (4-wood) from 240 feet to three feet for her eagle putt. At the par-5 18, she made a three-shot turnaround from yesterday's double-bogey.

"I was shooting to shoot like a lot under par, because I think the conditions are going to be tough the next few days, hearing the weather forecast," Wie said.

Wie ran her string of consecutive cuts made to 11. She last missed a cut in August 2003.

Lorena Ochoa

Others tied with Wie at 4-under were Laura Davies (69), Paula Creamer (71), Liselotte Neumann (70) and Laura Diaz (67). Wie is paired with Diaz for today's third round. The tournament ends tomorrow.

Ochoa, the LPGA's rookie of the year two seasons ago, said she looked forward to possibly being in contention with Sorenstam on the final day.

"It's my dream to play with her, beside her, and beat her," Ochoa said about competing with Sorenstam, the circuit's player of the year from 2001-04. "So we'll see. We'll wait for that moment."

Ochoa won twice last year, but couldn't recall leading a professional tournament after two rounds.

"At least, (it's) the first time that Annika is in the field when I'm leading, so I'm just excited I have a chance," she said.

Ochoa was on pace for an even bigger lead until she bogeyed the 14th hole. She birdied the 18th to finish at 12-under 132 halfway through the tour's first 72-hole event of the year.

Sorenstam, who had the second- and third-round leads on the way to her victory last year, watched the leaderboards all day to keep track of Ochoa.

"I saw her at 9 (under), and then all of a sudden I saw her at 12," the Swedish champion said. "I don't know what happened in between, but she's obviously playing some good golf."

Siew-Ai Lim, who shared the first-round lead with Ochoa, was 7 under after a 72, with Grace Park (67) and Karen Stupples (71) at 6 under.

Candie Kung (70) and Juli Inkster (73) were at 5-under 139.

Sorenstam is riding a three-tournament winning streak, including her season debut in Mexico City, and has won five of the last seven she's entered.

But she might have her work cut out against Ochoa, another former University of Arizona player capable of scoring bursts that rival Sorenstam's.

Ochoa finished third on the money list last year with $1.45 million, and set tour season records for birdies (442), rounds under par (75) and rounds in the 60s (51).

After a tie for 14th in Hawai'i last month, Ochoa was fifth in Mexico City, and came in determined to play well in Arizona, where she also feels at home.