Angel Ordonez didn't care that Michelle Wie would not make the cut yesterday during the second round of the Sony Open in Hawai'i. She didn't much care about Wie's final score, either.

The 3-year-old Makakilo girl bounced happily on her father's lap after watching Wie birdie the ninth hole at Waialae Country Club.

"Michelle Wie! Michelle Wie!" she began shouting.

At the sound of Ordonez's voice, Wie turned and smiled at one of her smallest fans before rolling the birdie ball to Angel, said her father, Ron.

"We were going to go home but now she doesn't want to leave," said Ordonez, a 35-year-old master sergeant in the Air Force. "I hope some of (Wie's skill) rubs off."

"Michelle Wie," Angel repeated, cupping the golf ball to her face.

Ordonez and his daughter were two of hundreds who endured whipping winds, heat and sporadic showers to walk with the 16-year-old Punahou School junior during the second and final day of her hometown debut as a pro at the Sony Open. Golf fans at Waialae Country Club said they took vacation, called in sick or did whatever was needed yesterday to come see Wie.

Despite a nightmarish opening round Thursday, where Wie shot a 9-over-par 79, her gallery grew yesterday, many fans said. And no Wie fan left disappointed.

Though she didn't make the cut for weekend play, she shot a second-round 68 to become the only woman in history to shoot in the 60s in a men's tournament twice. Wie became the first female to break 70 in a PGA Tour event at the Sony Open two years ago — when she was just 14.

PGA Tour stars such as David Toms, Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk, and Stuart Appleby jockeyed for position on the leaderboard, but their galleries were anemic compared with Wie's. Her fans lined up four deep at times behind the rope rails, surrounding her greens and applauding her every shot, birdie or bogey.

"When they announced her name on the first tee, that reaction (from the gallery), just incredible. They (local people) want to see, essentially their daughter, do well," said Ross Berlin, Wie's agent, as he watched his client from the cart path on the sixth hole. "They were saying, 'We're here and we support you no matter the outcome.' I think it's a testament to the relationship that Michelle and her family have developed with the people of O'ahu and the state of Hawai'i."

Before her 1:10 p.m. tee time, Wie, dressed in a black top, pants and cap and sporting a pink belt, dutifully struck putts on the practice green as her father, BJ, observed. Not 10 minutes after she started practicing, a sizable crowd stalled traffic around the area. Wie, who painted her fingernails black, may have been dressed to mourn Thursday's performance, but she had no problem flashing her million-dollar smile once the crowd got behind her on the first tee.

"We took off just to see her," said Romy Bolosan, 49, who stood in the rain under an oversized umbrella with his wife, Del, as Wie walked to the sixth hole. "I think it's pride for Hawai'i having a name up there. She's a young girl, well known, and she makes Hawai'i stand out, not only in the United States but throughout the world. We just came from Manila and there, if you mention Hawai'i, people immediately say 'Wie.' "

Mike Pang, a nuclear engineer with the federal government, sat on a small folding chair under a tree on the third hole yesterday, watching Wie with a dreamy smirk.

"I'm cheering for her," he said, nodding his head as he spoke. "No matter what. I think it's great (that she is playing)."

Mercedes Benz of Hawai'i employees Danny Shin, 29, and Kanoe Robinson, 42, had never seen Wie play live, and were amazed by the throng of media and fans that watched and documented her every move.

"Everybody is proud of her, plus she's 16 years old," said Robinson, as he watched Wie walk off the ninth hole. "That's awesome."

Shin said it was his first time at Waialae Country Club yesterday, and noted that Wie's presence made it that much more enjoyable.

"She's why we're here," he said.

Reach Peter Boylan at pboylan@honoluluadvertiser.com.