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Posted at 10:49 a.m., Friday, September 8, 2006

Wie 'in shock' after finishing last in European Masters

Associated Press

CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland — Michelle Wie didn't just fail to make the cut in her latest men's tournament. She finished dead last.

Wie struggled to an 8-over 79 Friday at the European Masters, missing the cut at a men's event for the ninth time in 10 attempts.

The 16-year-old from Honolulu, who shot a 78 in Thursday's first round, finished at 15-over 157 — last of the 152 players who completed 36 holes. She was 22 shots off the lead shared by Andrew McLardy (65), Bradley Dredge (67) and Marcel Siem (67).

"I'm still in shock," Wie said. "I didn't know what sport I was playing out there. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed again. I really just couldn't get anything going."

After bogeys on her first two holes Friday, Wie took double-bogey 7s on successive par-5s. Starting her round at the 10th, she hit her third shot into the middle of the lake at the 598-yard 14th.

Then Wie drove out of bounds at the 15th.

While Wie had a double-bogey and three bogeys on the five par-3 Thursday, she dropped only two strokes on those holes Friday.

"My bunker play was better and I putted better," she said. "But I wish I had a little more feel for the game before I came here. It was not my day."

Wie will play against the men next week at the 84 Lumber Classic in Farmington, Pa.