Michelle Wie's long-awaited debut as a member of the LPGA Tour could be one to remember after she set the clubhouse target for the rest of the field in her native Hawaii on Friday.
The 19-year-old, who has battled back from injury and a complete loss of form to earn a place on the circuit, added a two-under-par 70 to her opening 66 in the SBS Open at Turtle Bay.
Wie was playing in only the second group of the day, so had several hours to wait to see if she would take the lead into Saturday's third and final round.
At eight under par she was one in front of Angela Park and Angela Stanford, who still had four and 17 holes to play respectively.
It is over five years since Wie won a tournament of any description. That was the US Women's Amateur Public Links and her professional career, which has included a number of attempts to complete against the men, sees her down at 236th on the world rankings at present.
This week's field is without number one Lorena Ochoa, but the next four highest-ranked players - Yani Tseng, Paula Creamer, Suzann Pettersen and Ji-yai Shin - are all competing.
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