Janice Moodie misses the cut in Mexico

Michelle Wie leads in Lorena Ochoa's goodbye tournament

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MORELIA, Mexico -- Michelle Wie held her game together with the wind howling through the mountainside ravines at the Tres Marias Championship, shooting a 5-under 68 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead.
Brittany Lincicome (67) and Japan's Ai Miyazato (72) were tied for second.
But the gusts and the emotional ups-and-downs got to Lorena Ochoa, who fell five strokes off the pace with a 73 in her farewell tournament.
This is the last event for the top-ranked Ochoa, under some pressure to deliver a victory for her adoring fans in Mexico -- she has won the event three times -- before stepping away.
"I'll take it I guess with these conditions," Ochoa said. "With all the emotions I am going through and the adrenaline it's been a little bit tough."
Wie beat the wind, and seems to love playing in Mexico where she won her first LPGA Tour event five months ago in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara -- Ochoa's hometown.
"It's fun over here," Wie said. "It's a good attitude over here; relaxed, great weather, great people and hopefully I can keep it going."
It could have been even better for Wie, who pulled off a spectacular birdie on the 541-yard 16th, but then stumbled with two bogeys.
She hit a booming drive downwind on 16 -- father B.J. Wie estimated it at 380 yards -- but hit an 8-iron approach from 165 yards over the green into loose gravel. She chipped out, but knocked it across the green into a bunker. She then holed out from 70 feet, lifting both arms skyward to celebrate the shot.
"Holing out the bunker shot was kind of funny," said Wie, breaking into a smile.
Ochoa tried to force a few laughs, but it wasn't easy -- even for a player recognized as one of the most likeable and humble on the LPGA Tour.
"I try not to think (about the retirement), but of course it is in my head," said Ochoa, who has 27 career victories -- including two majors -- and has held the No. 1 ranking for three years.
"Today when I was struggling a little bit more, I was more frustrated than usual. But you try to smile. Trying to keep myself together and focus on the tournament is difficult."
The 28-year-old Ochoa chose to play Thursday and Friday with Miyazato and Natalie Gulbis. She called Miyazato "the nicest girl on the tour," and she grew up playing junior golf, and college golf at Arizona with Gulbis.
Ochoa said her mind was wandering, walking with Gulbis and talking about the old days. Then she'd pull herself back to reality.
"All of a sudden I'd say: 'Hello, but you are here,'" she said. "It was not my best day, I guess. I only have five or six players in front of me so I'm trying to be positive."
Miyazato, who has won two events of the season and has reached No. 5 in the rankings, missed too many putts.
"The fairways were really firm today, and the greens were a little bit drier, so it was tough to make adjustments about my distance," said Miyazato, who is from Japan's southern island of Okinawa. "But I still had many chances out there."
Lincicome had a hole-in-one on the par-3 13th, using a pitching wedge to hole the 125-yard shot. It was her first on the LPGA Tour.
The American has played all four events this season, playing well but never putting it all together -- until Friday.
"I felt like I've been playing really, really well," she said. "Just if I'm hitting it well, I'm not putting well. If I'm putting well, I'm not hitting it well. It's nice to kind of see it coming together, and of all places Mexico because this is not normally one of my favourite golf courses."
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Tres Marias Golf Club Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Par 146 (2x73)
134 Michelle Wie 66 68
135 Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 63 72, Brittany Lincicome 68 67
137 Na Yeon Choi (Kor) 69 68
138 Jee Young Lee (Kor) 71 67
139 Karen Stupples (Eng) 67 72, Lorena Ochoa (Mex) 66 73, Kristy McPherson 71 68, Sarah-Jane Smith (Aus) 68 71, Stacy Lewis 71 68, Jeong Jang (Kor) 69 70
140 Irene Cho 68 72, In Kyung Kim (Kor) 69 71, Song-Hee Kim (Kor) 70 70, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 73 67
141 Mindy Kim 72 69, Azahara Munoz (Spa) 65 76, Paige Mackenzie 71 70
142 Wendy Doolan (Aus) 69 73, Jimin Kang (Kor) 70 72, Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 70 72, Sherri Steinhauer 70 72, Sandra Gal (Ger) 73 69, Katherine Hull (Aus) 69 73
143 Michelle Ellis 74 69, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 70 73, Julieta Granada (Par) 73 70, Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 73 70, Karine Icher (Fra) 71 72
144 Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 72 72, Amy Yang 75 69, Alejandra
martin Del campo (Mex) 70 74, Helen Alfredsson (Swe) 72 72, Michele Redman 70 74, Alena Sharp (Can) 74 70, M.J. Hur (Kor) 69 75, Allison Hanna-Williams 71 73, Shanshan Feng (Chn) 70 74
145 Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 74 71, Heather Bowie young 74 71, Hee-Won Han (Kor) 72 73, Sarah Lee 76 69, Silvia Cavalleri (Ita) 74 71, Jane Park 74 71, Erica Blasberg 75 70, Laura Diaz 73 72, Kyeong Bae (Kor) 76 69, Amanda Blumenherst 68 77
146 Ji-Young Oh (Kor) 75 71, Reilley Rankin 74 72, Meaghan Francella 76 70, Nicole Castrale 71 75, Kris Tamulis 76 70, Mina Harigae 72 74
147 Na On Min (Jpn) 71 76, Chella Choi (Kor) 76 71, Juli Inkster 76 71, Morgan Pressel 76 71, Meena Lee (Kor) 77 70, Anna Grzebien 74 73, Katie Futcher 75 72, Leta Lindley 76 71, Jean Reynolds 75 72, Jimin Jeong 74 73, Soo-Yun Kang (Kor) 76 71, Amy Hung (Tai) 73 74
148 Louise Stahle (Swe) 74 74, Christina Kim 73 75, Candie Kung (Tai) 72 76, Brittany Lang 77 71
MISSED THE CUT
149 Lisa Meldrum 70 79, Liz Janangelo 79 70, Angela Park (Bra) 71 78, Diana D'Alessio 70 79, Pat Hurst 76 73, Grace Park (Kor) 71 78, Maria Hernandez (Spa) 74 75, Karin Sjodin (Swe) 80 69, Moira Dunn 74 75, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 71 78, Danielle Downey 76 73
150 Stacy Prammanasudh 79 71, Jill McGill 74 76, Haeji Kang (Kor) 74 76, Lorie Kane (Can) 75 75, Leah Wigger 75 75, Anna Rawson (Aus) 71 79, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 72 78, Vicky Hurst 77 73, Becky Morgan (Wal) 76 74, Mi-sun Cho (Kor) 76 74
151 Katie Kempter 74 77, Natalie Gulbis 73 78
152 Mariajo Uribe (Col) 67 85, Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 72 80, Eunjung Yi (Kor) 76 76, Hee Young Park (Kor) 76 76, Janice Moodie (Sco) 78 74
153 Louise Friberg (Swe) 76 77, Pernilla Lindberg (Swe) 76 77, Wendy Ward 73 80, Song yi Choi (Kor) 76 77, Hye Jung Choi (Kor) 78 75
154 Tanya Dergal 77 77, Gloria Park (Kor) 79 75, Il Mi Chung (Kor) 80 74, Mikaela Parmlid (Swe) 78 76, Beatriz Recari (Spa) 83 71, Allison Fouch 74 80
155 Giulia Sergas (Ita) 78 77, Daniela Ortiz (Mex) 79 76, Il-hee Lee (Kor) 80 75
156 Maria Jose Navarro (Mex) 78 78, Liselotte Neumann (Swe) 78 78
157 Brandie Burton 78 79
158 Taylor Leon 81 77, Ana Alicia Malagon (Mex) 80 78, Samantha Richdale 75 83, Jin Young Pak (Kor) 84 74, Beth Bader 78 80, Kris Tschetter 83 75
159 Ana paula Valdes (Mex) 78 81, Nicole Hage 80 79
161 Sophia Sheridan (Mex) 77 84
162 Lucy Kim (Kor) 79 83, Regina Plasencia (Mex) 81 81
166 Nicole Jeray 85 81