Wie Misses Cut; Maruyama Leads Sony By Sports Network - January 14, 2005 HONOLULU -- Shigeki Maruyama of Japan fired a 5-under 65 on Friday to surge into the lead at the halfway point of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Maruyama finished 36 holes at 8-under-par 132 for a one-shot edge over Justin Rose and Brett Quigley. U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman carded a 68 to join Paul Azinger, Jeff Sluman, Stewart Cink, Andrew Magee and Robert Gamez in a tie for fourth place at 5-under-par 135. Australia's Adam Scott was one shot further back at 4-under-par 136. Amateur sensation Michelle Wie needed a strong round to make the 36-hole cut, but her shot at the weekend vanished at the par-4 sixth. Wie was scrambling at the sixth and things got worse on the green where she three-putted for a triple bogey. Wie landed her approach inside 6 feet at the par-4 10th and converted the putt for her first birdie of the day. The 15-year-old, who missed the cut by a single stroke at this event last year, managed three bogeys over her next six holes, but closed her round with a birdie at the par-5 18th. "Missing the cut by one last year, I thought, I made it so close, I kind of took it for granted that I was going to play better," she said. "But I learned a lot of things this week, more from last year I think. I think when you play bad, you learn a lot more." Wie posted a 74 on Friday to finish at 9-over-par 149. A total of 78 players survived the cut at 2-over-par 142. Maruyama was one shot back to start the day at Waialae Country Club and rolled in a long putt at the par-4 fifth for his first birdie of the day. Maruyama then hit his second shot to 5 feet for a birdie at the eighth and chipped in for an eagle at the par-5 ninth to make the turn at 7 under. He kept on rolling with a birdie at the par-4 10th and played his approach inside 10 feet for a birdie at the par-4 15th. "It's a little bit hard to read the greens here, but I'm making some good putts," said Maruyama. "It's been very steady."