MICHELLE WIE AND VIKKI LAING
IMPROVE POSITIONS IN QUALIFIER

Michelle Wie moved up to second place with a 65 and Vikki Laing also improved her position with a 73 in the second round of the LPGA Qualifying School regional eliminating competition at Rancho Mirage, California today.
Only the leading 30 and ties from a field of 130 after four rounds go on to the Final Q School at Daytona Beach from December 3.
Wie's score, the lowest of the tournament, for a 36-hole tally of 135 pushed her up to second place, three shots behind South Korean Sun-Ju Ahn who retained the lead with a repeat 66.
Musselburgh exile Vikki is sharing 22nd place on 145 with Becky Brewerton from Wales and Alison Walshe, the Irish-born US Curtis Cup player.
The field was cut to the top 70 and ties at the halfway point of the tournament.
That was a first hurdle cleared for Vikki.
HOW THEY STAND
132 Sun-Ju Ahn 66 66.
135 Michelle Wie 70 65.
137 Miki Saiki 69 68, Anna Nordqvist (Swe) (am) 70 67.
Other scores:
140 Martina Eberl (Ger) 70 70 (jt 6th).
141 Stacy Lewis 70 71 (jt 9th).
145 Vikki Laing (Sco) 72 73, Becky Brewerton (Wal) 73 72, Alison Walshe (am) 71 74.

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