68 Not Enough for Wie

Chad Campbell and Jim Furyk each shot three-under-par 67 on Friday at the Sony Open in Honolulu and were tied for the lead going into a weekend that again will not include Michelle Wie.

But she kept it entertaining.

With a five-foot putt on the 18th hole for her seventh birdie of the round, the 16-year-old finished with a two-under 68 to match her record from two years ago as the lowest score by a woman competing on a male tour.

Even so, she was at seven over and missed the cut by four shots.

Asked the reason for an 11-shot swing over two days -- she opened with a 79, her worst score on the PGA Tour -- the high school junior replied, “I think I was possessed out there yesterday.”

Campbell, coming off a winless year on tour, took the last two months off and showed up in Hawaii ready to go.

“I didn’t do much, started practicing a little bit the last few weeks, but didn’t really play that much at all,” said Campbell, who joined Furyk at six-under 134. “That made it really good to come out here and be refreshed and stay patient during my round.”

David Toms had a 69 and was another shot back.

Stuart Appleby switched islands, but that didn’t seem to matter. The three-time champion at Kapalua scrambled to a 66 and was among those at 136.

David Duval, who made only one cut in 20 events in 2005, just made it this time at three over after a 68.

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The PGA Tour has eliminated the nation’s capital from the heart of its new schedule starting in 2007, and Washington might not have any tournament unless it agrees to one after the Tour Championship.

The absence of the Booz Allen Classic was among the biggest changes in the 2007 schedule released Friday, which comes two days after the tour announced a six-year TV deal with only two networks.

Starting next year, players will compete in a season-long points race called the FedEx Cup. They will earn points from the season-opening event at Kapalua to qualify for four tournaments in the Championship Series, concluding with the Tour Championship in September.

Still be decided are which tournaments make up the “Quest for the Card,” a series of about seven tournaments on the Golf Channel that will give players a chance to finish in the top 125 on the money list and keep their cards.

Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said he was discussing with six tournaments -- the Booz Allen, Disney, Texas Open, Southern Farm Bureau Classic, Las Vegas and Hartford -- about becoming part of the post-Tour Championship schedule.