Wie 11 over par after her first round

MICHELLE Wie shot an 11-over 82 to play herself out of contention after one round of the US Women's Open.

She couldn't drive the ball in the fairways, finding too many of Oakmont Country Club's 208 bunkers. Once she finally reached the 108-year-old course's infamously treacherous greens, her game got even worse.

"There was nothing I could do," said the world No 10.

It was another major disappointment for the golfer who was supposed to be the sport's next big thing. Wie hasn't finished in the top 10 in any major since the 2006 US Open, when she was a high school student.

Wie found only four of 14 fairways off the tee and reaching a mere six greens in regulation during a round in which she had five bogeys and three double bogeys.

"Mostly I think it was my putting that got me," she said. "It felt like my irons were good and my wedges were good. I just need to put it in the fairway so I can hit those."

Wie also had an 82 during her opening round at the 2007 US Open, when she later withdrew due to injury. The year before, she finished in a tie for third.

Unless she shoots a spectacular round today, she is all but certain to miss the cut, just as she did in the 2008 Women's Open. She didn't qualify last year.