Honolulu's Michelle Wie shot a 2-over-par 74 today and was tied for 30th, 11 strokes behind leader Catriona Matthew in the third round of the Women's British Open at Lancashire, England.

Wie, who is trying to earn a spot on the U.S. Solheim Cup team, was at 7-over-par 223 entering tomorrow's final round. Matthew of Scotland opened up a three-shot lead at 212 after a 1-under 71 in the third round.
"I just had some bad breaks out there today," said Wie, who had a difficult lie in a bunker at the 15th and ended up with a bogey 6.
"I thought it was lost. It was in the edge of the bunker, 6 feet under the ground. I could have made myself a little coffin in there."

Wie said she is still hoping to be picked as a wild card for the Solheim Cup team.

"I think it would be a great honor for me to get picked, for me to make the team, to be part of that history," she said. "But you know, I'll just go out there to shoot a real low score tomorrow and see what happens."
Wie double-bogeyed the par-4 No. 4 and birdied the par-4 No. 9 to make the turn at 1 over. She birdied the par-4 No. 10, but bogeyed the two par-5s on the back nine, Nos. 11 and 15.