Both semifinals were held up for several hours because of lightning in the area.

Several hundred people again followed Wie everywhere she went, cheering on every one of her shots and groaning when her putts slid past the hole. There was a smattering of applause when Ogden missed his par putt at No. 10.

Ogden said the crowd didn’t make him nervous.

“That’s just my demeanor,” he said. “I never get too excited over anything.”

Ogden quieted Wie’s backers on the first hole. His second shot on the par-5 hole found the rough just left of the green, but he chipped within inches of the pin and Wie conceded the birdie.

Meanwhile, Wie caught a bad break when her second shot not only went into a greenside bunker but ended up caked with wet sand. She blasted out into another greenside bunker, then hit onto the green 20 feet past the pin to lose the hole.

At the second, Ogden made a 5-foot birdie putt.

After the two traded pars, Ogden rolled in a 6-footer at No. 4 and a 10-footer at the signature 5th hole for birdies to go 4-up.

Through those opening five holes, Ogden hit every fairway and every green in regulation. For her part, Wie was seldom in trouble but found herself far behind.

“He played amazing with those four birdies on the first five holes,” Wie said. “He played awesome today. There was really no room for error.”

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The week at the Public Links was just the latest adventure for Wie. The 6-footer barely missed the cut at two PGA Tour events and was tied for the lead at the U.S. Women’s Open earlier this month before faltering in the final round.

Wie travels to France for the Evian before playing in the Women’s British Open, then will have some time off before starting her school year.

Will she make a decision soon about turning pro?

“No,” she said, “but you are going to find out when I do.”