As cellphones beeped and children coughed during the 36-hole United States Open sectional qualifier at Canoe Brook Country Club, the 16-year-old Wie spent a long and frantic Monday trying to draw closer to golf history.

But with shadows stretching across the course and a spot in the United States Open at Winged Foot Golf Club within reach, Wie made three consecutive bogeys in her final six holes, derailing a run to become the first woman to play in a men’s professional major championship.

In her daylong chase to finish in the top 18 in the 153-player field, Wie finished tied for 59th, shooting a one-over-par 143 to stand five strokes out of a playoff for the last of 18 available spots for the United States Open.

Wie opened with a two-underpar 68 on the South course but stumbled in with a three-over 75 on the longer North course.

"I felt like I was playing great," Wie said after more than 12 hours at Canoe Brook. "A couple of shots here and there just didn’t go where I wanted to."

Brett Quigley, a PGA Tour veteran, earned medalist honors, finishing at 11-under-par 131. Mark Brooks, the 1996 PGA champion, was also among the 18 players to advance to the United States Open, which begins June 15 in Mamaroneck, NY

For much of the day, Wie straddled the line between earning a spot and falling short, and the throng of fans shouted and moaned with her every make and miss.

Although other women have tried to qualify for the United States Open — including Carmen Bandea of Atlanta, who came up short in the local qualifier that Wie won last month — only Wie has advanced to the sectional qualifier.

Beneath thick clouds, the gallery tried to will her past the final, most difficult step.

When Wie hit her opening tee shot at 8:51 a.m. on the South course, some 1,500 fans lined the fairways.

By 11, officials of the Metropolitan Golf Association closed the entrance to the club as the crowd swelled to nearly 4,000.

"We didn’t let new spectators in unless people left," said Jay Mottola, the executive director of the Metropolitan Golf Association.

Wie stood two shots out of the eventual playoff when she missed a 4-foot par putt on the 362-yard par-4 No. 4 — her 31st hole of the day — and a 2-foot par putt on the 173-yard par-3 No. 5.

"It’s not like I hit bad shots or bad putts," she said. "The two missed putts weren’t mis-hits."

A pulled tee shot on the 442-yard par-4 No. 6, though, barreled into the rough and led to her last bogey of the qualifier.

Most of the crowd stayed glued to Wie, who was partnered with Rick Hartmann, a 47-year-old club professional, and David Gossett, a winner on the PGA Tour. "Jesper called me to say don’t worry if she outdrives you," Hartmann said as he walked down the first fairway, referring to Jesper Parnevik, a PGA Tour professional.

Wie occasionally outdrove her playing partners, but her most deft play Monday was an escape from a difficult lie from the greenside rough on the last hole of her opening round.

"I was looking at my lie and there were mushrooms all around," Wie said. "You know you are in trouble when there are mushrooms around your ball. I was thinking, ‘Just get your bogey and get out of here.’ "

Wie sent her club through the blades of grass, and the ball landed on the green, sped toward the hole and dropped in for a birdie.

Wie gave a high-five to her caddie, Greg Johnston, and waved to the crowd.

After signing her scorecard in front of hundreds of onlookers who tried to squeeze beneath a small tent, Wie hopped into a golf cart and disappeared down a tunnel. Through 18 holes, she was tied for eighth in relation to total score and was four shots ahead of Hartmann and Gossett.

"She handles herself extremely well, and she’s a tribute to the game," Gossett said. "She’s very competitive, but she also still has that shyness of a 16-year-old. I respect her for what’s she’s trying to do."

Hartmann added: "It would have been fantastic if she had made it. After the front nine, it looked close. How great would that have been for golf?"