Cambia Portland Classic R1

Portland Classic 2021 R1
September 16-19
The Oregon Golf Club, West Linn, Oregon
$1,400,000
Round 2, Round 3

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Three players shot to the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the Cambia Portland Classic. Fresh from playing for the victorious European team at the Solheim Cup two weeks ago, Spain’s Carlota Ciganda shot an opening-round 68 to join Pajaree Anannarukarn and Gemma Dryburgh for the lead at Oregon Golf Club, playing in the first non-major LPGA Tour event since the first week in August.

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Ciganda’s 68 tied the best opening round of her eight appearances in Portland and featured seven birdies, one bogey and one double bogey. She admitted to still feeling fatigued from the week in Toledo, but after a week of rest at home in Phoenix, she was ready to get back on the course.

“I only played here on Tuesday, no Pro-Am, so I think it was nice to have the day off yesterday as well. No golf on the course,” said Ciganda, who is winless since taking two victories in 2016. “I feel good. Trying to take that momentum from the Solheim and have that here, hit good shots, and try my best.”

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Before Thursday Dryburgh had not hit a ball in competition in three weeks, last teeing it up at the AIG Women’s Open. Buoyed by a hole out for eagle on No. 7, the Scottish player holds a first-round lead for the second time this season following the ISPS Handa World Invitational in August.

“Just hit a little gap wedge. Hit it pretty perfect,” said Dryburgh. “Actually I thought it was going long when I saw it on the green, but it just landed perfectly just short of the pin and rolled right in like a little putt, so it was perfect.”

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While Dryburgh was the first-round leader in Northern Ireland, it was Anannarukarn who ultimately took the win. She again finds herself in contention in a chilly climate, battling through a blustery afternoon with five birdies and one bogey on Thursday.

“I definitely learned a lot from today. I miss some fairways out there. I try to probably be more focused and concentrate on my tee shots,” said Anannarukarn. “Hopefully will hit some better drive tomorrow and give myself some really good opportunities out there.”

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Six players are tied for fourth at 3-under, including Rolex Rankings No. 2 Jin Young Ko, who is playing for the first time since representing Korea at the Olympics in August. Two-time Cambia Portland Classic winner Brooke Henderson is one of five players tied for 10th at 2-under, a group that includes 57-year-old Laura Davies.

It’s been a common refrain that thanks to the hilly terrain at Oregon Golf Club, players don’t need any leg workouts this week. Players, caddies and volunteers are huffing and puffing around these 18 holes, with the ups and downs only heightened by the weight of a golf bag.

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So Laura Davies score is made more impressive by the additional challenges she faced to get there.

“I must admit in the practice the other day I found it really exhausting, but when you’re playing and trying to hit good shots, you don’t really notice the hills,” said Davies. “Maybe if you’re not playing so well you notice the hills, but today because I was hitting it good, it was just a lovely even keel and pace of play was really good.”

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Davies was joined on Thursday by long-time Tour player Trish Johnson, but as a caddie rather than in her usual player capacity. With a rare off-week from her own playing and broadcasting careers, Johnson agreed to loop for her fellow Englishwoman well before the competition moved to the hilly OGC.

“Maybe if we had known she might not have come because she has got tournaments to play herself,” said Davies with a laugh. “I keep saying, Don’t do yourself any damage. If her back is starting to feel tender she might have to give it up, but she’s as stubborn as I am. She’ll still be here at the end.”

Portland Classic 2021 R1

Pos.	Player	To Par	R1
T1	Pajaree Anannarukarn	-4	68
T1	Gemma Dryburgh	-4	68
T1	Carlota Ciganda	-4	68
T4	Perrine Delacour	-3	69
T4	Jin Young Ko	-3	69
T4	Mi Jung Hur	-3	69
T4	Su Oh	-3	69
T4	Jenny Shin	-3	69
T4	Paula Reto	-3	69
T10	Jeongeun Lee6	-2	70
T10	Ashleigh Buhai	-2	70
T10	Sung Hyun Park	-2	70
T10	Brooke M. Henderson	-2	70
T10	Laura Davies	-2	70
T15	Ssu-Chia Cheng	-1	71
T15	Jaye Marie Green	-1	71
T15	Esther Lee	-1	71
T15	Yealimi Noh	-1	71
T15	Hee Young Park	-1	71
T15	Angel Yin	-1	71
T15	Sarah Schmelzel	-1	71
T15	Jennifer Chang	-1	71
T15	Min Seo Kwak	-1	71
T15	Nasa Hataoka	-1	71
T15	Emma Talley	-1	71
T15	Haley Moore	-1	71
T15	Alena Sharp	-1	71
T28	Lee Lopez	E	72
T28	Suzuka Yamaguchi	E	72
T28	Anne van Dam	E	72
T28	Esther Henseleit	E	72
T28	Albane Valenzuela	E	72
T28	Dani Holmqvist	E	72
T28	Kelly Tan	E	72
T28	Jennifer Song	E	72
T28	Cindy LaCrosse	E	72
T28	Lauren Coughlin	E	72
T28	Andrea Lee	E	72
T28	Cydney Clanton	E	72
T28	Jenny Coleman	E	72
T28	Sydnee Michaels	E	72
T42	Olivia Mehaffey	+1	73
T42	Ana Belac	+1	73
T42	Jeongeun Lee	+1	73
T42	Lauren Stephenson	+1	73
T42	Wei-Ling Hsu	+1	73
T42	Linnea Strom	+1	73
T42	Kristen Gillman	+1	73
T42	Azahara Munoz	+1	73
T42	Vicky Hurst	+1	73
T42	Jennifer Kupcho	+1	73
T42	Hannah Green	+1	73
T42	Stacy Lewis	+1	73
T42	Wichanee Meechai	+1	73
T42	Pornanong Phatlum	+1	73
T56	Ryann O’Toole	+2	74
T56	A Lim Kim	+2	74
T56	Louise Ridderstrom	+2	74
T56	Bianca Pagdanganan	+2	74
T56	Alana Uriell	+2	74
T56	Katherine Perry-Hamski	+2	74
T56	Caroline Inglis	+2	74
T63	Daniela Darquea	+3	75
T63	Lindy Duncan	+3	75
T63	Stephanie Meadow	+3	75
T63	Bronte Law	+3	75
T63	Min Lee	+3	75
T63	Marissa Steen	+3	75
T63	Klara Spilkova	+3	75
T63	Kris Tamulis	+3	75
T63	Brittany Lang	+3	75
T63	Katherine Kirk	+3	75
T63	Mina Harigae	+3	75
T63	Elizabeth Szokol	+3	75
T63	Dottie Ardina	+3	75
T63	Sarah Burnham	+3	75
T63	Kristy McPherson	+3	75
T78	Jaravee Boonchant	+4	76
T78	Gabriela Ruffels	+4	76
T78	Lee Ann Walker	+4	76
T78	Ilhee Lee	+4	76
T78	Maria Fernanda Torres	+4	76
T78	Pernilla Lindberg	+4	76
T78	Patty Tavatanakit	+4	76
T78	Moriya Jutanugarn	+4	76
T78	Maria Fassi	+4	76
T78	Jackie Stoelting	+4	76
T78	Mind Muangkhumsakul	+4	76
T78	Lauren Kim	+4	76
T78	Luna Sobron Galmes	+4	76
T78	Amy Olson	+4	76
T78	Jasmine Suwannapura	+4	76
T78	Austin Ernst	+4	76
T78	Jing Yan	+4	76
T78	Sarah Jane Smith	+4	76
T96	Aditi Ashok	+5	77
T96	Cheyenne Knight	+5	77
T96	Nuria Iturrioz	+5	77
T96	Na Yeon Choi	+5	77
T96	Marina Alex	+5	77
T96	Dana Finkelstein	+5	77
T96	Haeji Kang	+5	77
T103	Maia Schechter	+6	78
T103	Ellie Slama (a)	+6	78
T103	Jodi Ewart Shadoff	+6	78
T103	Eun-Hee Ji	+6	78
T103	Mirim Lee	+6	78
T103	Mi Hyang Lee	+6	78
T103	Ashli Bunch	+6	78
T103	Alyaa Abdulghany	+6	78
T103	Cheyenne Woods	+6	78
T103	Brittany Altomare	+6	78
T103	Giulia Molinaro	+6	78
T103	Mo Martin	+6	78
T115	Tiffany Chan	+7	79
T115	Chella Choi	+7	79
T115	Maggie Simons	+7	79
T115	Alison Walshe	+7	79
T115	Kyung Kim	+7	79
T115	Christina Kim	+7	79
T115	Jillian Hollis	+7	79
122	Benyapa Niphatsophon	+8	80
T123	Muni He	+9	81
T123	Pavarisa Yoktuan	+9	81
T123	Ariya Jutanugarn	+9	81
T126	Brianna Do	+10	82
T126	Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras	+10	82
T128	Mariah Stackhouse	+11	83
T128	Tze-Han (Heather) Lin (a)	+11	83
T128	Kendall Dye	+11	83
131	Yujeong Son	+13	85
	Lindsey Weaver	WD
	Liz Nagel	WD