Cambia Portland Classic R2

Portland Classic 2021 R2
September 16-19
The Oregon Golf Club, West Linn, Oregon
$1,400,000
Round 1, Round 3

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes

Rolex Rankings No. 2 Jin Young Ko carded six birdies and a single bogey for a second-round 67 at the Cambia Portland Classic. She sits atop the leaderboard at 8-under heading into the weekend at Oregon Golf Club, holding a one-stroke advantage over Gemma Dryburgh in second and a three-stroke lead over Carlota Ciganda in third.

Portland Classic 2021 R2

“I did a great job first two rounds and this course is not easy, so fairways and greens are really narrow so I had to focus on my shot,” said Ko, playing for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics nearly six weeks ago. “But I did a great job so I’m happy. I’m looking forward the weekend.”

Portland Classic 2021 R2

Dryburgh made the turn with three consecutive birdies in her 3-under 69 on Friday. Sitting just one stroke off the lead, this is the best 36-hole position of her LPGA Tour career. It’s no coincidence that the Scottish player thrived in today’s blustery weather conditions, saying that it felt like she was back home in Aberdeen.

“It was quite tough out there. It was quite windy. Reminded me of home a little bit, especially my back nine, the front nine,” said Dryburgh, a three-time winner on the Rose Ladies Series. “It’s a bit more open around there so it’s kind of tricky to the get the wind on the back nine, but round there it’s quite open so made it quite tough.”

Portland Classic 2021 R2

Ciganda ended up barefoot at one point in her round of 71, taking off her shoes and socks to wade into a water hazard on No. 15. With her ball sitting up on a patch of grass just shy of the water, Ciganda knocked her 54-degree wedge to 15 feet and converted an unconventional birdie.

“That was a big plus, because I’m thinking about par with up and down and maybe a bogey, so that was a great birdie,” said Ciganda, who is looking for her first win since a pair of victories in 2016. “Had a couple good chances coming on 16 and 18, but I think it’s always good to shoot under par, especially on this course.”

Portland Classic 2021 R2

Seven players are tied for fourth at 4-under, with Alana Uriell joining that group thanks to a flurry of five consecutive birdies to end her round.

“My putter just today felt hot. I was reading things really well and been working on speed a lot this week, so I think that all kind of came together,” said Uriell. “Then also we were like in a later group and it was getting dark and I knew that we had to finish, so I was like, Just choose it and trust it, and that really inspired the last few holes.“

Australian Katherine Kirk made a hole-in-one at the 12th, hitting it in from 131 yards with a pitching wedge.

Portland Classic 2021 R2

“It was fun actually because I hit it well, so that’s obviously a bonus that it went in. But it was a good number and I put a good swing on it and landed about 2 feet short right of the hole and released in,” said Kirk. “I thought I hit it too hard but obviously it was enough. I was happy to see it go in and not have to putt.”

Kirk’s ace is the fourth of her LPGA Tour career and first since the first round of the 2017 Volunteers of America Classic. For the hole-in-one, CME Group will donate $20,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which is leading the way the world understands, treats, and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The 2021 season has seen 13 aces for a total of $260,000 donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

“That’s the highlight of the day right there. Obviously, they do great things at that hospital and heart goes out to those kids and their families. Yeah, the heroes are the doctors and the work they’re doing,” said Kirk. “Happy to pitch in and nice to see. I guess it’s CME that contributes that. So thanks to CME Group for doing that, because that’s pretty awesome.”

Portland Classic 2021 R2

Pos.	Player	To Par	Scores	Total
1	Jin Young Ko	-8	69-67	136
2	Gemma Dryburgh	-7	68-69	137
3	Carlota Ciganda	-5	68-71	139
T4	Alana Uriell	-4	74-66	140
T4	Jeongeun Lee	-4	73-67	140
T4	Andrea Lee	-4	72-68	140
T4	Jeongeun Lee6	-4	70-70	140
T4	Su Oh	-4	69-71	140
T4	Jenny Shin	-4	69-71	140
T4	Pajaree Anannarukarn	-4	68-72	140
T11	Anne van Dam	-2	72-70	142
T11	Esther Henseleit	-2	72-70	142
T11	Perrine Delacour	-2	69-73	142
T14	Patty Tavatanakit	-1	76-67	143
T14	Lauren Coughlin	-1	72-71	143
T14	Cydney Clanton	-1	72-71	143
T14	Emma Talley	-1	71-72	143
T14	Ssu-Chia Cheng	-1	71-72	143
T14	Sung Hyun Park	-1	70-73	143
T20	Bianca Pagdanganan	E	74-70	144
T20	Ashleigh Buhai	E	70-74	144
T20	Mi Jung Hur	E	69-75	144
T23	Mina Harigae	+1	75-70	145
T23	Louise Ridderstrom	+1	74-71	145
T23	Caroline Inglis	+1	74-71	145
T23	Jennifer Kupcho	+1	73-72	145
T23	Olivia Mehaffey *	+1	73-72	145
T23	Wei-Ling Hsu	+1	73-72	145
T23	Cindy LaCrosse	+1	72-73	145
T23	Jennifer Song	+1	72-73	145
T23	Nasa Hataoka	+1	71-74	145
T23	Haley Moore	+1	71-74	145
T23	Esther Lee	+1	71-74	145
T23	Angel Yin	+1	71-74	145
T23	Sarah Schmelzel	+1	71-74	145
T23	Laura Davies	+1	70-75	145
T37	Wichanee Meechai	+2	73-73	146
T37	Min Seo Kwak	+2	71-75	146
T37	Jaye Marie Green	+2	71-75	146
T37	Brooke M. Henderson	+2	70-76	146
T41	Ellie Slama (a) *	+3	78-69	147
T41	Pernilla Lindberg	+3	76-71	147
T41	Katherine Kirk	+3	75-72	147
T41	Elizabeth Szokol	+3	75-72	147
T41	Bronte Law	+3	75-72	147
T41	Katherine Perry-Hamski	+3	74-73	147
T41	Ana Belac	+3	73-74	147
T41	Albane Valenzuela	+3	72-75	147
T41	Yealimi Noh	+3	71-76	147
T50	Min Lee	+4	75-73	148
T50	Marissa Steen	+4	75-73	148
T50	Ryann O’Toole	+4	74-74	148
T50	A Lim Kim	+4	74-74	148
T50	Pornanong Phatlum	+4	73-75	148
T50	Jenny Coleman	+4	72-76	148
T50	Sydnee Michaels	+4	72-76	148
T57	Cheyenne Woods	+5	78-71	149
T57	Eun-Hee Ji	+5	78-71	149
T57	Marina Alex	+5	77-72	149
T57	Aditi Ashok	+5	77-72	149
T57	Lauren Kim	+5	76-73	149
T57	Luna Sobron Galmes	+5	76-73	149
T57	Austin Ernst	+5	76-73	149
T57	Jing Yan	+5	76-73	149
T57	Dottie Ardina	+5	75-74	149
T57	Kristy McPherson	+5	75-74	149
T57	Klara Spilkova	+5	75-74	149
T57	Lauren Stephenson	+5	73-76	149
T57	Jennifer Chang	+5	71-78	149
T70	Tiffany Chan	+6	79-71	150
T70	Amy Olson	+6	76-74	150
T70	Maria Fernanda Torres	+6	76-74	150
T70	Hannah Green	+6	73-77	150
T70	Linnea Strom	+6	73-77	150
T70	Dani Holmqvist	+6	72-78	150
T70	Kelly Tan	+6	72-78	150
T70	Alena Sharp	+6	71-79	150
	Chella Choi	CUT	79-72	151
	Na Yeon Choi	CUT	77-74	151
	Jasmine Suwannapura	CUT	76-75	151
	Moriya Jutanugarn	CUT	76-75	151
	Brittany Lang	CUT	75-76	151
	Lindy Duncan	CUT	75-76	151
	Vicky Hurst	CUT	73-78	151
	Stacy Lewis	CUT	73-78	151
	Kristen Gillman	CUT	73-78	151
	Azahara Munoz	CUT	73-78	151
	Lee Lopez	CUT	72-79	151
	Suzuka Yamaguchi	CUT	72-79	151
	Brittany Altomare	CUT	78-74	152
	Mirim Lee	CUT	78-74	152
	Cheyenne Knight	CUT	77-75	152
	Sarah Jane Smith	CUT	76-76	152
	Gabriela Ruffels #	CUT	76-76	152
	Maria Fassi	CUT	76-76	152
	Hee Young Park	CUT	71-81	152
	Christina Kim	CUT	79-74	153
	Giulia Molinaro	CUT	78-75	153
	Haeji Kang	CUT	77-76	153
	Sarah Burnham	CUT	75-78	153
	Stephanie Meadow	CUT	75-78	153
	Alison Walshe	CUT	79-75	154
	Mi Hyang Lee	CUT	78-76	154
	Dana Finkelstein	CUT	77-77	154
	Jaravee Boonchant *	CUT	76-78	154
	Tze-Han (Heather) Lin (a) *	CUT	83-72	155
	Maggie Simons *	CUT	79-76	155
	Jillian Hollis	CUT	79-76	155
	Mo Martin	CUT	78-77	155
	Jodi Ewart Shadoff	CUT	78-77	155
	Nuria Iturrioz	CUT	77-78	155
	Mind Muangkhumsakul	CUT	76-79	155
	Kris Tamulis	CUT	75-80	155
	Pavarisa Yoktuan	CUT	81-75	156
	Ilhee Lee	CUT	76-80	156
	Jackie Stoelting	CUT	76-80	156
	Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras	CUT	82-75	157
	Daniela Darquea	CUT	75-82	157
	Muni He	CUT	81-77	158
	Kyung Kim	CUT	79-79	158
	Ashli Bunch	CUT	78-80	158
	Alyaa Abdulghany #	CUT	78-80	158
	Mariah Stackhouse	CUT	83-76	159
	Brianna Do	CUT	82-77	159
	Ariya Jutanugarn	CUT	81-78	159
	Kendall Dye	CUT	83-77	160
	Benyapa Niphatsophon	CUT	80-80	160
	Maia Schechter	CUT	78-82	160
	Lee Ann Walker	CUT	76-88	164
	Paula Reto	WD	69
	Lindsey Weaver	WD	80
	Yujeong Son	WD	85
	Liz Nagel	WD