Portland Classic 2026 R2 - Arpichaya Yubol Takes Halfway Lead

Back-to-back rounds of 66 put the 24-year-old Thai player at 12 under, with three players close behind as she chases her first LPGA Tour victory.

Simon Bale|August 15, 2026

Categories: LPGA, The Tours

Keywords: Arpichaya Yubol, Columbia Edgewater Country Club, LPGA Tour, Portland Classic, Women’s Golf

Arpichaya Yubol of Thailand plays her shot from the fifth tee during the second round of The Standard Portland Classic

Arpichaya Yubol shot a second successive 6-under 66 on Friday to take the halfway lead at The Standard Portland Classic.

The 24-year-old Thai player reached 12-under 132 at Columbia-Edgewater Country Club, giving her a one-stroke advantage with two rounds remaining. Yubol is seeking her first LPGA Tour victory after finishing second at Mayakoba and the ShopRite LPGA earlier this season.

“It was a pretty good day for my putter,” Yubol said after completing 36 holes with only one bogey.

That dropped shot came at the par-4 18th, immediately after a birdie at the 17th had moved her to 13-under. It was her first bogey of the tournament.

“It’s golf, so it always happens,” Yubol said. “For me, 36 holes with just one bogey is amazing.”

Three Players Tied for Second

Pajaree Anannarukarn and Sophia Schubert matched Yubol’s 66 to reach 11-under. Hye-Jin Choi joined them one shot behind the leader after returning a bogey-free 67.

Choi made her move on the front nine. After opening with four pars, she birdied the par-5 5th and par-4 6th before making an eagle at the par-5 7th. She added a birdie at the par-5 12th, her final birdie of the round.

The 26-year-old from the Republic of Korea has made 13 cuts in 17 LPGA Tour starts during 2026, recording four top-10 finishes and 11 top-25 results. She remains without an LPGA title but has won 12 times on the KLPGA, most recently at the 2023 Lotte Open.

Schubert credited work during an extended break for her position near the top of the leaderboard.

“I had five or six weeks off at home leading up to this, and I worked really hard,” Schubert said. “Worked on my putting because that’s what I need to work on. It’s just really been clicking, making putts.”

Ryu Heads the Chasing Group

Haeran Ryu shot 68 to reach 9-under and lead a large group three strokes behind Yubol. Ryu arrived in Portland after winning consecutive majors at the KPMG Women’s PGA and Evian Championship.

First-round leader Mariel Galdiano could not repeat her opening 65. A second-round 71 left her tied for 12th at 8-under.

Lexi Thompson missed the cut after rounds of 73 and 72. Earlier in the week, Thompson announced that she and her husband, Max Provost, are expecting a daughter in February.

María José Marín also missed the cut by one stroke. The Colombian amateur, who won the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the 2025 NCAA individual title, followed her opening 66 with a 75. She is preparing for her senior season at Arkansas.

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Pos.	Player	To Par	R1	R2	Total
1	Arpichaya Yubol	-12	66	66	132
T2	Sophia Schubert	-11	67	66	133
T2	Pajaree Anannarukarn	-11	67	66	133
T2	Hye-Jin Choi	-11	66	67	133
T5	Rose Zhang	-9	70	65	135
T5	Erika Hara	-9	69	66	135
T5	Jeeno Thitikul	-9	68	67	135
T5	Morgane Metraux	-9	68	67	135
T5	Nataliya Guseva	-9	67	68	135
T5	Haeran Ryu	-9	67	68	135
T5	Grace Kim	-9	66	69	135
T12	Celine Boutier	-8	69	67	136
T12	Yealimi Noh	-8	69	67	136
T12	Benedetta Moresco	-8	67	69	136
T12	Manon De Roey	-8	67	69	136
T12	Mariel Galdiano	-8	65	71	136
T17	Chella Choi	-7	70	67	137
T17	Minami Katsu	-7	70	67	137
T17	Mao Saigo	-7	69	68	137
T17	Chanettee Wannasaen	-7	69	68	137
T17	Ruoning Yin	-7	69	68	137
T17	Narin An	-7	69	68	137
T17	Suvichaya Vinijchaitham	-7	67	70	137
T17	Soo Bin Joo	-7	67	70	137
T17	Robyn Choi	-7	67	70	137
T17	Dewi Weber	-7	67	70	137
T27	Jodi Ewart Shadoff	-6	70	68	138
T27	Andrea Lee	-6	70	68	138
T27	Lauren Coughlin	-6	70	68	138
T27	Ashleigh Buhai	-6	69	69	138
T27	Ayaka Furue	-6	68	70	138
T27	Lindy Duncan	-6	68	70	138
T27	Chizzy Iwai	-6	67	71	138
T27	Jiwon Jeon	-6	67	71	138
T27	Olivia Cowan	-6	66	72	138
T36	Anne Chen	-5	74	65	139
T36	Xiaowen Yin	-5	73	66	139
T36	Juniper Jang	-5	72	67	139
T36	Esther Henseleit	-5	72	67	139
T36	Weiwei Zhang	-5	71	68	139
T36	Nicole Broch Estrup	-5	71	68	139
T36	Megha Ganne	-5	71	68	139
T36	Jenny Bae	-5	70	69	139
T36	Lauren Tenuta	-5	69	70	139
T36	Mimi Rhodes	-5	68	71	139
T36	Yan Liu	-5	67	72	139
T36	Lauren Walsh	-5	66	73	139
T48	Emily Kristine Pedersen	-4	74	66	140
T48	Emily Netzbert	-4	73	67	140
T48	Amanda Doherty	-4	73	67	140
T48	Somi Lee	-4	72	68	140
T48	Wei-Ling Hsu	-4	72	68	140
T48	Ana Belac	-4	72	68	140
T48	Maude-Aimee LeBlanc	-4	72	68	140
T48	Stephanie Meadow	-4	71	69	140
T48	Minji Kang	-4	71	69	140
T48	Madison Young	-4	71	69	140
T48	Nika Ito	-4	71	69	140
T48	Gurleen Kaur	-4	70	70	140
T48	Alexa Pano	-4	69	71	140
T48	Nastasia Nadaud	-4	69	71	140
T48	Aditi Ashok	-4	69	71	140
T48	Camille Boyd	-4	68	72	140
T48	Youmin Hwang	-4	67	73	140
T48	Carolina Chacarra	-4	67	73	140
CUT	Gina Kim	-3	74	67	141
CUT	Farah O'Keefe (a)	-3	74	67	141
CUT	Jeongeun Lee5	-3	73	68	141
CUT	Yahui Zhang	-3	73	68	141
CUT	Brianna Do	-3	71	70	141
CUT	Celine Herbin	-3	71	70	141
CUT	Dongeun Lee	-3	71	70	141
CUT	Yana Wilson	-3	71	70	141
CUT	Jin Hee Im	-3	69	72	141
CUT	Carolina Melgrati	-3	68	73	141
CUT	Michelle Zhang	-3	68	73	141
CUT	Lizette Salas	-3	67	74	141
CUT	Maria José Marin (a)	-3	66	75	141
CUT	Bianca Pagdanganan	-3	66	75	141
CUT	Yuna Nishimura	-2	73	69	142
CUT	Briana Chacon	-2	73	69	142
CUT	Yuri Yoshida	-2	72	70	142
CUT	Lucy Li	-2	72	70	142
CUT	Ariya Jutanugarn	-2	71	71	142
CUT	Pornanong Phatlum	-2	71	71	142
CUT	Laney Frye	-2	70	72	142
CUT	Hinako Shibuno	-2	69	73	142
CUT	Caroline Inglis	-1	74	69	143
CUT	Paula Reto	-1	74	69	143
CUT	Muni He	-1	74	69	143
CUT	Adela Cernousek	-1	73	70	143
CUT	Jessica Porvasnik	-1	73	70	143
CUT	Stephanie Kyriacou	-1	72	71	143
CUT	Leona Maguire	-1	72	71	143
CUT	Julia López Ramirez	-1	72	71	143
CUT	Mary Liu	Par	77	67	144
CUT	Valentine Delon (a)	Par	76	68	144
CUT	Linnea Strom	Par	75	69	144
CUT	Aki Iwai	Par	73	71	144
CUT	Ryann O'Toole	Par	73	71	144
CUT	Pauline Roussin-Bouchard	Par	72	72	144
CUT	Lottie Woad	Par	72	72	144
CUT	Yu Liu	Par	72	72	144
CUT	Jennifer Chang	Par	70	74	144
CUT	Chiara Tamburlini	Par	70	74	144
CUT	Polly Mack	Par	69	75	144
CUT	Kaleiya Romero	Par	69	75	144
CUT	Celine Borge	+1	75	70	145
CUT	Gabriela Ruffels	+1	75	70	145
CUT	Gigi Stoll	+1	74	71	145
CUT	Frida Kinhult	+1	74	71	145
CUT	Hira Naveed	+1	74	71	145
CUT	Daniela Darquea	+1	73	72	145
CUT	Isabella Fierro	+1	73	72	145
CUT	Lexi Thompson	+1	73	72	145
CUT	Sofia Garcia	+1	73	72	145
CUT	Maja Stark	+1	73	72	145
CUT	Perrine Delacour	+1	72	73	145
CUT	Mina Kreiter	+1	72	73	145
CUT	Natasha Oon	+2	75	71	146
CUT	Gemma Dryburgh	+2	74	72	146
CUT	Megan Khang	+2	73	73	146
CUT	Danielle Kang	+2	72	74	146
CUT	Jeongeun Lee6	+2	72	74	146
CUT	Brooke Matthews	+2	71	75	146
CUT	Isi Gabsa	+2	71	75	146
CUT	Leah John	+3	77	70	147
CUT	Lilia Vu	+3	75	72	147
CUT	Riley Smyth	+3	71	76	147
CUT	Moriya Jutanugarn	+3	71	76	147
CUT	Emma McMyler	+3	70	77	147
CUT	Laetitia Beck	+4	74	74	148
CUT	Cocona Sakurai	+4	74	74	148
CUT	Caley McGinty	+5	76	73	149
CUT	Hailee Cooper	+6	81	69	150
CUT	Savannah Grewal	+6	73	77	150
CUT	Kumkang Park	+7	75	76	151
CUT	Dani Holmqvist	+7	73	78	151
CUT	Kate Smith-Stroh	+8	76	76	152
CUT	Christina Kim	+8	73	79	152
CUT	Ingrid Lindblad	+11	76	79	155
CUT	Yuka Saso	+13	80	77	157
CUT	Jacinda Lee (a)	+16	78	82	160
CUT	Saki Baba	+18	76	86	162

Simon Bale

Simon Bale is the publisher of Golf Today. A low single-figure handicap golfer, he was previously a major shareholder and course reviewer for Top100GolfCourses.com for over a decade, starting in 2010. Through this role, he developed extensive knowledge of golf course design and architecture while playing more than 300 courses worldwide.