PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) 鈥� Arpichaya Yubol of Thailand shot her second straight 6-under 66 to take the second-round lead Friday in The Standard Portland Classic at Columbia-Edgewater Country Club.
鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty good day for my putter.鈥� Yubol said.
Fellow Thai player Pajaree Anannarukarn was a stroke back with Sophia Schubert and Hye-Jin Choi. Anannarukarn and Schubert shot 66, and Choi had a 67 on the tree-lined course.
鈥淚 had five or six weeks off at home leading up to this, and I worked really hard,鈥� Schubert said. 鈥淲orked on my putting because that鈥檚 what I need to work on. It鈥檚 just really been clicking, making putts.鈥�
The 24-year-old Yubol is winless in four seasons on the LPGA Tour. She finished second this year at Mayakoba and the ShopRite LPGA.
After birdieing in the par-4 17th to get to 13 under, Yubol bogeyed the par-4 18th for her first bogey on the week.
鈥淚t鈥檚 golf, so it always happens,鈥� Yubol said. 鈥淔or me, 36 holes with just one bogey is amazing.鈥�
Haeran Ryu, the winner of consecutive majors this year at the KPMG Women鈥檚 PGA and Evian Championship, topped a large group at 9 under. She shot 68.
Lexi Thompson missed the cut with rounds of 73 and 72 after announcing that she鈥檚 . Thompson a photo with husband Max Provost and photos of the sonogram of a girl due in February.
First-round leader Mariel Galdiano followed her opening 65 with a 71 to drop into a tie for 12th at 8 under.
Amateur Maria Jose Marin of Colombia, the Augusta National Women鈥檚 Amateur champion who was tied for second after an opening 66, shot a 75 to make the cut on the number. She鈥檚 preparing for her senior season at Arkansas, where she was the 2025 NCAA individual champion.
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