Pagdanganan finishes at joint 30th in Portland Classic


Bianca Pagdanganan (AFP)

Bianca Pagdanganan shot a final round one-over 73 to finish in joint 30th in the Cambia Portland Classic Sunday (Monday in Manila) at The Oregon Golf Club in West Linn, Oregon.

Reduced to 54 holes because of heavy rain that started Friday night, the 23-year-old Pagdanganan had a three-day score of 217, which was one-over for the $1.4 million tournament.

Pagdanganan was tied with Caroline Inglis as they both pocketed $10,823 – or approximately P541,150.00.

They finished 12 shots behind champion Jin Young Ko of South Korea who carded a final round of 67 for a 205 and was four strokes better than fellow Korean Jeongeun Lee's 209.

A double gold medalist in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and a gold medal winner in the Asian Games, Pagdanganan shot a second round 70 following an opening round of 74.

Meantime, Dottie Ardina finished tied for 54th to 56th places with American Austin Ernst and Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum with similar scores of 222. They each won $4,217 (P210,850.00).