Galdiano trails leader by 6 in Portland Classic
At A Glance
- Galdiano, a Hawaiian of Filipino parentage, fired four birdies against two bogeys on the front nine to post a three-round total of 206, six strokes off co-leaders Sophia Schubert and Aripchaya Yubol.
Mariel Galdiano. (LPGA
Mariel Galdiano continued to slip on the leaderboard of The Standard Portland Classic after carding a 2-under-par 70 for a share of 16th place after three rounds on Sunday, Aug. 16 (Philippine time).
Galdiano, a Hawaiian of Filipino parentage, fired four birdies against two bogeys on the front nine to post a three-round total of 206, six strokes off co-leaders Sophia Schubert and Aripchaya Yubol.
Schubert joined Yubol at the helm after posting a 67 for 200, while Yubol stayed on top with a 68.
Galdiano started hot by leading the opening round with a 65, before losing steam with a 71 to trail second-round leader Yubol by four strokes.
The leaders are winless on the LPGA Tour, with the 30-year-old Schubert back on the big tour after finishing 10th in the Epson Tour standings last year. The American — the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur winner — is ranked 295th in the world and is 125th in the tour’s points race.
“I love the Epson Tour. It’s great. I loved playing out there,” Schubert said. “I think it was a great boost for my confidence. Competition is great and you get the sense of winning.”
The 24-year-old Yubol, from Thailand, is ranked 112th in the world and is 28th in the tour's season standings. She finished second this year at Mayakoba and the ShopRite LPGA.
“I try to be relaxed because like be leader group and also the leader score, you cannot stay on your score,” Yubol said. “You have to be moving up.”
Fellow Thai player Jeeno Thitikul was third, two strokes back after a 67, to take final spot in the last group Sunday. She’s chasing her 10th LPGA Tour victory.
“We’re playing golf because we love to be in contention,” Thitikul said. “We love to chasing the trophy.”
Narin An shot 66 to get to 13 under.