PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) \u2014 Sophia Schubert birdied two of the final three holes for a 5-under 67 and a share of the lead with Arpichaya Yubol on Saturday in The Standard Portland Classic.<\/p>\n
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) \u2014 Sophia Schubert birdied two of the final three holes for a 5-under 67 and a share of the lead with Arpichaya Yubol on Saturday in The Standard Portland Classic.<\/p>\n
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) \u2014 Sophia Schubert birdied two of the final three holes for a 5-under 67 and a share of the lead with Arpichaya Yubol on Saturday in The Standard Portland Classic.<\/p>\n
Yubol, the second-round leader, had a 68 to match Schubert at 16-under 200 with a round left on the tree-lined Columbia Edgewater Country Club layout.<\/p>\n
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 \u2014 the 2017 U.S. Women\u2019s Amateur winner \u2014 is ranked 295th in the world and is 125th in the tour\u2019s points race.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love the Epson Tour. It\u2019s great. I loved playing out there,\u201d Schubert said. \u201cI think it was a great boost for my confidence. Competition is great and you get the sense of winning.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old Yubol, from Thailand, is ranked 112th in the world and is 28th in the tour\u2019s season standings. She finished second this year at Mayakoba and the ShopRite LPGA.<\/p>\n
\u201cI try to be relaxed because like be leader group and also the leader score, you cannot stay on your score,\u201d Yubol said. \u201cYou have to be moving up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fellow Thai player Jeeno Thitikul was third, two strokes back after a 67, to take final spot in the last group Sunday. She\u2019s chasing her 10th LPGA Tour victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re playing golf because we love to be in contention,\u201d Thitikul said. \u201cWe love to chasing the trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schubert rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 14th with birdies on the par-3 16th and the par-4 18th. Playing partner Yubol birdied the first two holes on the back nine to get to 17 under, then had six pars and a bogey \u2014 on the par-4 15th \u2014 on the final seven.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t wait to play with her again,\u201d said Schubert, who played in college at Auburn and Texas. \u201cWe had a great day today. She\u2019s fun to play with.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., is tied for 64th at even par.<\/p>\n