August 16, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Dottie Ardina fired a three-under 69 whereas Bianca Pagdanganan shot an eagle-spiked 70 to get their bids in Normal Portland Traditional rolling Thursday on the Columbia Edgewater Nation Membership.
Ardina, searching for her first LPGA reduce in 5 begins this season, opened with a bogey-free 33 on the again 9 then offset a bogey slip on No. 2 with a birdie on the eighth.
The 31-year-old Olympian sat in a tie for thirty second spot, trailing Frenchwoman Adela Cernousek (64) by 5 strokes within the $2-million occasion.
Pagdanganan landed at joint forty second after her 34-36 opening card, six off the tempo.
Pagdanganan turned in a two-under 34 on the flip earlier than mixing a bogey, a birdie, an eagle and a double bogey on the entrance.
Cernousek gunned down an eagle and 5 birdies in her final 9 holes (35-29).
China’s Miranda Park, Canada’s Brooke Henderson, the US’ Gurleen Kaur, and Korea’s Jeongeun Lee5 and Sung Hyun Park fired similar 65s.