PORTLAND CLASSIC

August 14, 2026

Pajaree Anannarukarn

Columbia Edgewater Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, joining us after the second round of The Standard Portland Classic is Pajaree Anannarukarn. Only 22 putts today. Is that something that you feel like you have been working on or you're doing really well on the right now?

PAJAREE ANANNARUKARN: Honestly, I just try to dial the speed in, and I think I did really well today with the speed control. I got some good putts out there, so definitely helping a lot.

Q. Thai players have had a lot of success here. Chanettee holds the record. You, Jeeno, and Arpichaya are at the top right now. Do you feel like there are any similarities or any reason why Thai players might play well here?

PAJAREE ANANNARUKARN: I think we like to play good courses. We love coming back here. It's a tree-lined course. I don't know if everyone likes it but I think we all do because we -- it's been, I mean, we been playing good the first two days, so hopefully we'll keep that momentum going.

But like I said, I think we all love playing (plane interference.)

Q. Two more rounds and you're only one shot off. What is going to be your focus for the next two rounds?

PAJAREE ANANNARUKARN: Again, I think I'll stick to my game plan. I didn't really hit a lot of fairways today so I'll try to work on that after this. So I'll hit the range.

And hopefully just try to put myself in play and make some putts.

Q. And then last one: The Portland area is really unique. They love women's sports here. A lot of good food. Have you explored at all or is there anything that stands out about Portland?

PAJAREE ANANNARUKARN: Definitely food. You can't go wrong with the food here, especially Thai food or Asian food. I love coming back here just because obviously the golf course, the tournament itself and the people, and of course the food. It's been amazing, and I just love coming here.