PORTLAND, Ore. -- Jeongeun Lee5 shot a 6-under 67 on Friday to take the lead in The Standard Portland Classic, while 65-year-old Juli Inkster fell short in her bid to become the oldest player to make a cut in LPGA Tour history.

Lee5, the 36-year-old South Korean player, had a 12-under 132 total at Columbia Edgewater. Winless on the LPGA Tour, she birdied the final five holes on her front nine in the morning round.

"When we are playing well, we expect it to continue," Lee5 said. "So, I want to really concentrate and focus going into the weekend. The past two rounds I had great energy, good shots, and good putts."

Grace Kim of Australia and Gurleen Kaur of the United States were a stroke back on the tree-lined course. Kim had a 65, and Kaur shot 68.

Akie Iwai had her second straight 67

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