Off the course, Lydia Ko trails Juli Inkster by three-and-a-half decades in age – even with her 18th birthday falling on Friday – but, on the course, Ko holds a one-shot advantage at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic.
Ko took the 18-hole lead at Lake Merced Golf Course in San Francisco with an opening 5-under 67. Inkster, 54, used a back-nine surge to card a 68 and join a group of three at 4 under that includes Ha Na Jang and P.K. Pongkrphan.
"That's why I think golf is a great sport: It doesn't matter if you're 10 or 20 or if you're 60, everybody can play," said Ko, the No.