Lydia Ko is the second-youngest winner ever of a professional golf tournament, and the New Zealand teen is looking to add to a burgeoning trophy case at the U.S. Women's Amateur.
Ko, 15, shot 6-under 66 at The Country Club in Cleveland to take the lead on Day 1 of stroke-play qualifying. She is two clear of Alison Lee and Hyo-Joo Kim, another 17-year-old from South Korea who was in contention on the final day of the LPGA's Evian Masters last month.
Latanna Stone, the 10-year-old Floridian who became the youngest to ever qualify for this championship, opened with 10-over 82 on the 6,416-yard layout. She is tied for 140th place out of 155 players.
Kimberly Kim is the youngest winner in championship history, taking the '06 title at 14 years, 11 months, 21 days.
Another round is on deck for tomorrow. The top 64 players after 36 holes will qualify for match play to determine the champion.
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