CLEVELAND (AP) — Lydia Ko and Jaye Marie Green advanced to the 36-hole final Saturday in the U.S. Women’s Amateur at The Country Club.
The 15-year-old Ko, the South Korean-born New Zealander who tops the world amateur rankings, beat Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn 3 and 1. The 18-year-old Green, from Boca Raton, Fla., edged Canada’s Nicole Zhang 2-up.
At 15 years, 3 months, 18 days, Ko is the second-youngest finalist in Women’s Amateur history, and could become the second-youngest champion. Both records are held by Kimberly Kim, who was 14 years, 11 months, 21 days when she won the 2006 tournament. Ko won the New South Wales Open in January in Australia at 14 to become the youngest player to win a professional tour event.
