Lewis leads by one over teenager Ko

DALY CITY, Calif. - Stacy Lewis matched playing partner Lydia Ko with birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 and added another on the 17th to take a one-stroke lead Saturday in the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic.

Lewis (Arkansas Razorbacks) and Ko, 17, first played together two years ago, developing an on-course friendship featuring fist bumps and lots of chatter.

“We’ve played a lot of golf together,” said Lewis, 12 years older than her counterpart. “I was impressed with her then. I think the best part of her game is the maturity.”

The third-ranked Lewis and fourth ranked Ko each shot 4-under 68 at Lake Merced. Winless since the Women’s British Open in August, Lewis has a 10-under 206 total.

Ko won the Canadian Women’s Open as an amateur the last two years and took the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters in December in Thailand in her second start as a professional. She has five professional victories.

Sports, Pages 34 on 04/27/2014

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