TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) – There’s a Ko atop the leaderboard after three rounds of the Women’s British Open.
Just not the one many were expecting.
Jin-Young Ko, a 20-year-old South Korean with no links experience and playing in her first major championship, shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday to share the lead with Taiwan’s Teresa Lu heading into the final round at Turnberry. They have an 8-under total of 208.
Ko’s story is all the more remarkable considering she met her temporary caddie for the week – a locally born, 27-year-old digital advertiser called Jeff Brighton – for the first time on Tuesday. She said she is taking advice from Brighton on every stroke, and hasn’t been adapting her usual game for the links despite the wind and rain that has lashed the Ailsa course.
“I give her a number and a line and she just hits it,” Brighton said after the round. “We’re working well. She trusts my numbers.”