Lydia Ko recovers from opening bogey with 68 at Swinging Skirts

Lydia Ko recovers from opening bogey with 68 at Swinging Skirts

Coming off her year’s worst performance at the Lotte Championship in Hawaii — a tie for 23rd — she bogeyed the first hole of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic.

“Missing the green with a pitching wedge was the big mistake of that hole,” she said.

[...] she eagled the par-5 sixth hole en route to a 67, tied for the day’s fourth-best round.

San Jose State alum Juli Inkster finished 2-over.

“This golf course is pretty difficult in the afternoon just because the greens are so firm,” she said.

Australia’s Minjee Lee, who won in Hawaii last week, got off to a slow start in the tournament.

American Lexi Thompson, fourth on the money list, eagled No. 6 but struggled on the back nine, finishing at even par. …