Todd Kelly Golfweek
- Juli Inkster, age 65, shot a 69 and 74 in the first two rounds of the Standard Portland Open.
- She is currently on the cutline and could break JoAnne Carner’s age record if she makes the cut.
- Making the cut would help continue her preparation for the upcoming U.S. Women’s Senior Open.
What a week it’s turning out to be for Juli Inkster. Playing in the Standard Portland Open, the 65-year-old followed up her first-round 69 with a second-round 74.
That has her at 1 under overall, but more importantly, on the cutline to make the weekend on the LPGA. There’s still plenty of golf to be played on Friday but if she were to hang on and make the cut, she’d break the age mark set by JoAnne Carner.
“I frigging love JoAnne Carner. Yeah, just kind of means that I have a passion for the game. I love the game,” Inkster said Friday after her round before shifting gears to comment on her decision to tee it up. “You know, I’m really happy I played this week. Kind of when I signed up was kind of like, ‘what are you going?’ I was free, I was out there with Hannah Green and Stacy and had a great time. Just love watching the young kids swing. I mean, it’s so impressive. I think the game is in a really good shape and happy to be here.”
It was in 1999 that Inkster won on the LPGA in Portland to earn her a place in the LPGA Hall of Fame by virtue of her 27th career point. Making the cut this week would extend her preparation for next week’s U.S. Women’s Senior Open in San Diego.
