Unreal: 16-Year-Old Lexi Leads LPGA's Best By 5

An unbylined AP story explains that if Lexi Thompson wins the Navistar Classic, she becomes the youngest LPGA winner by a bunch. Golf Channel is covering the final round live from 2-5 ET p.m.

Paula Creamer set the age record for a multiple-round tournament when she won the Sybase Classic in 2005 at 18 years, 9 months and 17 days. Marlene Hagge was 18 years and 14 days old when she won the single-round Sarasota Open in 1952.

Thompson, who led by two after the second round, had four consecutive birdies on Nos. 6-9 and recorded six overall Saturday. She bogeyed the par-4 18th.

“It’s incredible,” said Juli Inkster, a Hall of Famer with 31 career victories who said she started playing when she was 15. “They’re just starting younger and they’re just so much better.”