France's Joanna Klatten had five birdies in a six-hole stretch to finish with a six-under 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's Kingsmill Championship in New York.
Morgan Pressel, Alison Lee and Pat Hurst were a stroke back, and So Yeon Ryu, Paula Creamer, Jacqui Concolino and Perrine Delacour followed at 67.
"I made a few bombs, which is nice, but it was just solid," Klatten said.
"I've been playing pretty good lately. Just struggled with the putting the last few tournaments, but today it was fixed.
"I definitely had luck on my side today. I had good breaks and it feels good. Lately, it felt the other way around, but I knew that it always evens out. Today, it definitely did."
Minjee Lee is the best-placed Australian after shooting a three-under 68 while American star Michelle Wie withdrew because of a left hip injury after a seven-over-par 78.
"Regrettably, I need to withdraw today due to a left hip injury that has been bothering me this week," Wie said on Twitter.
She had a double bogey, six bogeys and one birdie.
Third-ranked Stacy Lewis opened with a 69, and top-ranked Lydia Ko and Canadian teen Brooke Henderson shot 71.
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