Australian Sarah Jane Smith has shot a first-round five-under 67 to sit within sight of the lead at the LPGA Volvik Championship in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Smith is in a five-way tie for fourth, two shots behind leaders Stacy Lewis and Wei-Ling Hsu.
Fellow Australian Minjee Lee was a shot behind Smith in a share of ninth position at Travis Pointe Country Club on Thursday.
World no.84 Smith started strongly with a birdie at the first hole.
She had five more birdies with a bogey at the seven her only blemish for the round.
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American Lewis fired a seven-under 65 to share the first-round lead with unexpected challenger Hsu of Taiwan.
Hsu eagled two of her first five holes and was six under through six.
She and Lewis finished a stroke ahead of LPGA rookie Nelly Korda.
Lewis, a former world No. 1, is winless in 72 events since June 2014.
She has 11 LPGA Tour victories and 25 second-place finishes - 12 since her last win.
