BELMONT, Mich. — Lizette Salas, Katherine Kirk and Dori Carter shared the first-round lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic at 7-under 64 on Thursday at Blythefield Country Club.
Jaye Marie Green and rookie Wei-Ling Hsu were a shot back in the second-year tournament.
Michigan-born Kris Tamulis was at 66 along with Q Baek, Ilhee Lee and Jane Rah.
Top-ranked Inbee Park, who lost to Miram Lee in a playoff last year, had three front-nine bogeys in a 70. Chella Choi, the Marathon Classic winner Sunday in Sylvania, Ohio, opened with a 71.
Salas, Kirk, Carter and Green played in the morning in little wind and perfect scoring conditions.