May 14 (Reuters) - Unheralded Joanna Klatten of France caught fire on her second nine to seize the first-round lead at the Kingsmill Championship, while reigning U.S. Open champion Michelle Wie withdrew due to a hip injury.
Klatten, one-under through her first nine holes after starting at the 10th, ran off four birdies in a row from the third hole and added another at the eighth for a six-under-par 65 at the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia.
The 30-year-old Parisian, ranked 147th, holds a one-shot lead over former major winners Morgan Pressel and Pat Hurst, and their fellow-American Alison Lee.