Australian Lindsey Wright fired a five-under-par 67 to claim a share of the first-round lead LPGA Classic in Alabama.
Wright’s bogey-free round had her atop the leaderboard with Jennifer Rosales, Caroline Hedwall and Katie Futcher.
A non-plussed Wright, who won the New Zealand Women’s Open in February, said her day was uneventful.
“I just played a nice round of golf,” she said. “I wish it was like that every day.”
The quartet held a one-shot advantage over eight players including American Morgan Pressel and Kraft Nabisco Champion Sun Young Yoo.
Fellow Australian Sarah Kemp was tied 13th after opening with a three-under 69.
The Philippines’ Rosales, who won the most recent of her two LPGA Tour titles in 2005, was even through nine before her late surge on the par-72 The Crossings course.
Rosales is playing her first LPGA tournament of the season. After finishing 124th on the money list last year she has limited tour status.
She said she’d enjoyed her off-season activities, including scuba diving, and was trying not to put too much pressure on herself.
“Actually, you know what? It’s better not to expect anything,” Rosales said. “I just came out here and wanted to play and see this weekend.
“Actually, today was an easy day for me. I hit most of the fairways and greens. I only missed I think a green today. My putting was very good.”
Futcher briefly took sole possession of the lead at six-under through 17 holes, but dropped back into a tie with a bogey at her last hole, the par-four ninth.
Like Wright, Sweden’s Hedwall played without a bogey.
“It feels like it’s kind of target golf and I like that,” Hedwall said. “I enjoy just hitting it where it stops where you hit it, too. I like that and I think I did that well today.”