Stacy Lewis, Mika Miyazato Tied For ShopRite LPGA Classic Lead After First Round

Stacy Lewis and Mika Miyazato are tied for first place after the first round of action at the Friday, June 1 on the Bay Course at the

The two golfers shot 65 through 18 holes and are each 6-under par.

Lewis had the opportunity to take the lead on the par-5 18th hole, but fell just shy on her birdie attempt and had to settle for par. This came after a sequence in which she hit a 25-foot birdie on the first hole (par-4), double-bogeyed on the second (par-4) and hit a 6-foot eagle on the third (par-5). She began her day on the 10th hole.

"The first nine holes it was nice out," Lewis said. "I made a couple of birdies, but then I made a turn going onto the first and the wind came out of nowhere."

For much of the day, clouds hovered over the Bay Course, and at one point, a rain system was reportedly a half hour outside Galloway. No rain ever appeared, and there was no delay in play.

Lewis finished the day with six birdies, including the first, fifth (par-4), eighth (par-4), ninth (par-5), 13th (par-4) and 17th (par-3).

"I haven't played well here (in the past), but I'm playing well this year," said Lewis, who won the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic April 26-29. "My confidence is everything right now."

Miyazato took the early lead when she completed the course late Friday morning. She had an eagle on the ninth hole, a par-5, and birdies on the third (par-5), fifth (par-4), 11th (par-3) and 17th (par-3) holes. She shot par on just the first two holes, both par-4s.

Paula Creamer and Mariajo Uribe are both two strokes behind the leaders, shooting 67 for 4-under par through 18 holes.

"The scores weren't super low, so I knew I just had to do what I can," Creamer said. "A 65 today was a great score today. In a short tournament like this, there's no room for error. If you put yourself in contention heading into Saturday and Sunday, it makes it easier."

Creamer birdied on the third (par-5), fifth (par-4), sixth (par-4), and ninth (par-5), and eagled on the 18th (par-5). However, she bogeyed on the seventh and 15th, both par-3s.

"You have to have as many good holes as possible," Creamer said. "Birdies are what it comes down to."

World No. 1 Yani Tseng shot par-71 for the day, and is currently tied for 28th.

Defending tournament champion Brittany Lincicome shot 1-over for the day. Lincicome's 72 leaves her tied for 57th place.

Play in the 54-hole, $1.5 million purse tournament resumes Saturday morning and concludes Sunday evening.

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