Moriya menacing in major debut

Thai teen two shots off lead in California

Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn enjoyed a solid 2-under 70 to share third place after the opening round of the LPGA Kraft Nabisco, her debut major as a professional. Moriya, 18, is looking to emulate younger sister Ariya, who claimed her first European Ladies Tour title on Sunday. Compatriot Pornanong Phatlum was one shot behind, tied for fourth.

Na Yeon Choi, Suzann Pettersen and Jodi Ewart Shadoff fired four-under par 68s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in this, the first major of the season.

Both South Korea's Choi and Norway's Pettersen had four birdies with no bogeys on the par-72

Dinah Shore tournament course at Mission Hills, while England's Ewart Shadoff had six birdies and two bogeys.

Ewart Shadoff had seized the outright lead with four holes to play thanks to a four-birdie burst starting at the par-five 11th, but she gave back a stroke with her second bogey of the day at the 16th.

The leading trio was one stroke in front of South Korean Amy Yang and Sweden's Anna Nordqvist.

World No 4 Inbee Park was among 11 players who shot 70, including her South Korean compatriots Jiyai Shin and Hee Young Park, Italy's Giulia Sergas and Moriya.

American Stacy Lewis, playing her first major championship since toppling Taiwan's Yani Tseng from the top of the world rankings, settled for a one-over par 73 that included a triple-bogey six at the par-three 14th.

Tseng was among a big group on even-par 72 which also included Hall of Famers Karrie Webb of Australia and Pak Se-ri of South Korea - along with New Zealand teen prodigy Lydia Ko.

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