Erica Blasberg fired a seven-under 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead of the LPGA Corning Classic at a windy and cold Corning Country Club.
Na On Min and Karine Icher are knotted in second place at five-under 67.
Sherri Turner, Na Yeon Choi, Sandra Gal and Jimin Kang share fourth place at minus-four.
This week could see the fifth different winner this season on the LPGA Tour.
Lorena Ochoa, who owns six wins already this year, Annika Sorenstam, a three- time champion in 2008, the unlikely Louise Friberg and Paula Creamer are the only players to visit the winner's circle this year.
Creamer is the only champion this season in the field. She shot a two-under 70 and is tied for 15th place, only five off Blasberg's lead.
Blasberg parred her first three holes, then broke into red figures with a tap- in birdie at the fourth. At the next hole, the par-five fifth, Blasberg drove into the trees, but left herself with 10 feet for birdie. She converted that and made it three in a row with a three-footer at No. 6.
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