Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko completed her the opening round of the LPGA Tournament of Champions eight shots off the lead in Orlando, Florida.
Twenty-seven-year-old Ko carded a one-over-par 73, ending with a bogey to drop her down the leaderboard to 28th equal.
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The New Zealander, in her first start for the year, parred the first six holes, before birdying the seventh. It was tougher on the last nine, with three bogeys to go with one birdie on the 15th hole.
South Korean A Lim Kim hit seven birdies in her 7-under par round of 65 to lead by four strokes after the first round.
Patty Tavatanakit from Thailand, Jin Young Ko from South Korea, and Leona Maguire from Ireland, were in joint second place.
Ko has won three Majors, including the British Open last year as well as the Evian Championship in 2015 and Chevron Championship a year later.