Janice Moodie, the only Scot in the field, opened with a disappointing 75 and was tied for 62nd place after the first round of the first major of the women's season, the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California.

American Brittany Lincicome shot a 66 and the Solheim Cup player led by a stroke from compatriots Angela Stanford and Brittany Lang and South Korean Ji Young Oh.

Michelle Wie, the 19-year-old superstar, was well-placed in the top 20 on 71.