Sakura Yokomine carded a 3-under-par 69 on Thursday to sit five shots off the lead after the first round of the LPGA Volvik Championship.
Yokomine mixed five birdies with two bogeys at the Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a relatively unknown venue, while American Christina Kim had a 64 to finish the day one-stroke shy of the course record and alone atop of the leaderboard.
"My tee shots were not that good but I was able to hold up with my bunker shots and approach play," said Yokomine. "I was able to stay patient and play good golf.