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Australians Hannah Green and Minjee Lee have put their names on the leaderboard in the first round of the LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship in Hawaii.
Australians Hannah Green and Minjee Lee are off to a bright start in the LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship in Hawaii but Nelly Korda may take some catching.
Women's Australian Open winner Korda, 20, fired a bogey-free, nine under 63 opening round at Ko Olina Golf Club as she seeks her third LPGA title of the year.
The American took a one-shot lead from South Korea's Eun-Hee Ji, who birdied six of the last eight holes in her 64, while defending champion Brooke Henderson and Hyejin Choi were a further shot back.
Green holed out for eagle from inside 100 metres on the third hole on the way to a 66 which left her tied fifth.
World No.4 Lee, the 2016 Lotte Championship winner, shot a bogey-free 67.
Fellow Aussie Katherine Kirk had a 70