CARLSBAD, Calif. Dominique Easley Authentic Jersey . -- Yani Tseng was far from her best in the first round of the Kia Classic. The top-ranked Taiwanese star still found a way to top the leaderboard. Tseng, coming off her 14th LPGA Tour victory Sunday in Phoenix in the LPGA Founders Cup, shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Ji Young Oh and Caroline Hedwall. "She hits a lot of great shots," said playing partner Suzann Pettersen, a stroke back at 68. "Her bad shots are still very acceptable. She recovers well from whenever she is in trouble. She has a pretty sharp short game. Thats probably what saves her the most. She can be more aggressive and even afford to miss a green on the short side, even kind of saving her par." The 23-year-old Tseng has two victories in four events this year. She led the tour last season with seven victories -- including major victories in the LPGA Championship and Womens British Open -- and finished the year with 12 worldwide titles. "Im enjoying it," Tseng said. "Im always excited for every week, every week thats coming up and trying to win every tournament. Im learning from mistakes and every tournament Im learning something, so thats pretty good for me. Because its very exciting to see this year what can I improve on my game. ... And just to see how far I can go." Tseng finished with a birdie on the par-4 ninth after dropping a stroke on the par-3 eighth when she drew a difficult lie in a greenside bunker. "It plugged in the bunker," Tseng said. "I didnt have a good lie there. I chipped out pretty good to six feet and just missed (the putt) a little bit to the right." On the ninth, her approach shot hit the left side of the fringe and kicked onto the green, coming to rest three feet from the hole. "I think I hit a good shot," Tseng said. "Sometimes you hit a good shot, you get good luck and a good bounce." Tseng hit eight of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens in regulation. "I didnt hit a lot of fairways," Tseng said. "This golf course is very narrow and the rough is really long. If you dont hit the fairways, its kind of very hard to get close to the pin." Oh, a two-time LPGA Tour winner who fought a hip injury the last two seasons, also had six birdies and a bogey -- also on No. 8 -- on La Costas Legends Course. She hit all but one fairway. "Everything is good for me," Im really calm," Oh said. "My shot is really good, so I have a good score." Hedwall, from Sweden had seven birdies and two bogeys. "Ive been hitting it very solid lately," Hedwall said. "I felt like if I could have a good day, I could shoot low. I made a lot of birdies and made it close, so that helped a lot." Jiyai Shin, Brittany Lincicome and hometown star Jennifer Johnson matched Pettersen at 68. Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont., was in a group two off the pace at 69. "I really wanted to make that last putt because she (Tseng) was going to make hers to go to 5 under," Pettersen said. "Its a nice edge, it kind of gets you focused just a fraction bit more." The 20-year-old Johnson is a La Costa member. "You definitely have some expectations for yourself," Johnson said. "But the greens are a little bumpy, and I think thats where I have the advantage, just knowing sometimes they dont break." Sandra Gal, the winner last year at Industry Hills, shot a 72. Michelle Wie opened with a 77. Hamiltons Alena Sharp opened at 2-over 74. Maude-Aimee LeBlanc of Sherbrooke, Que., was at 3-over 75. Charlottetowns Lorie Kane opened at 5-over 77. Torontos Rebecca Lee-Bentham was at 9-over 81. James White Jersey . The Crimson Tide, after a 45-3 rout of Georgia State, received 55 first-place votes and a total of 1,495 points from a nationwide media panel for the second straight week. Oregon, which has scored at least 55 points in each of its five games, picked up the other five No. www.authenticpatriotsshop.com/Jimmy-Garoppolo-Patriots-Jersey . Williams needed just 1 hour, 4 minutes at Ariake Colosseum to dispatch Barthel and set up a second-round matchup with top-seeded Victoria Azarenka, who has a first-round bye.LAKELAND, Fla. -- Max Scherzer and the Detroit Tigers failed to reach agreement on a long-term contract and will not negotiate again until after the season. The Tigers say in a statement that Scherzer rejected their most recent offer. The 2013 Cy Young Award winner struck out 240 batters in 214 1-3 innings last season, and went 21-3 with a 2.90 ERA. Scherzer, who will make $15.553 million this season, has said he does not want to discuss contract matters during the season. http://www.authenticpatriotsshop.com/Bryan-Stork-Patriots-Jersey. The Tigers have two other starters tied up in long-term deals, including 2011 Cy Young and AL MVP winner Justin Verlander, who is set to make $28 million per yet through 2019. Anibal Sanchez has a deal set to pay him $16.8 million a year through 2017. ' ' '