Lewis tied for lead in LA

New mother Stacy Lewis fought off some sleep-deprivation to shoot a 6-under 65 on Thursday and share the first-round lead with Australia's Hannah Green at the HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open.

Lewis, who gave birth to her first child in October, shot her lowest round since returning to the Tour this year. She carded six birdies during a bogey-free round.

"I hit it well and putted good, and that's just kind of the combination that's been missing," Lewis said. "I put it together and finally did it on the same day. All in all, a pretty 'easy' 65."

Green was equally as impressive during her bogey-free round, posting a trio of birdies on both nines.

They are one shot ahead of Australia's Minjee Lee, who also got around the Wilshire Country Club without a single blemish on her scorecard.

Another shot off the pace is Ann-Catherine Tanguay at 4 under, followed by a pack of nine players at 3 under that includes fellow Canadian Brooke Henderson coming off her victory last week and former No. 1-ranked players Shanshan Feng of China and South Korea's Inbee Park.

Current No. 1 Jin Young Ko is tied for 19th at 1 under along with fellow South Korean So Yeon Ryu, another former top-ranked player in contention.

Defending champion Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand is another shot back at even par.

Lewis said she was ready to capitalize on her consistent play from Thursday, but acknowledged that playing in the afternoon wave on Friday hopefully will allow her to catch up on some needed sleep.

"I'm looking forward to getting a little rest," she said. "We've had a long couple of nights with the baby, so I'm looking forward to having some time off this afternoon."

--Field Level Media