Rolex Rankings No. 1 Yani Tseng, two-time LPGA Tour winner Ji Young Oh and second-year LPGA Tour member Caroline Hedwall are tied for the first-round lead at the 2012 Kia Classic after shooting 5-under 67s on Thursday. Both Tseng and Oh had six birdies and one bogey while Hedwall tallied seven birdies and two bogeys in the opening round on the South Course at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

I am very sorry for taking so long to write my third rookie blog! Hopefully what you learn from me today will make the long wait worth it.

Since Greg Norman Collection announced its apparel sponsorship of LPGA player Belen Mozo in January, a lot has changed for the young Spanish-born beauty. And, according to her, the changes have all been good.

I just got to Atlantic City after a rest/warm-up week in Los Angeles and San Diego. To rewind, I had a tough finish at the Avnet LPGA Classic in Alabama where I was playing great until my ball got lost in one of the holes in the fairway left by the yardage posts with just a few holes to go on Friday.