Liselotte Neumann fired eight birdies en route to a six-under-par 65 and a one-shot lead after the first round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.

Karen Stupples returns refreshed from a week’s break to boost the British challenge in tomorrow’s inaugural Ginn Clubs and Resorts Open in Orlando, Florida.

Scotland’s Catriona Matthew stayed in the hunt after a second round two-under-par 70 at the Florida’s Natural Charity Championship in Atlanta, Georgia.