DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- Hye Jung Choi and amateur Inkyung Kim shot 5-under 67s at LPGA International to share the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's 90-hole final qualifying tournament on Wednesday.

The top 15 after five rounds will receive exempt LPGA Tour cards and the next 35 will get conditional cards. The low 70 and ties in the 138-player field after 72 holes will advance to the final round on the Legends Course.

Kim, an 18-year-old amateur who won the Futures Tour qualifying tournament this month, opened on the Legends Course.

"I just want to play on the LPGA Tour," said Kim, the 2005 U.S. Girls' Junior champion. "I had 16 greens in regulation and putted pretty well. I had one three-putt and six birdies. I played really solid."

The 21-year-old Choi had a bogey-free round on the Legends Course.

"I'm just enjoying this," she said. "I had a strong finish and for the first day it was very important for me. I putted well, but my iron shots were very good today. It was very important for me to shoot low because I was very nervous before the round, but I feel comfortable now."

Paige MacKenzie was a stroke back at 68 along with Irene Cho and Erica Blasberg. They played the Champions Course.

Another notable player, 19-year-old Jane Park, the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, had a 71 on the Legends Course.

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