American Melanie Green has a share of the first-round lead in the LPGA Riviera Maya Open

American Melanie Green has a share of the first-round lead in the LPGA Riviera Maya Open

 Alex Slitz

Melanie Green aced the par-three 15th hole on the way to a six-under par 66 and a share of the first-round lead in the LPGA Riviera Maya Open in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on Thursday.

Green, one of 21 rookies in the field, scored six birdies and two bogeys and was tied with veteran Brianna Do, who had seven birdies and a bogey on the El Camaleon Golf Course.

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