GOLF ROUNDUP : Robbins Takes Aim on First Major Title

Kelly Robbins has waited a long time to win a major tournament on the LPGA tour.

She might not have to wait much longer.

Robbins, 25, who has two runner-up finishes in the last three weeks, shot a five-under-par 66 Thursday to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Championship at Wilmington, Del.

She has had six consecutive sub-par rounds, including five in a row in under 70. Her last victory was in the 1994 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic.

“If it wants to happen any time soon, I’m ready,” she said. “It’s early, but I’m sure it’s in the back of my mind. I was really pleased that I played consistently on the first day of a major.”

Robbins, who had five birdies, has a one-shot lead over four players, including Patty Sheehan and Dottie Mochrie.

Defending champion Laura Davies, the leading money winner this year, and Alice Ritzman were another stroke behind at 68.

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Glen Day shot a seven-under-par 63 for a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Byron Nelson Classic at Irving, Tex.

Mark Calcavecchia, who broke a three-year non-winning streak last week at Atlanta, shared second at 64 with Jay Don Blake.