Jennifer Rosales fired a four-under-par 68 on Saturday to claim a share of 11th spot with six others after the first round of the $1.7-million Safeway Classic in Oregon.

Rosales, who turned in nines of 35-33, trailed solo leader Beth Bader by four strokes going into Sunday’s second round.

Another Fil-American, Dorothy Delasin, limped home with an 81 and was in danger of missing the cut.

Bader notched her score early, before wind picked up and rain began at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club near Portland. Anna Nordqvist, Sweden's LPGA Champion, was tied for second with South Korea's Seon Hwa Lee on 65.

“It’s nice to get off to a good start,” said Bader, who posted her best round since 2007. “I’ve had a tendency of not getting off to a very good start and I haven’t been able to come back from that.”

Nordqvist had seven birdies without a bogey.

“I thought I hit my irons beautiful today,” said Nordqvist. “I hit a lot of them close for a lot of putts. You just have to stay patient and keep hitting greens and fairways. I think that was key. I had a lot of great opportunities, and I made a couple coming in.”

Lee also had seven birdies and no bogeys, capping her round with back-to-back birdies at 17 and 18. She said her putter was the key to her round.

Britain's Janice Moodie led a group of four players on 66, which also included Taiwan’s Candie Kung and Americans Angela Stanford and Stacy Prammanasudh.

Defending champion Cristie Kerr had a 69, playing in a star-studded group with Michelle Wie and Mexico’s Lorena Ochoa.

Kerr botched a chip from the rough at 18 to bogey her closing hole.

Just before she chipped, the US Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration squadron, in the area for a nearby air show, roared past.