ROGERS, Arkansas: Sandra Gal's eagle on the 18th hole gave her a one-shot lead after the first round of the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship.

Germany's Gal shot a 7-under 64 in the LPGA Tour event Friday, her uphill putt from about 15 feet on the final hole moving her past Song-Hee Kim and into the lead.

Kim is alone in second place.

Brittany Lang, Pat Hurst and Angela Stanford are tied for third, another stroke back.

Gal is trying for her first win on tour.

The 24-year-old led the Women's British Open this year after the first round, but shot an 80 in the second and finished tied for 33rd.

She was about 190 yards from the front of the green on No. 18, a 515-yard par 5 on Friday.

She took her time setting up a 4-iron approach and said she was never certain if she would reach the green.

"I knew I could hit it to that bank and it would kind of skip to the hole," Gal said.

"I had backed off of it because I was aiming wrong."

She reached the green, then made the putt. Earlier, she'd made a 20-footer for birdie on No. 3 and a 25-footer for birdie on No. 15.

Now she's atop the leaderboard at an event that includes big names like Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer.

Kerr, the tour's leading money winner this year, shot a 69 Friday, one shot better than Creamer.

Michelle Wie birdied the first three holes but had to settle for a 69.

Seon Hwa Lee, this tournament's defending champion, shot a 74. - AP

Scores Friday after the first round of the $1.8 million P&G Beauty NW Arkansas tournament at the 6,244-yard, par 71 Pinnacle Country Club course:

Sandra Gal 33-31_64

Song-Hee Kim 34-31_65

Brittany Lang 35-31_66

Pat Hurst 33-33_66

Angela Stanford 31-35_66

Soo-Yun Kang 34-33_67

Eun-Hee Ji 33-34_67

Jane Park 34-33_67

Jeong Jang 36-31_67

Karen Stupples 36-31_67

Kim Welch 33-34_67

Sarah Lee 35-33_68

Irene Cho 33-35_68

Marisa Baena 36-32_68

Hee Young Park 34-34_68

Stacy Prammanasudh 34-34_68

Vicky Hurst 35-33_68

Teresa Lu 34-34_68

Yani Tseng 35-33_68

Hye Jung Choi 34-34_68

Paige Mackenzie 35-34_69

Marcy Hart 34-35_69

Katie Futcher 37-32_69

Jessica Shepley 37-32_69

Michelle Wie 34-35_69

Kyeong Bae 37-32_69

Cristie Kerr 36-33_69

Lindsey Wright 37-32_69

Katherine Hull 36-33_69

Meena Lee 34-35_69

Wendy Ward 35-34_69

Helen Alfredsson 35-34_69

M.J. Hur 36-33_69

Sun Young Yoo 35-34_69

Jee Young Lee 34-35_69

Eva Dahllof 34-36_70

Alena Sharp 33-37_70

Stephanie Louden 35-35_70

Paula Creamer 35-35_70

Maria Hjorth 37-33_70

Anna Grzebien 36-34_70

Jiyai Shin 36-34_70

Young Kim 38-32_70

Se Ri Pak 35-35_70

Eunjung Yi 36-34_70

Giulia Sergas 37-33_70

Moira Dunn 35-35_70

Na Ri Kim 37-33_70

Kris Tamulis 33-37_70

Chella Choi 36-34_70

Anna Rawson 36-35_71

Charlotte Mayorkas 37-34_71

Shi Hyun Ahn 39-32_71

Jennifer Rosales 37-34_71

Maggie Will 37-34_71

Janice Moodie 36-35_71

Danielle Downey 36-35_71

Beth Bader 37-34_71

Natalie Gulbis 36-35_71

Michele Redman 35-36_71

Morgan Pressel 33-38_71

Jimin Kang 34-37_71

Meg Mallon 37-34_71

Amy Yang 37-34_71

Mika Miyazato 38-33_71

Na Yeon Choi 35-36_71

Candie Kung 35-36_71

Taylor Leon 35-36_71

Carri Wood 36-35_71

Christi Cano 38-33_71

Allison Hanna-Williams 37-34_71

Allison Fouch 38-33_71

Mikaela Parmlid 37-35_72

Julieta Granada 35-37_72

Carolina Llano 37-35_72

Hee-Won Han 37-35_72

Ai Miyazato 37-35_72

Rachel Hetherington 36-36_72

Leta Lindley 39-33_72

Christina Kim 38-34_72

Meaghan Francella 38-34_72

Amy Hung 34-38_72

Pornanong Phatlum 36-36_72

Sophia Sheridan 36-36_72

Kim Hall 38-34_72

Becky Morgan 35-37_72

Mindy Kim 36-36_72

Jin Young Pak 35-38_73

Shanshan Feng 37-36_73

Minea Blomqvist 35-38_73

Mollie Fankhauser 36-37_73

Reilley Rankin 37-36_73

Maria Verchenova 37-36_73

Sarah Jane Smith 40-33_73

Louise Friberg 38-35_73

Stacy Lewis 35-38_73

Kristy McPherson 37-36_73

Ji Young Oh 37-36_73

Karine Icher 36-37_73

Becky Iverson 39-34_73

Samantha Richdale 36-37_73

Joo Mi Kim 37-36_73

Ashli Bunch 36-37_73

Jeehae Lee 37-36_73

Lisa Strom 38-35_73

Karin Sjodin 36-38_74

Heather Bowie Young 37-37_74

Janell Howland 39-35_74

Il Mi Chung 37-37_74

Jackie Gallagher-Smith 39-35_74

Jamie Hullett 37-37_74

Louise Stahle 38-36_74

Inbee Park 38-36_74

Lorie Kane 38-36_74

Seon Hwa Lee 39-35_74

Silvia Cavalleri 37-37_74

Jeanne Cho-Hunicke 37-37_74

Sung Ah Yim 39-35_74

Ashleigh Simon 36-39_75

Lucy Nunn 40-35_75

Leah Wigger 37-38_75

Nicole Castrale 37-38_75

Meredith Duncan 38-37_75

Nontaya Srisawang 39-36_75

Dorothy Delasin 40-35_75

Song Yi Choi 42-34_76

Erica Blasberg 38-38_76

Tania Elosegui 38-38_76

Sarah Kemp 36-40_76

Kim Williams 37-39_76

Janice Gibson 39-37_76

Haeji Kang 39-37_76

Nicole Hage 41-35_76

Michelle Ellis 37-39_76

Jimin Jeong 38-38_76

Audra Burks 39-37_76

a-Kelli Shean 39-37_76

Jill McGill 40-37_77

Diana D'Alessio 40-37_77

Brittany Lincicome 40-37_77

Brandi Jackson 38-39_77

Laura Diaz 40-38_78

Angela Park 40-38_78

Kris Tschetter 42-37_79

Kate Golden 39-40_79

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Sophie Giquel DNS

Tracy Hanson DNS

Angela Oh DNS

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