Reigning champ Jennifer Kupcho among 5 co-leaders at Meijer LPGA

Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho shot a 6-under 66 to tie for the first-round lead at the Meijer LPGA Classic on Thursday in Belmont, Mich.

Kupcho is tied with Ayaka Furue of Japan, Cheyenne Knight, Lindsey Weaver-Wright and Frida Kinhult of Sweden after one round. The group is one stroke ahead of Ally Ewing, Alison Lee, Emily Kristine Pedersen of Denmark and Amy Yang of South Korea.

Kupcho, Knight and Kinhult had bog