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EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) -Morgan Pressel of the United States birdied the first three holes and finished with a 6-under 66 Thursday to lead after the first round of the Evian Masters.

Melissa Reid of England and Sun-Ju Ahn of South Korea each birdied the last hole to join her in the lead.

Pressel started on the back nine and her birdie streak ended with a bogey on No. 13.

``It was a very solid day,'' Pressel said. ``The only fairway I missed was on the last hole, and it was because it kind of got a weird bounce. I hit 15 greens. I felt like I was striking the ball well and gave myself a lot of chances.''

Reid finished with eight birdies and two bogeys on a cool and rainy day.

The 22-year-old Reid won her first pro title in May at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open. She's aiming for another strong showing against a tougher field at the Evian Masters.

``You play an event like this and you see how you compare against the big girls,'' she said. ``So it was quite nice to shoot 66 today. I proved to myself that I can do it.''

Song-Hee Kim and M.J. Hur of South Korea were a stroke behind the leaders.

Michelle Wie was tied for sixth after a 68. Defending champion Ai Miyazato of Japan was three shots behind the leaders after a 69, along with Suzann Pettersen and Angela Stanford.

Wie played a day after cutting short her pro-am round because of heat exhaustion. Wie said she was pleased with her round, even though she felt ``a little tired.''

Brittany Lincicome shot a 70, while Helen Alfredsson, Paula Creamer and Juli Inkster finished at 71. Laura Davies had an 81.