Naveed and American Kaur shot a three-under-par 67 at Midland Country Club in Michigan to share the lead with Gemma Dryburgh (Scotland) and Denmark's Nicole Broch Estrup, and Camille Boyd (US) and China's Michelle Zhang.
Naveed and Kaur are searching for their first wins after each joined the tour in 2024.
They were happy with their strategy of Naveed teeing off on the even-numbered holes and Kaur taking the odds, with Naveed adding Kaur "holed some phenomenal putts."
"I think we encouraged each other really well today, and, again, that goes with our friendship and just being comfortable with each other and being able to pick each other up when we're feeling down," Naveed said.
Nine teams posted a two-under 68, including twin sisters Chizzy and Aki Iwai of Japan, the Swedish duo of Linn Grant and Maja Stark and Ireland's Leona Maguire playing with Lindy Duncan.
The LPGA's lone team event features 72 two-woman teams. They play foursomes (alternate shot) on Thursday and four-ball best ball on Friday. After a 36-hole cut, it will be foursomes on Saturday and four-ball on Sunday.
Foursomes is considered the more challenging of the two formats, but Dryburgh and Broch Estrup weren't fazed as they converted five birdies. Their only stumble was consecutive bogeys at Nos.2-3 after opening with three birdies on the back nine.
Dryburgh and Broch Estrup have more than golf in common. Both recently became mothers.
"I think most of what we talked about was our sons today," Dryburgh said.
Zhang and Boyd also turned in a card with five birdies and two bogeys. Both rookies, the 21-year-old Zhang and 23-year-old Boyd are also hunting for their first LPGA victories.
"I think it's just super exciting," Zhang said. "We haven't had the best season this year so far, but just going out there we're always nervous."
Duncan and Maguire could be the team to watch. Maguire has plenty of team golf experience playing the Solheim Cup and is hungry to end a nearly two-year winless rut.
"I think you come off one of the most stressful weeks of the year at the US Open at (Riviera Country Club) to somewhere like this is definitely a nice break, but it's also a week you really want to do well at," Maguire said. "It's a different kind of golf."
World No.1 Nelly Korda, winner of the first two majors of the year, teamed up with Germany's Olivia Cowan and opened with an even-par 70. South Korea's Somi Lee and Jin Hee Im, the defending champions, also shot 70.
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