Brittany Lincicome
Brittany Lincicome | |
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LPGA Tour (joined 2005) | |
Professional wins | 8 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 8 |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2) | |
Chevron Championship | Won: 2009, 2015 |
Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 2014 |
U.S. Women's Open | 5th: 2009 |
Women's British Open | T9: 2010 |
Evian Championship | T8: 2014 |
Brittany Grace Lincicome (born September 19, 1985) is an American
Lincicome is one of the longest drivers in the history of women's golf. In her rookie year, 2005, she led the LPGA in driving distance with an average of 270.3 yards (247.2 m). In 2006, her driving average increased to 278.6 yards (254.8 m), second among all LPGA players.[1] Her prodigious length off the tee has earned her the nickname "Bam-Bam."[2] Lincicome has won two major championships: the 2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship and the 2015 ANA Inspiration.
Amateur career
Lincicome was born in
Professional career
Lincicome turned professional in December 2004 at age 19, after finishing in 20th place at the
In 2007, Lincicome earned a spot on the U.S. Solheim Cup team for the first time. In singles play, she lost to Laura Davies. Years earlier, as a 12-year-old, Lincicome had carried the scoring sign for Davies at the JCPenney Classic LPGA event, leading Davies to good-naturedly refer to Lincicome as "Sign Girl."[4]
In
In August 2014, Lincicome lost a sudden-death playoff with Inbee Park at the LPGA Championship. She had held a one shot lead coming to the 72nd hole, but made bogey to fall back into a playoff. Lincicome lost the playoff at the first extra hole when she could only make a bogey to Park's par.
Lincicome won her second major championship in April 2015, with a victory at the ANA Inspiration, the second time she had won this major. She moved into a tie for the lead after eagling the 72nd hole in regulation play, just as she had done when winning the title in 2009. Lincicome prevailed in a sudden-death playoff over fellow American Stacy Lewis, winning with a par on the third extra hole.[5]
In 2018, Lincicome was granted a sponsor's exemption into the
Professional wins (8)
LPGA Tour wins (8)
Legend |
Major championships (2) |
Other LPGA Tour (6) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
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1 | Jul 9, 2006 | HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship | 3 & 2 | Juli Inkster | 500,000 | ||
2 | Apr 15, 2007 | Ginn Open | 67-72-67-72=278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Lorena Ochoa | 390,000 |
3 | Apr 5, 2009 | Kraft Nabisco Championship
|
66-74-70-69=279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Cristie Kerr Kristy McPherson |
300,000 |
4 | Jun 5, 2011 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | 72-64-66=202 | −11 | 1 stroke | Cristie Kerr Jiyai Shin |
225,000 |
5 | Aug 28, 2011 | CN Canadian Women's Open | 68-68-69-70=275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Michelle Wie
|
337,500 |
6 | Apr 5, 2015 | ANA Inspiration (2)
|
72-68-70-69=279 | −9 | Playoff | Stacy Lewis | 375,000 |
7 | Jan 29, 2017 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | 64-65-69-68=266 | −26 | Playoff | Lexi Thompson | 210,000 |
8 | Jan 28, 2018 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic (2) | 74-67-66=207 | −12 | 2 strokes | Hsu Wei-ling | 210,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–5)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2010 | Bell Micro LPGA Classic
|
Pak won with birdie on third extra hole Pettersen eliminated on second hole with par | |
2 | 2012 | Women's Australian Open | Hee Kyung Seo
|
Korda won with birdie on second extra hole |
3 | 2014 | LPGA Championship
|
Inbee Park | Lost to par on first extra hole |
4 | 2014 | LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship
|
Baek Kyu-jung Chun In-gee |
Baek won with birdie on first extra hole |
5 | 2015 | ANA Inspiration
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Stacy Lewis | Won with par on third extra hole |
6 | 2017 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | Lexi Thompson | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
7 | 2018 | Marathon Classic
|
Thidapa Suwannapura | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Major championships
Wins (2)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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2009 | Kraft Nabisco Championship |
2 shot deficit | −9 (66-74-70-69=279) | 1 stroke | Cristie Kerr, Kristy McPherson |
2015 | ANA Inspiration |
4 shot deficit | −9 (72-68-70-69=279) | Playoff1 | Stacy Lewis |
1 Defeated Stacy Lewis in a sudden-death playoff: Lincicome (5-5-5) and Lewis (5-5-6).
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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Chevron Championship | T2 | CUT | 1 | T21 | T13 | CUT | |||
Women's PGA Championship | T33 | T49 | T6 | T34 | CUT | T14 | T20 | T25 | |
U.S. Women's Open | T55 | T31 | 7 | T14 | T58 | 5 | T25 | T27 | T18 |
Women's British Open | CUT | T56 | T11 | CUT | T28 | T9 | T30 | CUT |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | CUT | T59 | 1 | T36 | CUT | CUT | T52 | T64 | T57 | T53 | T23 | T30 |
U.S. Women's Open | T9 | T15 | CUT | T38 | CUT | T25 | T46 | |||||
Women's PGA Championship | T17 | 2 | 4 | T22 | T14 | T40 | T9 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
The Evian Championship ^ | T44 | T8 | CUT | T22 | T32 | T49 | NT | CUT | ||||
Women's British Open | T52 | T38 | T50 | T43 | T39 | CUT | T39 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Chevron Championship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 14 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 14 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 |
Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 74 | 57 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2009 U.S. Open – 2011 British Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (2014 WPC – 2015 WPC)
LPGA Tour career summary
Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made* |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
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2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | n/a | n/a | 73.00 | n/a |
2005 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T18 | 127,452 | 72 | 73.18 | 73 |
2006 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 853,013 | 14 | 72.08 | 40 |
2007 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 871,384 | 13 | 72.14 | 24 |
2008 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 114,963 | 92 | 73.72 | 129 |
2009 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 647,147 | 21 | 72.31 | 51 |
2010 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | T2 | 663,808 | 15 | 71.25 | 15 |
2011 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1,154,234 | 6 | 71.03 | 9 |
2012 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | T2 | 581,631 | 23 | 71.53 | 22 |
2013 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | T3 | 449,113 | 32 | 71.93 | 44 |
2014 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 790,661 | 17 | 71.31 | 23 |
2015 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 933,521 | 12 | 71.41 | 29 |
2016 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T8 | 390,128 | 47 | 71.24 | 34 |
2017 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 579,061 | 32 | 70.40 | 22 |
2018 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 833,586 | 22 | 70.39 | 17 |
2019 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 59,023 | 131 | 71.75 | n/a |
2020 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 206,124 | 59 | 71.53 | 39 |
2021 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | T7 | 214,738 | 80 | 70.82 | 42 |
2022 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T6 | 106,812 | 115 | 71.94 | 103 |
2023 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T44 | 87,392 | 134 | 72.49 | 121 |
- Official through 2023 season.[8]
* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2002 (winners), 2003
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2011, 2013, 2015 (winners), 2017 (winners)
- Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2006, 2007
Solheim Cup record
Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
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Career | 21 | 7–12–2 | 1–5–0 | 1–3–1 | 5–4–1 | 8 | 38.1 |
2007 | 3 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 lost to L. Davies 4&3 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–1 lost w/ P. Hurst halved w/ P. Creamer |
0.5 | 16.7 |
2009 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 1–0–0 def. S. Gustafson 3&2 | 0–1–0 lost w/ K. McPherson 3&2 | 1–1–0 won w/ B. Lang 5&4 lost w/ K. McPherson 1 up |
2 | 50.0 |
2011 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 0–1–0 lost to C. Boeljon 2 dn | 1–0–0 won w/ P. Creamer 1 up | 1–1–0 lost w/ V. Hurst 5&4 won w/ P.Creamer 3&1 |
2 | 50.0 |
2013 | 3 | 1–1–1 | 0–1–0 lost to J. Ewart Shadoff 3&2 | 0–0–1 halved w/ L. Salas | 1–0–0 won w/ B. Lang 4&3 | 1.5 | 50.0 |
2015 | 4 | 0–4–0 | 0–1–0 lost to K. Icher 3&2 | 0–2–0 lost w/ M. Wie 2&1 1 dn
lost w/ A. Stanford |
0–1–0 lost w/ A. Lee 2 dn | 0 | 0.0 |
2017 | 3 | 2–1–0 | 0–1–0 lost to C. Ciganda 4&3 | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 won w/ B. Lang 3&2 won w/ B. Lang 2 up |
2 | 66.7 |
References
- ^ "Average Driving Distance – 2006". LPGA Tour. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ Sirak, Ron (February 8, 2010). "My Town: Brittany Lincicome". Golf Digest.
- ^ "LPGA Qualifying Tournament History 2004". LPGA Tour. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ "Ginn Open 2007 Interview with Brittany Lincicome". LPGA Ginn Open. April 15, 2007. Archived from the original on November 23, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2007.
- ^ "2015 ANA Inspiration Final Round Notes and Interviews". LPGA. April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ Shedloski, Dave (June 1, 2018). "LPGA pro Brittany Lincicome set to play in PGA Tour event on sponsor's exemption". Golf Digest.
- ^ Ross, Helen (July 21, 2018). "Lincicome, while missing the cut, ends her historic week on a high note". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Brittany Lincicome – Results". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Brittany Lincicome at the LPGA Tourofficial site
- Brittany Lincicome at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site