- Brittany Lincicome
Brittany Grace Lincicome (born
September 19 ,1985 inSt. Petersburg, Florida ) is an Americanprofessional golfer playing on theLPGA tour. She currently resides inSeminole, Florida .Lincicome is one of the longest drivers in women's golf. In her rookie year, 2005, she led the LPGA in driving distance with an average of 270.3 yards. In 2006, her driving average increased to 278.6 yards, second among all LPGA players. [ [http://lpga.com/player_stats.aspx?y=2007&o=5] LPGA Official Statistics]
Amateur career
Lincicome participated in more than 100 amateur events. Her wins included the
American Junior Golf Association Chateu Elan in 2001 and 2003 and the Avilla Junior Classic in 2003. In 2004, she won the Harder Hall Invitational. Lincicome competed in both the 2004 U.S. Women's Open and the 2004 State Farm Classic on the LPGA Tour as an amateur, even leading the former after the first round.Professional career
Lincicome turned professional in October 2004 after finishing in 20th place in the LPGA
qualifying school tournament. She had graduated from high school the previous spring. Her first victory was in the 2006HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship , where she defeatedMichelle Wie in the quarterfinals,Lorena Ochoa in the semifinals, andJuli Inkster in the final match. She captured her second win in April 2007 at theGinn Open , again holding off Ochoa to capture the victory on the 72nd hole.In 2007, Lincicome became a member of 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 JC Penney Classic LPGA event, leading Davies to good naturedly refer to Lincicome as "Sign Girl".cite web
title = Ginn Open 2007 Interview with Brittany Lincicome
publisher = LPGA Ginn Open
date = 2007-04-15
url = http://ginnopen.com/history/2007/4_notes.html
accessdate = 2007-09-17 ]Professional wins (2)
LPGA Tour (2)
*2006 (1)
HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship
*2007 (1)Ginn Open LPGA Majors are shown in bold.
Results in LPGA majors
References
External links
* [http://www.brittany1golf.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=3465 Profile at LPGA official website]
* [http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/BrittanyLincicomeRocks/ Brittany Lincicome Group]
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