Brittany Grace Lincicome (born September 19, 1985) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who plays on the

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. She currently resides in

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. Lincicome is one of the longest drivers in women's golf. In her rookie year,

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, she led the LPGA in driving distance with an average of . In

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, her driving average increased to , second among all LPGA players. Her prodigious length off the tee has earned her the nickname "Bam-Bam." Lincicome has won two major championships: the

2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship The 2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship was played April 2–5 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 38th edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship and the 27th as a women's major golf championship. Brittany Linc ...

and the 2015 ANA Inspiration.

Amateur career

Lincicome was born in

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, and participated in more than 100 amateur events. Her wins included the

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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 The U.S. Women's Open, one of 15 national golf championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, which includes the Chevron Championship, Women's PGA Championship, W ...

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 December 2004 at age 19, after finishing in 20th place at the

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to earn her tour card for

. Home-schooled, she had graduated from high school the previous spring. Her first victory was in the

HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship The HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship was an LPGA Tour golf tournament that was played from 2005 through 2007. It was first played from June 30 to July 3, 2005 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey. In 2007 the event moved to ...

, where she defeated

Michelle Wie Michelle Sung Wie West (; born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie also became the youngest winner of the U.S ...

in the quarterfinals, Lorena Ochoa in the semifinals, and

Juli Inkster Juli Inkster (born Juli Simpson; June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA ...

in the final match. She captured her second win in April 2007 at the

Ginn Open The Ginn Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played from 2006 to 2008 at Ginn Reunion Resort in Reunion, Florida. With a purse exceeding $2 million, the tournament winner automatically qualified for the seas ...

, again holding off Ochoa to capture the victory on the 72nd hole. In 2007, Lincicome earned a spot on the U.S.

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team for the first time. In singles play, she lost to

Laura Davies Dame Laura Jane Davies, (born 5 October 1963) is an English female professional golfer. She has achieved the status of her nation's most accomplished female golfer of modern times, being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA ...

. Years earlier, as a 12-year-old, Lincicome had carried the scoring sign for Davies at the

JCPenney Classic The JCPenney Classic was a mixed team golf tournament sponsored by the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour. Teams consisted of one PGA Tour player and one LPGA Tour player (except in 1967 when the teams were male only). It was played in California and Flor ...

LPGA event, leading Davies to good-naturedly refer to Lincicome as "Sign Girl." In

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, Lincicome won the

Kraft Nabisco Championship The Chevron Championship is a professional women's golf tournament. An event on the LPGA Tour, it is one of the tour's five major championships, and has traditionally been the first of the season since its elevation to major status in 1983. Fou ...

, an LPGA

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, after making an eagle on the final hole to leap frog

Kristy McPherson Kristy McPherson (born May 28, 1981) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. Early life and amateur career A native of South Carolina, McPherson was diagnosed with Still's disease at age 11, which is a form of ...

, who held a one shot lead going into the final hole. In August 2014, Lincicome lost a sudden-death playoff with

Inbee Park Inbee Park (, or ; born 12 July 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour. She has been the number one ranked player in the Women's World Golf Rankings for four separate runs: April 2013 ...

at the

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. 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 Chevron Championship is a professional women's golf tournament. An event on the LPGA Tour, it is one of the tour's five major championships, and has traditionally been the first of the season since its elevation to major status in 1983. Fou ...

, 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 Stacy Lewis (born February 16, 1985) is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has won two major championships: the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2011 and the Women's British Open in 2013. She was ranked number one in ...

, winning with a par on the third extra hole. In 2018, Lincicome was granted a sponsor's exemption into the

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on the

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. This made her the fifth woman to play in a PGA Tour sanctioned event, the first since

in 2008. Lincicome missed the cut by 9 shots, scoring 78 (+6) and 71 (−1), her second round making her the second woman to break par on a PGA Tour event.

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour wins (8)

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–5)

Major championships

Wins (2)

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 before 2019 or in 2020.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013 CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

*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

* Official through 2022 season. * Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.

Team appearances

Amateur *

Junior Solheim Cup The Junior Solheim Cup is a version of the Solheim Cup for girls aged 12 to 18. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is currently officially called the PING Junior Solheim Cup. The Junior Solheim Cup follows a similar format to The Solheim Cup and featu ...

(representing the United States): 2002 (winners), 2003 Professional *

(representing the United States): 2007 (winners),

(winners),

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(winners),

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(winners) *

Lexus Cup The Lexus Cup was an annual golf tournament played between 2005 and 2008 for professional women golfers contested by a team representing Asia and an international team representing the rest of the world. It was sanctioned by the LPGA Tour,

(representing International team):

, 2007

Solheim Cup record

References

External links

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