A Classic victory for Lincicome
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June 7, 2011, Tuesday
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BRITTANY Lincicome made a 4-foot birdie putt on the final hole on Sunday to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway Township, New Jersey, for her first victory in two years.
Lincicome's birdie capped a bogey-free 5-under 66 that gave her a one-shot victory over third-ranked Shin Ji-yai of South Korea and fellow American and No. 4 Cristie Kerr. It was the long-hitting Lincicome's first win since the 2009 Kraft Nabisco and her fourth on the LPGA Tour.
"Everything kind of fell my way," Lincicome said. "It was clearly my week."
The win came on a day when the players endured delays because of rulings on the course, and the twosomes played 4 1/2-hour rounds.
The 25-year-old Lincicome finished the 54-hole tournament with an 11-under 202 total, and the difference definitely was the par 5s.
Lincicome played nine par 5s in the tournament and had seven birdies, an eagle and a par, with the last birdie coming on the par-5, 501-yard 18th.
Shin, who was level with Lincicome heading to the final hole, left a 10-foot birdie putt on the edge of the hole. Lincicome then hit out of the greenside bunker to 4 feet before making her winning birdie.
Kerr, who led Scotland's Catriona Matthew by a shot heading into the final round, left an eagle putt from off the green about 4 feet short and settled for a birdie and a 69 that left her equal second with Shin (66).
Matthew also shot a 69 and was two shots behind the winner and one ahead of Swede Anna Nordqvist and I.K. Kim of South Korea, who both closed with 66s. Top-ranked Tseng Ya-ni of Chinese Taipei was seventh after a 65.
Lincicome's birdie capped a bogey-free 5-under 66 that gave her a one-shot victory over third-ranked Shin Ji-yai of South Korea and fellow American and No. 4 Cristie Kerr. It was the long-hitting Lincicome's first win since the 2009 Kraft Nabisco and her fourth on the LPGA Tour.
"Everything kind of fell my way," Lincicome said. "It was clearly my week."
The win came on a day when the players endured delays because of rulings on the course, and the twosomes played 4 1/2-hour rounds.
The 25-year-old Lincicome finished the 54-hole tournament with an 11-under 202 total, and the difference definitely was the par 5s.
Lincicome played nine par 5s in the tournament and had seven birdies, an eagle and a par, with the last birdie coming on the par-5, 501-yard 18th.
Shin, who was level with Lincicome heading to the final hole, left a 10-foot birdie putt on the edge of the hole. Lincicome then hit out of the greenside bunker to 4 feet before making her winning birdie.
Kerr, who led Scotland's Catriona Matthew by a shot heading into the final round, left an eagle putt from off the green about 4 feet short and settled for a birdie and a 69 that left her equal second with Shin (66).
Matthew also shot a 69 and was two shots behind the winner and one ahead of Swede Anna Nordqvist and I.K. Kim of South Korea, who both closed with 66s. Top-ranked Tseng Ya-ni of Chinese Taipei was seventh after a 65.
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