Lincicome leads by four strokes
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October 16, 2010, Saturday
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BRITTANY Lincicome shot an 11-under 61 on Thursday, recording the tour's best round of the season on the first day of the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge in Danville, California.
Lincicome had 11 birdies at Blackhawk Country Club, posting the second-lowest score in relation to par in tour history. The 61 also was a career best for Lincicome, who entered the week 62nd on the money list.
Wendy Ward was four shots back after a bogey-free 65. Moira Dunn had a 66 and Pak Jin-young, Michele Redman, Amy Hung and Katherine Hull were at 5 under.
Lincicome used her power off the tees and a soft touch around the greens to avoid trouble all afternoon, finishing with just 24 putts. Her lone mistake came on the par-5 No. 5, when she pushed her tee shot right into the rough and had to scramble to save par.
Lincicome set the course record and came within two shots of matching Annika Sorenstam's LPGA Tour-record 13-under 59 at the Standard Register PING in 2001.
"The only time I looked at the scorecard was when we made the turn," said Lincicome. "I was making everything. It was pretty crazy"
It's been an up-and-down season for Lincicome, a three-time winner on tour.
In her first four tournaments of the year, Lincicome finished outside the top 20 three times and missed the cut in the other. After finishing second at the Bell Micro Classic two months later, she tied for 14th at the LPGA Championship and tied for 25th at the US Open.
She seems to be rounding into form once again. After a runner-up finish at last week's Navistar Classic in Alabama to Katherine Hull, Lincicome began with five birdies over her first nine holes.
Lincicome had 11 birdies at Blackhawk Country Club, posting the second-lowest score in relation to par in tour history. The 61 also was a career best for Lincicome, who entered the week 62nd on the money list.
Wendy Ward was four shots back after a bogey-free 65. Moira Dunn had a 66 and Pak Jin-young, Michele Redman, Amy Hung and Katherine Hull were at 5 under.
Lincicome used her power off the tees and a soft touch around the greens to avoid trouble all afternoon, finishing with just 24 putts. Her lone mistake came on the par-5 No. 5, when she pushed her tee shot right into the rough and had to scramble to save par.
Lincicome set the course record and came within two shots of matching Annika Sorenstam's LPGA Tour-record 13-under 59 at the Standard Register PING in 2001.
"The only time I looked at the scorecard was when we made the turn," said Lincicome. "I was making everything. It was pretty crazy"
It's been an up-and-down season for Lincicome, a three-time winner on tour.
In her first four tournaments of the year, Lincicome finished outside the top 20 three times and missed the cut in the other. After finishing second at the Bell Micro Classic two months later, she tied for 14th at the LPGA Championship and tied for 25th at the US Open.
She seems to be rounding into form once again. After a runner-up finish at last week's Navistar Classic in Alabama to Katherine Hull, Lincicome began with five birdies over her first nine holes.
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