Brittany Lincicome

Brittany Grace Lincicome (born September 19, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She currently resides in Seminole, 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 (247.2 m). In 2006, her driving average increased to 278.6 yards (254.8 m), 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 and the 2015 ANA Inspiration.

Lincicome was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, and 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.

Lincicome turned professional in December 2004 at age 19, after finishing in 20th place at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her tour card for 2005. Home-schooled, she had graduated from high school the previous spring. Her first victory was in the 2006 HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, where she defeated Michelle Wie in the quarterfinals, Lorena Ochoa in the semifinals, and Juli Inkster in the final match. She captured her second win in April 2007 at the Ginn Open, again holding off Ochoa to capture the victory on the 72nd hole.

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."

In 2009, Lincicome won the Kraft Nabisco Championship, an LPGA major, after making an eagle on the final hole to leap frog Kristy McPherson, who held a one shot lead going into the final hole.

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.

LPGA Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
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	Stacy Lewis Michelle Wie	337,500
6	Apr 5, 2015	ANA Inspiration	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

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2010	Bell Micro LPGA Classic	Se Ri Pak Suzann Pettersen	Pak won with birdie on third extra hole Pettersen eliminated on second hole with par
2	2012	Women's Australian Open	Julieta Granada Jessica Korda Stacy Lewis So Yeon Ryu 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	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

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
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 Lewis in sudden-death playoff with par on third extra hole

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.

Summary

• Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2009 U.S. Open – 2011 British Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (2014 WPC – 2015 WPC)

• Official through 2016 season.

* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.

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)
• Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2006, 2007

Solheim Cup record