Posted at 3:35 p.m., Sunday, April 15, 2007
Lincicome captures LPGA's Ginn Open
Associated Press
REUNION, Fla. — Brittany Lincicome entered the final round of the Ginn Open believing that par would be a sensational score.How right she was.
Lincicome, who started four shots behind Lorena Ochoa and Laura Davies, survived a blustery day and a six-hour round to shoot an even-par 72 — enough to give the 21-year-old her second career LPGA Tour victory.
She finished at 10 under today, one shot better than Ochoa (77) — who was 6 over on her final six holes, a stunning collapse that cost her an opportunity to pass Annika Sorenstam for the top spot in world rankings. Only a win would have pushed Ochoa to No. 1, but she missed a 10-foot bogey try on 18 that would have forced a playoff.
The 21-year-old Lincicome, the Women's World Match Play winner last year, earned $390,000 for the win.
Davies (79) had the outright lead with two holes to play, but three-putted her way to double bogey at the 17th and then bounced around bunkers for a disastrous triple bogey at the last. She finished alone in third at 7 under, one shot better than Juli Inkster (72) and Nicole Castrale (74).
