� winner trailing 36-hole
leader cristie kerr by two
shots entering the final
round, brittany lincicome
fired a bogey-free 66 to win
the shoprite lpga classic
with an 11-under 202, one
better than kerr and Jiyai
shin, the nos. 3 and 4 players on the rolex rankings
entering the event.
�key hole the 501-yard,
par- 5 18th. first, shin failed
to get to 11 under when she
couldn’t convert a 15-foot
birdie putt. bam-bam then
got to her winning total with
a dandy up-and-down from
a greenside thicket. next,
kerr needed to make a 90-
foot eagle attempt to force a
playoff but came up short.
�noteworthy the win
was the fourth of lincicome’s
career. … it was her first
victory since the 2009 kraft
nabisco championship. …
the long-hitting lincicome
joined the hunt with a seven-
under, second-round 64, the
lowest round of the tourna-
ment. … lincicome, 25, domi-
nated the par 5s. she made
seven birdies, an eagle and
a par on them. … catriona
matthew, one shot off kerr’s
36-hole lead, closed with a
69 for solo fourth. … the tour
moves to springfield, ill., for
this week’s lpga state farm
classic. … kerr was in search
of her 15th lpga title. …
world no. 1 yani tseng shot a
sunday 65 for a solo seventh.
lincicome scrambles, rides par 5s to victory
lPga tour // shoPrite lPga classic
�toP five seaview dolce resort (bay), Galloway T’ship, N. J.
1. Brittany Lincicome 72-64-66—202 $225,000
2. Jiyai Shin 66-71-66—203 119,219
Cristie Kerr 69-65-69—203 119,219
4. Catriona Mattew 68-67-69—204 77,549
5. Anna Nordqvist 71-68-66—205 56,744
I.K. Kim 69-70-66—205 56,744
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� Quotable
“it’s nice to get back in the winner’s circle.
it feels amazing.” —Brittany lincicome
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