Lincicome, Tan tied for lead
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Brittany Lincicome brought 16-month-old daughter Emery to a recent practice round at Aronimink Golf Club and let her run around the course and plop down on mom’s pink golf bag.
Back home with dad, the TV was on for the family to watch Brittany do what she does best, as one of the tour’s bigger hitters regularly found the greens she needed to emerge as a contender for another major victory.
Lincicome and Kelly Tan each shot 3-under 67 on Thursday in windy conditions at challenging Aronimink to share the lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
Lincicome was sensational after missing the cut by one shot this past weekend at the Shoprite LPGA Classic.
“I’ve had so much time off since having Emery and taking time off and COVID,” she said. “Each week it’s just kind of been let’s make the cut, let’s make the cut, and that’s not a way an eight-time winner should play golf.”
Lincicome, a two-time winner of the major ANA Inspiration with eight LPGA Tour victories, played bogeyfree to stay even with Tan and keep her first Women’s
PGA title in sight.
The 35-year-old Florida player is trying to win for the first since having a baby in July 2019. One of the biggest hitters on the tour, she found her groove at 6,577-yard Aronimink, missing only one green.
Danielle Kang, Lydia Ko, Gabby Lopez, Carlota Ciganda, Linnea Strom and Cydney Clanton were a stroke back.
One group was unable to finish the round because of darkness.
The 26-year-old Tan, who has never finished better than 30th in any of her previous majors, played bogeyfree on the back nine.
“I just feel like I try to tell myself that every day I have a little goal and try to achieve them and build confidence from there,” Tan said.