Brittany Lincicome’s debut in a US PGA Tour event was not necessarily an artistic success, though if simple enjoyment was the metric it was a success nonetheless.
Lincicome, 32, will be the fifth female professional to compete in a US PGA Tour event, joining Michelle Wie, Annika Sorenstam, Babe Zaharias and Suzy Whaley.
It was a 20-year-old phenom who made the big move in round three at the MCKAYSON New Zealand Women’s Open. Unfortunately for local fans it was Canada’s Brooke Henderson rather than Lydia Ko that fired a superb 67.
They came to see Lydia Ko. And the pre-tournament favourite thrilled the large galleries that flocked to see the Kiwi superstar defend her MCKAYSON New Zealand Women’s Open at Auckland’s Windross Farm Golf Course.
