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Brittany Lincicome holes out eagle to break par at Barbasol Championship
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Brittany Lincicome missed the cut at the Barbasol Championship after shooting a 1-under 71, failing in her bid to become the first female golfer since 1945 to make the cut in a PGA Tour event.
The eight-time LPGA Tour winner with two major titles was the first woman since Michelle Wie in 2008 to play in a PGA Tour event. Lincicome had sought to join Babe Zaharias (1945) as the only women to make the cut.
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But Lincicome faced a huge hurdle after an opening 78 left her near the bottom of the field. She had six birdies in Saturday's rain-delayed second round at Champions Trace at Keene Trace Golf Club, highlighted by an eagle-3 at 17. Her round included six bogeys, including three on the final four holes, and she finished at 5 over 149.
It's a 1-under 71 in Round 2 for @LPGA's @Brittany1Golf in her PGA TOUR debut at the @BarbasolChampKY. pic.twitter.com/vyVxV9QYxy
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 21, 2018
Troy Merritt (-15) enters the third round leading Billy Horschel and Cameron Percy by two strokes.
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