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Lincicome clinched her seventh LPGA title with a birdie on
the first extra hole, the par-five 18th at the Ocean Club course
on Paradise Island, where Thompson failed to get up and down
from behind the green and settled for a par.
The duo finished the 72 regulation holes on 26-under 266, just
one shy of the LPGA record in relation to par of 27-under set by
Swede Annika Sorenstam at the 2001 Standard Register and matched
by South Korean Kim Sei-young at last year's Founders Cup.
Lincicome, a double major champion, closed with a five-under 68
highlighted by seven birdies while Thompson carded a 70.
"It was an awesome day,” Lincicome told reporters after playing
the last few holes in regulation in strengthening winds as a
storm approached. “Hopefully that continues."
(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in St. Augustine, Florida;
Editing by Andrew Both)
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