THE ANNIKA DRIVEN BY GAINBRIDGE AT PELICAN

November 17, 2024

Brittany Lincicome

Pelican Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, I am pleased to be joined here by Brittany Lincicome after her final round as a full time LPGA Tour member.

Brittany just tell me about the emotions of the day, especially you were joined by your dad here on 18 for the last hole.

BRITTANY LINCICOME: Yeah. I mean, I knew it was going to be emotional. Every time we keep talking about it I just tear up. My parents sacrificed everything to get me where I am and my dad caddied my first year and a half and we got our first win together.

I thought he was just going to caddie half the hole after I hit the approach shot and walking you up. He was like, no, I want to do the whole hole, and 18 is one of the hardest holes in the history of holes.

But it was great. I tried to get the birdie for him. That would've been really cool. To have him inside the ropes walking with me, I know how much it's meant for me. He's literally been at every tournament I've ever played I think over my career.

So just to be able to have him walk that last moment with me after all they sacrificed for me was really special.

Q. I know you had the rest of your family here, too, husband, daughters; you have essentially grown that family while you've been on the LPGA Tour. What does that moment mean to have them all here in your hometown?

BRITTANY LINCICOME: Yeah, I've had so many friends and family, especially coming out today on Sunday; have the girls out there. I just hope they remember even a little bit of what mama used to do.

Obviously going to have a lot of footage and photos I can show them when they get older, but just to have them here and to be able to walk that final hole with me, you know, after shutting it down after 20 years, it's really just the icing on the cake.

When Dan and Tim Aaronson gave me the sponsor invite that week I literally started crying when I called both of them just because it meant that much to me.

Q. I know you always come up clutch on 18. You've proven that so many times. To hit that shot I'm sure with all the emotion, tears and everything, what does it mean to make a par on last hole as a full time member?

BRITTANY LINCICOME: Yeah, there was a lot of bad thoughts of where that ball was going to go, so I'm just happy to get up in the air. Landed on the green. Had a reasonably easy putt.

Yeah, just to finish it out, and I would've loved to have made that birdie for him, but I feel like a par on 18 is a birdie so we'll take it.

Q. You two walking up the fairway, were you reflecting at all? He talked about where you all have came from.

BRITTANY LINCICOME: Yeah, we were actually trying not to make eye contact at all because every time we looked at each other we both started crying.

Yeah, he just made a couple silly jokes. I told him not to fall in the water on 18 because he was walking really close to the edge.

Just trying to make it light out there because we were both very emotional.

Q. Did you guys discuss yardage?

BRITTANY LINCICOME: Well, before my caddie left me on 17 I was like, what's the wind doing? At least tell me what the wind is doing. We had that done.

Of course I basically shanked it off the tee and I had a significantly longer club than I was expecting when I got up there, but my little 9-wood is one of my favorite clubs so it was okay.

Q. So on the tee you get so emotional.

BRITTANY LINCICOME: Uh-huh.

Q. How do you feel when you're stepping up to the ball?

BRITTANY LINCICOME: Yeah.

Q. What was that like?

BRITTANY LINCICOME: Yeah, I mean, I'm not going to lie, my hands were shaking a little bit; just obviously tears in my eyes a little bit.

But just tried to hold it together the best I could.

Q. What did you kind of have to do or tell yourself to remember that you still got to hit two good shots and then putt?

BRITTANY LINCICOME: I mean, the way I was playing, honestly just wherever it went was going to be where it went and that's what we were going to go deal with. It wasn't my day. Not a lot of things went my way.

All in all, just to be able to -- nobody, even myself, thought I would be playing on Sunday. So just to be playing on Sunday and to have all my friends and family that came out to support, it was the coolest feeling.

Q. I suppose you knew that your little girls were going to do something.

BRITTANY LINCICOME: Yeah.

Q. What was kind of your reaction when they brought out that huge bouquet?

BRITTANY LINCICOME: My first thought was Emory whacked Sophia in the face with the flowers when she went to turn around. You know, that was really special. Just to have them anywhere near the game and to have them with me, I mean, that means the world.

Q. Just going to ask about the scene in the scoring tent. Unusual to have your girls with you.

BRITTANY LINCICOME: I'm like just be quiet. We still got to sign the scorecard and make sure all the holes match. But it's cool having them there. Just to be a part of my history just a little bit.

It was cool.

Q. What will you tell them ten years from now about what growing up out here on this tour has meant to you?

BRITTANY LINCICOME: Yeah, obviously going to have a lot of photos or videos I can show them. Hopefully Emory remembers a little bit of what mommy did and remembers being out here with me a little bit.

Just golf is such a wonderful game. It takes you to so many cool places. Emory is in the first tee so hopefully Sophia will as well. To play leisurely with their mom and dad, fun little golf, I hope they both pick it up just because it's so wonderful.

Q. What memories came back as you see all the friendly faces?

BRITTANY LINCICOME: So many. There are so many different from when I was 13 to high school golf to -- I mean, there were so many people out in the crowd. Neighbors. It was just so cool to see everyone come out and support and to be there for me.