Lincicome rallies to win Canadian Women’s Open

MIRABEL, Quebec (AP) ― Brittany Lincicome was singing in the rain Sunday in the Canadian Women’s Open

“I was very patient, singing a lot of songs, very chatty,” Lincicome said after her second LPGA Tour victory of the season and fifth overall.

“The weather was not great, but I was still having fun. I’m definitely going to remember this win.”

To stay focused, the long-hitting American sings to herself as part of her sports psychology program.

She wasn’t quite ready for an encore in the media center.

“I’m not a good singer, so I’m not singing for you,” she said.

Lincicome, with former Canadian player A.J. Eathorne working as her caddie, saved par on the 18th hole for a 2-under 70 to edge defending champion Michelle Wie and Stacy Lewis by a stroke at Hillsdale Golf & Country Club. Lincicome finished at 13 under and earned $337,500.

“I never won on tour myself, so it’s kind of cool to say I’ve been involved in two wins in one year,” Eathorne said. “I guess, I never thought it would get that good, that fast.

”It’s been a lot of fun this week being a Canadian in Canada. Everyone’s asking me why I’m not playing and obviously there’s a very good reason I’m not playing. I’ve got a great job. I can be involved in a win and I know my game is not where it needs to be to do that.“

Lewis shot a 67 ― the best round of the day ― to match Wie (72) at 12 under.

Johnnie Walker

GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) ― Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn captured the Johnnie Walker Championship on Sunday, winning a five-man playoff on the fifth extra hole in another step in his resurgence. This was the European Tour’s first five-way playoff in 19 years.

Bjorn birdied the par-5 No. 18 to defeat South Africa’s George Coetzee for his second victory on the tour in 2011.

Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger, Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal and England’s Mark Foster were eliminated earlier in the playoff on a cold and windy day at Gleneagles . All five players finished regulation at 11-under 277.

Foster, who shared the lead entering the final round, had been ahead by three shots with seven holes to play. He bogeyed the 18th when he needed a par to win.

Bjorn, winner of the Qatar Masters in February and fourth at last month’s British Open, shot a final-round 69. He sealed the 12th victory of his career after a sensational 7-iron approach to the fifth extra hole from 135 yards.

“The way I played the last three playoff holes, I can’t be more proud of what I did,” said Bjorn, who earned $380,000 for the victory.