Titleist golf ball loyalist Brittany Lincicome (Pro V1x ), who started the final day of the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic two shots behind the leaders, became the first winner of the 2017 LPGA Tour season.

On the first hole of a sudden death playoff, Lincicome hit a solid second shot from 227 yards on the par-5 18th hole to 20 feet. She two-putted for birdie to earn her seventh career LPGA Tour crown.

"I hit it perfect,” Lincicome said of the shot after the win, “right where we were aiming and ended up with the same putt that I had the first go-round. Obviously, super, super nervous. My hands were shaking pretty bad, I was just happy to kind of lob it up there and get the easy birdie."

Lincicome secured a berth in the playoff after firing four consecutive rounds in the 60s, including a closing 5-under-par 68. Her 26-under-par total of 266 after regulation play was one stroke shy of the 72-hole scoring record in relation to par.

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