LPGA Championship 2014: Day 4 Leaderboard Scores, Analysis, Reaction

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Published: August 18, 2014

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Brittany Lincicome was one hole away from winning the 2014 LPGA Championship. Alas, she snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, losing a playoff to Inbee Park, who picked up her second title in as many years. 

Golf Central shared the results:



Park made a late push to try to wrest the LPGA Championship away from Lincicome. She was consistent throughout the round, sitting at either even par or one under for the majority of the final day.   

A birdie on No. 17 got her to within a stroke of Lincicome, but after a par on 18, Park's fate was left out of her hands. She needed Lincicome to falter on 18.

And that's exactly what the 28-year-old American did. With a three-putt on the final hole of the tournament, Lincicome ended the final round with an 11-under for the tournament, sending her and Park to a playoff:



As GolfChannel.com's Randall Mell pointed out, the momentum was firmly on Park's side heading into the sudden-death round. Recovering so quickly from such bitter disappointment would be difficult for any athlete:



Lincicome had picked up pars on 18 through the first three rounds, but Sunday wasn't her day. Back-to-back bogeys in the final round and playoff ended up costing her the title. She picked the worst time to have issues on that hole.

As Golf Digest's Stina Sternberg pointed out, the final frame and playoff played out almost exactly the same for Lincicome:



It was a tough pill to swallow considering how she'd been leading all day and had one hand on the title.

You can see the top 10 of the leaderboard below, courtesy of LPGAScoring.com.



Lydia Ko had her best round of the tournament, which allowed her to pose a threat to Lincicome and Park late in the round. Coming into Sunday, she was one of many golfers further down the leaderboard who needed a crazy final ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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