Brittany Lincicome, an eight-time winner in the LPGA Tour, will compete against men when she tees up at the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship in Kentucky in July, she said on Friday.
Speaking at the United States Women’s Open, Lincicome said she was approached recently by the Barbasol tournament director, Tom Murray, about accepting a sponsor’s exemption.
“I was kind of torn,” Lincicome said. “I can already hear people saying, ‘You are trying to compare yourself to the men.’ That’s not what it is. I love competing with the guys. I feel like I step up my game when I play with them.