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What's In My Bag? Brittany Lincicome

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AGE: 23 | LIVES: Seminole, Fla. | STORY: Made an eagle on the 72nd hole to win her first major, the 2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship.

By Brittany Lincicome
With Topsy Siderowf
Photos By J.D. Cuban September 2009

IT HAPPENS
After a bad shot, I sing or count. Mostly Sugarland or Kenny Chesney. Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott taught me to do this when I went to their Vision54 golf school the week after I won the Kraft Nabisco. They were surprised I showed up.

SIBLING DRIVE
My dad taught me and my two older brothers to play on an executive course. I played baseball with them, too.

SIESTA HABIT
Every day I take a nap. I put on my PJ's and even a room-darkening mask sometimes. I was home-schooled, and my parents ran a day-care center. I napped when the kids did from noon to 2. Doesn't keep me from sleeping 10 hours at night, either.

LOVES LONG BALL
Growing up, I admired John Daly and Laura Davies because they hit it so far. I even got to be their standard-bearer at the JCPenney Classic.

SHOE FETISH
If I'm playing well, I won't retie my shoes during the round even if they feel loose.

by the numbers: I play the Titleist Pro V1x with a black dot next to the number. I carry nine balls: All 1s on Thursday, 2s on Friday, 3s on Saturday and 4s on Sunday.

no coin needed: I use the ball markers that you snap on the bill of your cap. I like ones that sparkle. They keep me smiling when I line up those tough putts.